Victor Carrol Squier
Battle Creek, 1866–1949
Adopted son and pupil of Jerome Squier, above. After learning the craft with his father, worked for William Peters in Worcester, Massachusetts, and Treffle Gervais and George Drapier in Boston. — John Dilworth
Auction Price History
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| Type | Details | Auction house | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bearing the maker's label n. 650, repaired top crack, loss to treble side top edge Lot 124 | — | May 2017 | £2,111est. $ 1,800-2,200 | |
| Violin | 36.0 cm Battle Creek, 1890 | — | January 2007 | £953 |
| Violin | 36.0 cm Battle Creek, 1890 | — | January 2006 | £1,061 |
| Violin | Battle Creek, 1920 c. | — | January 2005 | £1,540 |
| Violin | 1946 | — | January 2000 | £1,047 |
| Violin | 18-- | — | January 1998 | £229 |
| Violin | 1896 | — | January 1997 | £607 |
| Violin | 1895 | — | January 1993 | £1,100 |
| Violin | 1894 | — | January 1991 | £242 |
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Biographies
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John Dilworth+
SQUIER, Victor Carrol Born 1866, died 1949 Battle Creek, Michigan USA. Adopted son and pupil of Jerome Squier, above. After learning the craft with his father, worked for William Peters in Worcester, Massachusetts, and Treffle Gervais and George Drapier in Boston. Established independently in Battle Creek from 1890 and expanded his business into an extensive music shop. First instrument dated 1883. Subsequently made over 950 instruments, mostly careful copies of well-known Stradivari originals. His own oil varnish; later made and sold commercially. Author of Antonio Stradivari: His Life and Work (Battle Creek, Michigan, 1944). Victor Carroll Squier / Maker / Battle Creek. Mich. / No. 695. Anno 1928
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