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Joseph Aubry

Name: Joseph Aubry auction price records, Amati Instrument Archive
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Havre, Le Havre, Mirecourt, 1873–1926

Apprenticed as a cabinet maker. Took up violin making in 1892. Awarded prizes in Paris 1921 and Metz 1922. Moved to Le Havre 1926, in rue A. Briand, later transferring to rue Jules Siegfried. Very distinguished work after Stradivari, Guarneri, or other Italian masters. Manuscript label: J H Aubry. — John Dilworth

Worked Havre, Le Havre, Mirecourt

Made Cello, Viola, Viola Bow, Violin, Violin Bow

Auction Price History

Highest auction price

£16,547

TypeDecade of saleAuction houseAttributionCurrency

57 results

Type	Details	Auction house	Sold	Price
	Bearing the signature and brand to the back, excellent condition Lot 22	—	November 2025	£3,289est. € 3.000-4.000
Cello	Two-piece back, varnish of a reddish brown colour on a golden ground, excellent condition Lot 72	Gardiner	January 2025	£10,370est. £ 8,000-12,000
Violin	Bearing the maker's signatures, good condition Lot 8	Laurent	January 2024	£4,148est. € 3.000-4.000
	Bearing the maker's signature, fair condition Lot 353	—	June 2023	£16,547est. € 8.000-10.000
Violin	Bearing the maker's brand, in perfect and playing condition Lot 57	Aguttes	January 2023	£3,872est. € 3.000-4.000
	Bearing the maker's signature to the back and table and brand, fair condition Lot 369	—	December 2022	£4,927est. € 2.000-3.000
	Labelled Guarneri, bearing the maker's signature to the label, table crack Lot 906	—	June 2022	£3,269est. € 2.000-2.500
	Bearing the maker's signature, good condition Lot 7	—	December 2021	£4,011est. € 2.000-3.000
	Bearing the maker's signature, good condition Lot 575	—	June 2021	£2,309est. € 2.000-3.000
	3/4 size violin, labelled La Ville Le Havre. Joseph Aubry - Luthier. A.D. 1938, repairs to table Lot 300	—	December 2020	£480est. £ 500-600
	Bearing the maker's signature, table cracks Lot 324	—	December 2020	£2,128est. € 2.000-3.000
	Signed J.V. Aubry Fils, table cracks Lot 811	—	December 2020	£1,223est. € 1.000-1.200
	Bearing the maker's signature, good condition Lot 422	—	November 2019	£4,718est. € 2.000-3.000
	Two-piece back of faint medium curl, varnish of a plum red colour on a golden ground Lot 1418	—	June 2017	£2,160est. £ 2,000-3,000
	Bearing the maker's brand and signatures to the back and table, good condition Lot 209	—	June 2017	£1,775est. € 2.000-3.000
	Bearing the maker's signature, many table restorations Lot 425	—	June 2017	£6,264est. € 6.000-8.000
	Unlabelled, inscribed to the inside back J Aubry E.T., Le Havre, 1930 Lot 121	—	March 2017	£3,000est. £ 1,500-2,200
	Inscribed to the inside back V. Aubry fils, Le Havre, 1931 Lot 114	—	June 2016	£1,416est. £ 1,500-2,200
	Bearing the maker's signature to the back, minor restorations Lot 419	—	December 2015	£2,726est. € 2.500-3.000
	Bearing the maker's signature internally, minor restorations Lot 105	—	December 2014	£6,121est. € 6.000-8.000
	Bearing the maker's signature to the back and table, good condition Lot 351	—	December 2014	£2,354est. € 1.500-2.000
	Two-piece back of broad curl, similar ribs, table of medium grain, varnish of a dark reddish brown colour Lot 152	—	October 2014	£7,200est. £ 6,000-8,000
	Bearing the maker's signature internally, good condition Lot 164	—	June 2014	£2,322est. € 1.500-2.000
	Made for Mr. Mortreuil, bearing the maker's signature, good condition Lot 262	—	June 2014	£2,612est. € 2.000-2.500
	Inscribed JH Aubry Le Havre 1931 Lot 83	—	May 2013	£6,600est. £ 5,000-8,000
	Signed internally J. Aubry le Havre 1927, some table restorations Lot 352	—	December 2012	£1,951est. € 2.000-3.000
	N° 17, signed internally to the back and to the lower block, good condition Lot 374	—	December 2012	£1,463est. € 2.000-3.000
	Made with the collaboration of his son Victor, signed J.V. Aubry le Havre 1932, table and ribs cracks Lot 425	—	June 2012	£7,278est. € 8.000-10.000
Violin	35.7 cm Le Havre, 1933	—	January 2011	£3,300
Violin	35.9 cm 1933	—	January 2011	£3,306
Violin	35.9 cm Havre, 1929	—	January 2010	£2,485
Violin	35.8 cm Mirecourt, 1920 c.	—	January 2009	£1,632
Violin	35.5 cm Attributed to	—	January 2009	£2,160
Violin	35.9 cm 1930 c.	—	January 2009	£781
Violin	35.6 cm Le Havre, 1928	—	January 2009	£1,680
Violin	35.9 cm Havre, 1932	—	January 2008	£1,638
Violin	35.9 cm Le Havre, 1927	—	January 2008	£998
Violin	35.6 cm Havre, 1927	—	January 2007	£2,243
Violin	35.8 cm	—	January 2006	£2,077
Violin	35.6 cm Havre, 1927	—	January 2006	£2,497
Viola	40.7 cm Havre, 1927	—	January 2006	£4,047
Violin	France, 1932	—	January 2004	£2,749
Violin	1931	—	January 2003	£2,083
Violin	1927	—	January 2002	£1,724
Violin Bow	S/E 54 g.	—	January 2001	£355
Violin	1929	—	January 2000	£2,230
Violin Bow	S/E 58 g.	—	January 1998	£575
Viola	42.9 cm 1930 c.	—	January 1997	£4,763
Violin Bow	S/E 59 g.	—	January 1997	£322
Violin	1924	—	January 1996	£2,645
Violin	1935	—	January 1996	£2,645
Violin Bow	S/E 60 g.	—	January 1996	£2,070
Violin Bow	S/E 62 g.	—	January 1993	£1,840
Violin	1922	—	January 1992	£2,068
Violin	1929	—	January 1990	£2,200
Viola Bow	S/E 67 g.	—	January 1988	£715
Violin	1928	—	January 1986	£1,320

Biographies

The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:

John Dilworth+

AUBRY, Joseph Born 1873 Mirecourt, died 1926 Le Havre France. Apprenticed as a cabinet maker. Took up violin making in 1892. Awarded prizes in Paris 1921 and Metz 1922. Moved to Le Havre 1926, in rue A. Briand, later transferring to rue Jules Siegfried. Very distinguished work after Stradivari, Guarneri, or other Italian masters. Manuscript label: J H Aubry. XP / Le Havre / 1930

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