Mirecourt School
Joseph Francois Breton
Mirecourt, worked 1740–1799
Large Stradivari model, a little crude in execution, and generally second class materials used. Varnish of the ‘Vieux Paris’ type, thick and brown in colour, prone to craquelure. Branded on back: ‘Breton à Paris’. Label of violin in Berlin Museum: J. F. Breton, citharae-fa / bricator, fecit, vendit \u{2026} — John Dilworth
Auction price history
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| Type | Details | Auction house | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | Bearing the maker's brand, table cracks, many restorations Lot 566 | Laurent | December 2024 | £1,600est. € 800-1.000 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's brands to the back and button, fair condition Lot 361 | Laurent | December 2024 | £2,024est. € 1.500-2.000 |
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John Dilworth+
BRETON, Joseph François Worked circa. 1740-1799 Mirecourt France. Large Stradivari model, a little crude in execution, and generally second class materials used. Varnish of the ‘Vieux Paris’ type, thick and brown in colour, prone to craquelure. Branded on back: ‘Breton à Paris’. Label of violin in Berlin Museum: J. F. Breton, citharae-fa / bricator, fecit, vendit et re- / concinat instrumenta musica / omnis generis Parisiis anno, / 1780 Sometimes signed on interior. Common label: Breton L’Huthier à Paris
Cecie Stainer+
Worked in Paris, 1740-80. His instruments are rather heavy in character, but are fairly well made, varnish a dark brown colour, ” Breton a Paris” is branded on their backs.
The same label, dated 1780, was found in a violin.
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