Mirecourt School
Etienne Drouin
Mirecourt, worked 1850–1884
Well-regarded workman in the upper class of commercial work. Typical yellow Mirecourt varnish. Manuscript label: Étienne Drouin / à Mirecourt — John Dilworth
Auction price history
Highest auction price
| Type | Details | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cello | Many table and ribs restorations including table bass bar and sound post cracks, back crack, broken heel | December 2024 | £15,533 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label, some table restorations including pacth | June 2024 | £1,424 |
| Violin | 1850 c. | July 1997 | £1,035 |
| Violin | 1870 c. | March 1983 | £792 |
| Violin | 1850-80 | October 1982 | £518 |
| Viola | 39.1 cm 1873 | March 1982 | £917 |
Biographies
The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:
John Dilworth+
DROUIN, Étienne Worked circa. 1850-1884 Mirecourt France. Well-regarded workman in the upper class of commercial work. Typical yellow Mirecourt varnish. Manuscript label: Étienne Drouin / à Mirecourt
Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+
Sorgfältig arbeitender Mirecourter Geigenmacher. Lehrer von Brugère.
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Pupils
Charles Drouin Pupil
Family
Charles Drouin Son
Working in Mirecourt at the same time
(Persoit) Jean Pierre Marie Persois worked 1809–1854
A. Blondelet worked 1850–1865
Aimable Antoine Thouvenel 1815–1890
Alexandre Delanoy 1850–1928
Alexis Gand b. 1797
Alfred Ebsworth Hill 1862–1940
Alfred Joseph Lamy 1850–1919
Amable Chevrier 1823–1916