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    Jean Baptiste Colin

    Mirecourt, worked 1893

    Mirecourt style of work. Stradivari model. Labelled or inscribed from Paris. Similar to the work of Collin-Mezin, but of inferior quality. Some with shaded varnish, which is generally a hard spirit recipe. Clear and glassy of yellow to red colour. — John Dilworth
    Worked Mirecourt
    Made Cello, Viola, Violin
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    Violin by Jean Baptiste Colin, Mirecourt, circa 1890 — front
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    Violin by Jean Baptiste Colin, Mirecourt, circa 1890. Sold by Amati. Measurements and detail photographs →

    Instruments

    Auction Price History

    Highest auction price

    £5,928

    133 results

    Type Details Auction house Sold Price
    ViolinTwo-piece back of faint medium fine curl, table of medium grain, varnish of a golden brown colour Lot 118Gardiner HoulgateOctober 2025£1,098est. £ 1,000-1,400
    ViolinTwo-piece back of medium curl, varnish of a reddish brown colour on a golden ground Lot 52GardinerMarch 2025£1,708est. £ 1,200-1,800
    ViolinBearing the maker's label, two-piece back Lot 46De BaecqueDecember 2023£1,035est. € 1.000-1.200
    ViolinLabelled Lutherie Artistique, Jean-Baptiste Colin, annee 1900 Lot 79TarisioOctober 2023£3,085est. € 2.000-3.000
    ViolinTwo-piece back, varnish of a light reddish brown colour on a golden ground Lot 2408Gardiner HoulgateJune 2022£1,176est. £ 500-750
    ViolinLabelled Lutherie Artistique Lot 2408Gardiner HoulgateMarch 2022£624est. £ 300-400
    ViolinA violin by Jean-Baptiste Colin, Mirecourt, 1894 Lot 118AmatiFebruary 2022£1,264est. £ 500-1,000
    ViolinButton crudely fixed with a screw Lot 2406Gardiner HoulgateDecember 2021£600
    ViolinLabelled Lutherie Artistique. Jean Baptiste COLIN ..., two-piece back, varnish of a golden brown colour Lot 29ApolliumNovember 2021£1,659est. € 1.500-2.000
    ViolinA violin by Jean-Baptiste Colin, Mirecourt, 1887 Lot 111AmatiJune 2021£695est. £ 200-400
    Small Violin7/8 size violin Lot 2411Gardiner HoulgateJune 2021£756
    ViolinA violin by Jean Baptiste Colin, Mirecourt, circa 1890 Lot 67AmatiJanuary 2021£3,476est. £ 1,000-1,500
    ViolinTwo-piece back of broad curl, ribs similar, table of medium grain, varnish of a golden brown colour Lot 2460Gardiner HoulgateSeptember 2020£1,260est. £ 800-1,200
    ViolinTwo-piece back of medium curl, ribs similar, table of medium grain, varnish of a golden brown colour Lot 2405Gardiner HoulgateDecember 2019£696est. £ 500-700
    ViolinTwo-piece back of broad curl, table of medium grain, varnish of a brown colour on a golden ground Lot 2434Gardiner HoulgateDecember 2019£984est. £ 800-1,200
    ViolinTwo-piece back of medium broad curl, varnish of a reddish brown colour on a golden ground Lot 2417Gardiner HoulgateSeptember 2019£960est. £ 500-700
    ViolinLabelled Lutherie Artistique, Jean-Baptiste Colin, annee 1893 Lot 31Brompton’sSeptember 2019£600est. £ 500-800
    ViolinLabelled Lutherie Artistique, Jean-Baptiste Colin, annee 1898 Lot 44Brompton’sSeptember 2019£900est. £ 700-1,000
    ViolinTwo-piece back of medium broad curl, varnish of a reddish brown colour on a golden ground Lot 2522Gardiner HoulgateJune 2019£660est. £ 600-800
    ViolinLabelled Lutherie artistique Jean-Baptist Colin, Annee 1895, JB-C Lot 77Brompton’sJune 2019£1,200est. £ 1,000-1,500
    ViolinLabelled Lutherie Artistique ..., two-piece back, varnish of a golden brown colour Lot 148ApolliumMay 2019£1,734est. € 1.500-1.800
    Violin Lot 73Brompton'sJune 2018£852
    ViolinLabelled Lutherie Artistique, Jean-Baptiste Colin, annee 1893 Lot 73Brompton’sJune 2018£852est. £ 600-1,000
    ViolinLabelled Lutherie Artistique Jean Baptiste Colin, annee 1896 JBC Lot 170Brompton’sMarch 2018£1,560est. £ 1,000-1,500
    ViolinLabelled Luthier Artistique, Jean-Baptiste Colin, annee ... Lot 58Brompton’sDecember 2016£2,280est. £ 600-1,000
    ViolinViolin, 1902 Lot 1037Gardiner HoulgateSeptember 2016£216est. £ 120-180
    ViolinViolin, 1900 c. Lot 393Brompton’sJune 2016£840est. £ 500-800
    ViolinLabelled Lutherie artistique Jean ... Lot 229Brompton’sMarch 2016£960est. £ 800-1,200
    ViolaLabelled Lutherie Artistique Jean-Baptiste Colin, annee 1898 Lot 231Brompton’sDecember 2015£1,800est. £ 1,500-2,000
    ViolinLabelled Lutherie Artistique / Jean-Baptiste COLIN, annee 1898 Lot 44Freeman'sNovember 2015£1,717est. $ 2,000-2,500
    ViolinLabelled Lutherie artistique Jean Baptiste Colin, annee 1905 Lot 87SunriseSeptember 2015£966est. ¥ 180,000-250,000
    ViolinViolin, 1925-30 c. Lot 676VichyJune 2015£837est. € 600
    ViolinLabelled Lutherie Artistique, Jean-Baptiste Colin, annèe 1901, further labelled JB-C within a circle Lot 259Brompton’sMarch 2015£1,200est. £ 1,000-1,500
    ViolinLabelled Lutherie Artistique Jean Baptiste Colin, Annee 1905 Lot 609Gardiner HoulgateDecember 2014£780est. £ 250-350
    ViolinLabelled Lutherie Artistique, Jean-Baptiste Colin Annee 1897 Lot 649Gardiner HoulgateSeptember 2014£288est. £ 250-450
    Violin Lot 282BonhamsMay 2014£1,000
    ViolinLabelled Lutherie Artistique Jean-Baptiste Colin annee 1895, of a red brown colour Lot 277BonhamsMay 2014£875est. £ 800-1,200
    ViolinLabelled Lutherie Artistique, Jean-Baptiste Colin, annee ..., of an orange brown colour Lot 282BonhamsMay 2014£1,000est. £ 800-1,200
    ViolinLabelled Lutherie Artistique Jean-Baptiste Colin annee 1903 Lot 113Brompton’sMarch 2014£1,200est. £ 800-1,200
    ViolinBearing the original label Lot 217Brompton’sMarch 2014£1,476est. £ 600-1,000
    ViolinLabelled Lutherie artistique Jean Baptiste Colin annee 1902 Lot 224Brompton’sMarch 2014£1,440est. £ 1,200-1,500
    Violin Lot 90BonhamsAugust 2013£1,050
    Violin Lot 249BonhamsAugust 2013£812
    ViolinLabelled by the maker, of an orange brown colour Lot 90BonhamsAugust 2013£1,050est. £ 600-800
    ViolinLabelled by the maker, of a red brown colour Lot 249BonhamsAugust 2013£812est. £ 800-1,200
    ViolinBearing an original label Lot 233Brompton’sJune 2013£540est. £ 500-800
    ViolinLabelled Lutherie Artistique, Jean-Baptiste Colin Annee 1913, no. 3 Lot 470Gardiner HoulgateJune 2013£336est. £ 200-300
    ViolinTwo-piece back of medium curl, table of medium width grain, varnish of a reddish brown colour Lot 479Gardiner HoulgateJune 2013£1,020est. £ 700-1,000
    ViolinLabelled Lutherie Artistique, Jean-Baptiste Colin, annee Lot 284Brompton’sMarch 2013£1,560est. £ 1,200-1,800
    ViolinLabelled Lutherie Artistique Jean-Baptiste Colin ..., of an orange brown colour Lot 47BonhamsJuly 2012£475
    ViolinLabelled Jean Baptiste Colin annee 1913 Lot 440Gardiner HoulgateJune 2012£720est. £ 500-700
    ViolinLabelled Lutherie Artistique, Jean-Baptiste ..., of an orange brown colour Lot 76BonhamsJanuary 2012£575est. £ 300-400
    Violin35.7 cm Mirecourt, 1895—December 2011£1,680
    Violin35.9 cm Mirecourt, 1895—November 2011£1,182
    Violin36.0 cm 1898—June 2011£1,920
    Violin36.0 cm 1900 c. (restorations)—June 2011£720
    Violin3/4 size—March 2011£960
    Violin36.0 cm Mirecourt, 1898—December 2010£480
    Violin35.9 cm Mirecourt, 1899—September 2010£1,560
    Violin35.9 cm Mirecourt, 1913 n°3 Workshop of—July 2010£1,000
    Violin36.0 cm Mirecourt, 1905—June 2010£1,020
    Violin35.9 cm Mirecourt, 1770 c.—December 2009£653
    Violin33.6 cm Mirecourt, 1900 c. 3/4 size Workshop of—December 2009£442
    Violin35.6 cm 1920 c. Probably by—October 2009£1,335
    Violin36.0 cm—October 2009£600
    Violin35.9 cm France, 1894—October 2009£1,440
    Violin36.0 cm 1907—June 2009£864
    Violin35.9 cm Mirecourt, 1903—May 2009£1,165
    Violin35.9 cm Mirecourt, 1900 c. Probably by—March 2009£1,872
    Cello76.0 cm Mirecourt , 1912—March 2009£4,375
    Violin36.0 cm Mirecourt, 1910 c.—October 2008£1,170
    Violin36.0 cm 1890—June 2008£840
    Violin36.0 cm 1889—June 2008£600
    Violin35.9 cm Mirecourt, 1920—June 2008£1,320
    Cello76.0 cm Mirecourt, 1908—June 2008£5,928
    Violin35.9 cm Mirecourt, 1909—May 2008£1,137
    Violin36.2 cm Mirecourt, 1909—May 2008£1,265
    Viola40.2 cm 1895—March 2008£1,800
    Violin35.8 cm Mirecourt, 1909 Workshop of—July 2007£673
    Violin35.8 cm Mirecourt, 1909—July 2006£749
    Violin1894 "Lutherie Artistique"—January 2005£1,028
    Violin1892—November 2004£1,255
    Violin1980—May 2004£1,591
    ViolinMirecourt, 1902—March 2004£1,075
    ViolinMirecourt, 1894—March 2004£1,015
    ViolinMirecourt, 1889—March 2004£418
    Violin1920 c.—October 2003£1,357
    Violin1909—October 2002£871
    Violin1930—October 2002£1,669
    Violin1893—March 2001£1,265
    Violin1890 c.—June 2000£1,150
    Violin1887—September 1999£1,550
    Violin1890—September 1999£520
    Viola40.0 cm 1895—September 1999£1,265
    Violin1890—March 1999£1,035
    Violin1913—December 1998£529
    Violin1892—November 1998£862
    Violin1896—November 1998£747
    Violin1901—February 1998£978
    Violin1900 c.—November 1997£1,035
    Violin1896—October 1997£750
    Violin1889—October 1997£500
    Violin18--—October 1997£480
    Violin1906—July 1997£1,150
    Violin1893—July 1997£1,300
    Violin1901—May 1997£900
    Violin1892—March 1997£1,265
    Violin1895—November 1996£920
    Violin1903—November 1996£862
    Violin1896—November 1996£920
    Violin1896—June 1996£1,495
    Violin1894—June 1995£1,265
    Violin1894—June 1995£977
    Violin1913—June 1995£747
    Violin1901—June 1995£1,265
    Violin1903—March 1995£1,380
    Viola40.3 cm 1907—November 1994£1,495
    Cello1908—June 1994£4,600
    Viola40.3 cm 1891—April 1993£2,070
    Viola42.5 cm 1780 c.—November 1992£3,056
    Viola42.5 cm 1760 c.—November 1991£2,420
    Violin1887 3/4 Size—October 1990£484
    Viola40.2 cm 1888—June 1990£1,760
    Viola40.2 cm 1871—June 1990£1,870
    Violin1889 7/8 Size—May 1989£682
    Viola40.3 cm 1920—November 1988£1,265
    Violin1889 7/8 Size—June 1988£385
    Viola40.3 cm 1905—November 1987£1,980
    Viola40.2 cm 1900—September 1986£1,155
    Viola40.2 cm 1893—November 1984£990
    Cello1907—October 1984£2,860
    Viola40.3 cm 1896—November 1981£990
    Viola40.3 cm 1896—October 1981£682
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    Biographies

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

    John Dilworth+

    COLIN, Jean Baptiste Worked circa. 1893 Mirecourt France. Mirecourt style of work. Stradivari model. Labelled or inscribed from Paris. Similar to the work of Collin-Mezin, but of inferior quality. Some with shaded varnish, which is generally a hard spirit recipe. Clear and glassy of yellow to red colour. Lutherie Artistique J.B.C. / Jean Baptiste Colin, année 1893

    Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+

    Er nennt sich Luthier und handelt auch mit Musikinstrumenten.

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