Leopold RENAUDIN

Type	Details	Sold	Price
Violin	36.0 cm Paris, 1783	July 2011	£6,610
Viola	39.8 cm Paris, 1778	June 2011	£11,573
Violin	35.5 cm 1800 c. [Attributed to]	March 2011	£1,920
Viola	39.8 cm Paris, 1786	October 2010	£12,500
Violin	36.0 cm Paris, 1783 c. [Probably by]	July 2010	£6,153
Violin	36.0 cm Paris, 1792	June 2010	£3,625
Violin	36.2 cm Paris, 1780 c., baroqued	December 2008	£2,355
Viola	39.7 cm Paris, 1786	December 2007	£9,785
Violin	Paris, 1789	October 2005	£1,638
Violin	Paris, 1790 c. (repairs)	February 2005	£2,132
Viola	39.7 cm 1786	December 2002	£7,945
Violin	1780	March 2000	£3,220
Cello	1790 c.	June 1996	£8,050
Cello	1791	October 1995	£9,200
Viola	39.7 cm 1786	March 1989	£3,025
Viola	1776	June 1988	£8,250
Violin	1790	November 1981	£1,010
Violin	1787	May 1981	£1,650
Violin	1775-99	June 1980	£702

John Dilworth

RENAUDIN, Léopold Born 1756 Mirecourt, died 1795 Paris France. Established at rue des Bouchers, Paris from 1773. Moved c.1774 to rue Saint-Honoré, at the sign ‘Aux Amateurs’. Appointed Luthier to the Conservatoire. An ally of the ruthless revolutionary Jurist Fouquier Tinville, he was tried and guillotined alongside him in 1795. Inconsistent work: some seems rather thoughtless, with high arch, clumsy scroll, and oxidised dark red varnish. Others, including particularly cellos and basses (several basses reportedly destroyed by fire at the Paris Opéra 1873) show greater refinement. Best instruments on a good Pique/Stradivari model. Soundholes upright and widely spaced with deep fluting to the lower wings. Cello dated 1777 and violin of 1792 in the Musée de la Musique, Paris. Examples of his work were exhibited at the Victoria & Albert Museum, London in 1973. Interestingly and perhaps ironically, his trade card and some labels state that he ‘cuts instruments that are too large’. Signed internally: ‘Fait par Léopold Renaudin à Paris 1792’. Brand: ‘Renaudin à Paris’ Fait par Léopold Renaudin / Luthier de l’Académie Royale de / Musique à Paris, 1792 Fait par Léopold Renaudin / Luthier de L’Académie Royale de / Musique à Paris, 1780 / Aux Amateurs. Renaudin. Luthier / Fait toutes sortes d’Instruments. / rue St. Honoré près de l’Opéra / à Paris. 1784 Aux Amateurs / Renaudin Luthier de l’Académie de Musique / rue St Honoré au coin de celle Jean St Denis. / Fait toutes sortes / d’Instruments de Musique, les raccomode, / les recoupe quand ils sont d’une forme trop grande, et / les remet en état. Il vent toutes sortes de Cordes d’Italie

Cecie Stainer

b. 1749, at Mirecourt ; guillotined May 7, 1795. He settled in Paris, living in the rue St -Honore from 1776 till his death, at the sign of ” Aux arnateurs.” He made fairly good instruments, but they are too much arched, the scroll is badly cut, and the varnish is ugly, almost black in colour; he made excellent double-basses, several of these, however, were destroyed by the fire at the Opera House in 1873. A violoncello is known made from a bass-viol. In an alto was the label. ” ‘ Aux amateurs.’ Renaudin, luthier, fait toutes sortes d’instruments, rue Saint-Honore pres l’Opera, 1783″; in another alto was the label: “Leopold Renaudin (the address illegible), annee 1789.”

Willibald Leo Lütgendorff

Wenn die Ziffern auf seinem Zettel richtig sind, dann ist er um 1775 nach Paris gekommen, wo er Geigenmacher der kgl. Musik-Akademie wurde. Auf seinen Zetteln waren die von einer Gloriole umgebene Lilie der Bourbonen und ein Schiff angebracht. Er schien also damals sehr königstreu gewesen zu sein. Während der Revolution schlug er jedoch ganz in das Gegentheil um. Er gehörte zu den blutdürstigsten Mitgliedern des Tribunals Fouquier-Tinville und wurde auch zugleich mit Fouquier und 15 Anderen am 7. Mai 1795 selbst guillotinirt. — Es ist erwiesen, dass ein Geigenmacher Leopold Renaudin um 1781 in Gent ansässig war. Die ältesten Instrumente aus Paris von ihm mit zweifellos echten Jahreszahlen sind von 1783. Wenn man nicht annehmen will, dass er einen gleichnamigen Vetter gehabt hat, so muss man vermuthen, dass er entweder erst nach 1781 in Paris eingetroffen ist, oder dass er seinen Pariser Aufenthalt für einige Zeit unterbrochen hatte. Als Geigenmacher war er zweiten Ranges; die Arbeit ist nicht schlecht, das Modell aber unfein, die Wölbung ziemlich hoch und die Schnecke plump; am schlechtesten ist sein Lack von schmutzig-gelber oder fast schwarzer Farbe. Er hatte eine hübsche Geschäftskarte und benutzte verschiedene Zettel.

Henri Poidras

Sign-board : «Aux Amateurs ». Good Parisian make, of the second order however, this maker having been very inconsistent in his work. His instruments are arched and the colour of varnish used is that of dirty red. Among them sone are are of real value, chiefly his ‘cellos. His mark is sometimes branded on the scroll. As a member of the Tribunal Fouquier-Tinville he was executed with those of the ?jury known as « Les Solides » (The Strong) on the 7th May 1795.

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John Dilworth

Cecie Stainer

Willibald Leo Lütgendorff

Henri Poidras

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