Madrid School
Etienne Maire
Madrid, d. 1935
Maire-Breton, below. Worked in Paris c.1898-1900, but returned to Spain and settled in Madrid. Stradivari, Guarneri, and Maggini models; well executed. Generally dull red-brown varnish but yellow to golden-brown in Madrid period. Instruments from Barcelona branded. Paris work has manuscript label: E\u{2026} — John Dilworth
Auction price history
Highest auction price
| Type | Details | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violin Bow | N/E 51.6 g. Exotic wood without hair or winding | December 2011 | £7,398 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59.5 g. Paris, 1840 c. (later frog & adjuster) | October 2011 | £8,750 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 79 g. | December 2010 | £12,427 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 56 g. without hair, with silk winding | December 2010 | £34,175 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60.0 g. | October 2010 | £15,021 |
| Violin Bow | G/E 62.5 g. (frog & button modern replicas) ex-Isaac Stern | October 2010 | £15,021 |
| Violin Bow | G/T 59.0 g. 1835 c. (frog & button not original) | October 2010 | £6,000 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 80.0 g. (adustor later) | October 2010 | £6,307 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. Paris, 1840 c. | October 2010 | £13,750 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 58 g. | June 2010 | £7,249 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 81.0 g. (frog & outer ring of button not original) | April 2010 | £14,926 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 58.0 g. | April 2010 | £13,355 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 55 g. 1835 c. | April 2010 | £6,521 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59.5 g. [Also ascribed to "Louis Simon Pajeot"] | October 2009 | £18,537 |
| Violin Bow | 48 g. no hair or winding [Workshop of & probably by "C.J. Fonclause"] | June 2009 | £9,334 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 53 g. Ironwood, without hair or winding | June 2009 | £1,348 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 50 g. without hair or winding (missing pearl) | June 2009 | £16,595 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60.0 g. | May 2009 | £19,410 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 50.0 g. with light wrapping | March 2009 | £8,775 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 49 g. 1830 c. no hair (button later) [Workshop of] | March 2009 | £2,160 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 57.5 g. Paris, 1820 c. | March 2009 | £8,750 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 59 g. Paris, 1840 c. [Workshop of] | March 2009 | £3,000 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 57 g. 1825 c. | March 2009 | £15,146 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 58.5 g. (frog & button later) | December 2008 | £7,637 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. [Possibly by] | October 2008 | £3,826 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. 1840 c. | November 2007 | £7,200 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 54.0 g. Bone button | October 2007 | £4,284 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 62.5 g. | October 2007 | £9,763 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 63.5 g. Mid-19th C. [Attributed to] | October 2007 | £4,000 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 48.5 g. with no hair or lapping | March 2007 | £8,050 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 59 g. Paris, 1830 c. | February 2007 | £4,800 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 52 g. without hair or winding | December 2006 | £11,984 |
| Violin Bow | S/I 61.5 g. | December 2006 | £12,783 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60.0 g. | November 2006 | £5,714 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. Paris, 1830 c. (adjustor probably later) | November 2006 | £3,840 |
| Viola Bow | --/I 63.0 g. without hair | October 2006 | £4,618 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 52.5 g. without hair or winding | June 2006 | £16,188 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59.5 g. | June 2006 | £4,047 |
| Cello Bow | 81.0 g. Amourette stick (frog & adjustor not original) [Ascribed to and possibly by] | May 2006 | £4,599 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60.5 g. | May 2006 | £11,037 |
| Violin Bow | S/I 60 g. | May 2006 | £12,645 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 59.5 g. without hair or wrapping | December 2005 | £7,184 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 52 g. | December 2005 | £9,978 |
| Cello Bow | N/E 79.5 g. (button not original) | November 2005 | £5,911 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 63.5 g. | February 2005 | £14,400 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 70 g. Ironwood (violin/viola) | February 2005 | £4,560 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 53.5 g. without wrapping | December 2004 | £9,767 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 51 g. no hair or wrapping (butt end crack) | December 2004 | £12,616 |
| Viola Bow | N/E .73.0 g. Amourette [Possibly by] | October 2004 | £2,545 |
| Violin Bow | Open trench ivory frog, ivory button. | May 2004 | £1,539 |
| Violin Bow | (the frog and button later) [Workshop] | May 2004 | £2,573 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62.5 g. | May 2004 | £7,720 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 70 g. [Attributed to] | April 2004 | £3,366 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 76 g. | December 2003 | £18,142 |
| Cello Bow | N/E 78 g. | November 2003 | £4,800 |
| Violin Bow | G/T 53 g. | May 2003 | £25,760 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. | May 2003 | £11,776 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62 g. (nickel button) | October 2002 | £8,708 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. | May 2002 | £9,275 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 58 g. | June 2001 | £15,311 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62 g. | November 2000 | £7,200 |
| Violin Bow | S/I 61 g. | October 2000 | £12,852 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 71 g. | July 2000 | £4,800 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 57 g. | June 2000 | £3,220 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 74 g. | May 2000 | £5,317 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. | May 2000 | £12,208 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 57 g. | June 1999 | £3,400 |
| Violin Bow | S/E | June 1999 | £4,140 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. | December 1998 | £13,136 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 60 g. | November 1998 | £8,313 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 80 g. | June 1998 | £7,475 |
| Violin Bow | G/T 58 g. | June 1998 | £7,130 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 56 g. | May 1998 | £4,233 |
| Violin Bow | S/I 60 g. | February 1998 | £5,889 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. | March 1997 | £5,750 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 58 g. | November 1996 | £3,910 |
| Violin Bow | G/E 54 g. | November 1996 | £3,220 |
| Viola Bow | N/E 70 g. | March 1996 | £1,840 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 60 g. | March 1996 | £1,495 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 77 g. | March 1995 | £5,520 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 56 g. | March 1995 | £6,900 |
| Cello Bow | S/I 79 g. [& Maire] | June 1994 | £13,800 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 76 g. | June 1994 | £6,670 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 66 g. | June 1994 | £5,750 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. stamped & made for "Nicolas Eury" | April 1993 | £2,760 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 68 g. | November 1990 | £1,100 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62 g. | November 1990 | £4,620 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62 g. | November 1990 | £2,860 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 57 g. | March 1989 | £3,740 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 81 g. | November 1988 | £2,200 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59 g. | June 1988 | £5,280 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 56 g. | November 1987 | £3,960 |
| Violin | 1890 | March 1986 | £1,540 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 57 g. | November 1985 | £3,520 |
| Violin Bow | S/I 60 g. | July 1985 | £3,672 |
Biographies
The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:
John Dilworth+
MAIRE, Etienne Worked circa. 1887-1898 Barcelona, died 1935 Madrid Spain Son and pupil of E. Maire-Breton, below. Worked in Paris c.1898-1900, but returned to Spain and settled in Madrid. Stradivari, Guarneri, and Maggini models; well executed. Generally dull red-brown varnish but yellow to golden-brown in Madrid period. Instruments from Barcelona branded. Paris work has manuscript label: Etienne Maire fils Luthier / à Paris, 1900, rue Poissonnière 31
Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+
Schüler und seit 1895 Nachfolger seines Vaters E. Maire-Breton. Er
siedelte 1898 nach Paris über, wo er seine Werkstatt in der Rue Poissonniere
No. 26 eröffnete. Jetzt wohnt er in der gleichen Strasse No. 31. In Spanien
verwendete er eine Brandmarke, jetzt den Zettel:
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