Nicolas-Francois Vuillaume
Auction price history
Highest auction price
£78,765
| Type | Details | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | Two-piece back, varnish of a plum red colour on a golden ground, repaired sound post crack on the table | March 2025 | £23,180 |
| Violin | Sainte Cécile des Thernes model, labelled Ste Cécile des Thernes Paris 1846 n° 426, fair condition | December 2024 | £20,710 |
| Cello | Labelled N. F. Vuillaume, No. 284 Luthier du Conservatoire Royal de Musique, Rue de l'Eveque, No. ... | May 2024 | £78,765 |
| Violin | March 2012 | £10,000 | |
| Viola | 38.9 cm Brussels, 1835 [Lit.] | October 2009 | £10,381 |
| Violin | 36.1 cm Brussels, 1861 | July 2006 | £5,040 |
| Violin | Brussels, 1833 | March 2005 | £6,000 |
| Cello | Brussels, 1864 | February 2005 | £26,400 |
| Viola | 39.9 cm Brussels, 1841 | February 2005 | £15,600 |
| Viola | 38.5 cm [Attributed to] | May 2004 | £3,585 |
| Violin | [Ascribed to] | May 2004 | £2,091 |
| Violin | 1860 | June 2002 | £7,458 |
| Violin | 1836 | December 2000 | £2,345 |
| Viola | 39.7 cm 1863 | October 1999 | £3,267 |
| Violin | 18-- | November 1997 | £6,325 |
| Violin | 1862 | November 1996 | £10,350 |
| Violin | 1863 | June 1996 | £13,800 |
| Violin | 1870 c. | October 1995 | £4,600 |
| Cello | 1846 | November 1994 | £40,000 |
| Viola | 39.4 cm 1870 | June 1994 | £2,760 |
| Violin | 1854 | June 1994 | £9,200 |
| Violin | 1842 | November 1992 | £3,740 |
| Viola | 39.4 cm 1868 | June 1991 | £8,800 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 58 g. | November 1980 | £242 |
Biographies
John Dilworth
VUILLAUME, Nicolas-François Born 1802 Mirecourt France, died 1876 Brussels Belgium. Fourth son and pupil of Claude François Vuillaume (IV), above. Worked in Paris with his brother Jean-Baptiste, but left for Brussels c.1828. Established first at 11 rue Marnix. Later moved to 30 rue de l’Evêque. Appointed luthier to the conservatoire. Awarded medals and diplomas at the Brussels Exhibitions 1835 and 1841, London 1831, Paris 1855, Dublin 1867, and Vienna 1873. Made Chevalier de l’Ordre de Léopold by the Belgian government. Fine work, not unlike that of his brother Jean-Baptiste. Classical models faithfully copied, although red varnish of less distinguished texture and clarity. Celebrated copies of the Stradivari ‘Servais’ 1701 cello. Fine bows with dark coloured round sticks, branded: N.F.VUILLAUME N. F. Vuillaume, No 175 / Luthier du Conservatoire Royal de Musique / Rue de l’Evêque No 30 / NFV Bruxelles / l’an 1884
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