Mirecourt School
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
Auction price history
Highest auction price
| Type | Details | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | Table crack | December 2024 | £2,489 |
| Violin | Stentor model, bearing a vestige of an escutcheon on the rear slide, minor table crack | December 2024 | £7,249 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Mirecourt, 1870 c. [Workshop of] | December 2011 | £1,480 |
| Cello | 75.5 cm 1870-1880 [Workshop of] | December 2011 | £6,341 |
| Violin | 1850 | October 2002 | £5,079 |
| Violin | 1880 c. | November 2000 | £3,195 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 80 g. | November 1996 | £1,812 |
| Violin | November 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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Pupils
Working in Mirecourt at the same time
(Persoit) Jean Pierre Marie Persois worked 1809–1854
A. Blondelet worked 1850–1865
Adolphe Dupary 1870–1940
Aimable Antoine Thouvenel 1815–1890
Albert Cunin 1865–1890
Alexandre Delanoy 1850–1928
Alexis Gand b. 1797