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Auguste Darte

Mirecourt, 1830–1892

Worked in Mirecourt from 1865. Pupil, son-in-law, and successor of N. F. Vuillaume. Also worked for several years for J. B. Vuillaume. Stradivari model. Scroll slightly lacking in refinement. Golden-yellow spirit varnish. After 1925 the ‘Darte’ name was used by the Deblaye and Meunier company in Mir\u{2026} — John Dilworth

Worked Mirecourt
Made Cello, Cello Bow, Violin

Auction Price History

Highest auction price

£7,249

8 results

Type Details Auction house Sold Price
ViolinTable crack Lot 769LaurentDecember 2024£2,489est. € 600-800
ViolinStentor model, bearing a vestige of an escutcheon on the rear slide, minor table crack Lot 8LaurentDecember 2024£7,249est. € 3.000-4.000
Violin35.7 cm Mirecourt, 1870 c. Workshop ofDecember 2011£1,480
Cello75.5 cm 1870-1880 Workshop ofDecember 2011£6,341
Violin1850October 2002£5,079
Violin1880 c.November 2000£3,195
Cello BowS/E 80 g.November 1996£1,812
ViolinNovember 1995£2,530

Biographies

The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:

John Dilworth+

DARTE, Auguste Born 1830, Paris, died 1892 Mirecourt France. Worked in Mirecourt from 1865. Pupil, son-in-law, and successor of N. F. Vuillaume. Also worked for several years for J. B. Vuillaume. Stradivari model. Scroll slightly lacking in refinement. Golden-yellow spirit varnish. After 1925 the ‘Darte’ name was used by the Deblaye and Meunier company in Mirecourt and appears as a brand on their commercially produced instruments. Original instruments branded and bear a printed label: Fabrique de / A. Darte / à Mirecourt

Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+

Schüler, Schwiegersohn und Nachfolger von Nicolas Vuillaume. Eine Zeit
lang arbeitete er als Gehülfe bei J. B. Vuillaume in Paris. Seine Geigen sind
gute Mirecourter Durchschnittswaare.

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