Jerome Bonaparte SQUIER
Highest auction price
£8,440
Auction price history
| Type | Details | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | Labelled Nicolas Amati made by J. Bonaparte Squier, Boston, Mass., in the year AD 1896 | Fri 1st March 2024 | £8,440 |
| Violin | 36.1 cm Boston, 1888 | Sun 1st May 2011 | £2,185 |
| Viola | 39.6 cm Boston, 1886 n°1 | Thu 1st April 2010 | £7,463 |
| Violin | 35.9 cm Boston, 1888 | Thu 1st April 2010 | £3,836 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm Boston #206 | Sun 1st October 2006 | £1,074 |
| Violin | Boston, 1893 | Sat 1st October 2005 | £3,682 |
| Violin | Boston, 1888 | Sun 1st May 2005 | £1,832 |
| Violin | Boston, 1909 | Fri 1st October 2004 | £498 |
| Violin | 1875 | Sat 1st June 2002 | £788 |
| Violin | 1890 | Mon 1st May 2000 | £709 |
| Violin | 1904 | Wed 1st May 1996 | £2,480 |
| Violin | 1896 | Fri 1st December 1995 | £723 |
| Violin | 1898 | Mon 1st May 1995 | £1,078 |
| Violin | 1894 | Sun 1st November 1992 | £1,438 |
| Violin | 1886 | Thu 1st June 1989 | £1,705 |
Biographies
John Dilworth
SQUIER, Jerome Bonaparte Born 1838 Cleveland, Ohio, Worked from 1881, died 1912 Boston, Massachusetts USA. Farmer and shoemaker. Active violin maker in Lewiston. Established in Boston 1881. Particularly interested in varnish research from 1892, resulting in his own amber-oil varnish in a full range of colours. 600 instruments made on classical Italian models. Excellent workmanship and materials. Many instruments assigned names: a celebrated set of twelve given the titles of the Apostles. One of the most influential American makers of his period.
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