Joseph (Pierre Joseph) Hel
Auction price history
Highest auction price
£47,875
| Type | Details | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label n. 307 and signature to the table, bird's-eye maple back and ribs, fair condition | December 2024 | £14,497 |
| Violin | Labelled Joseph Hel Luthier à Lille 1893, stamped Exposition Universelle Paris 1865 Médaille d'Or | November 2024 | £14,831 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's original label n. 418 and brands, excellent condition | November 2024 | £19,069 |
| Violin | Labelled Joseph Hel, Luthier à Lille 1902, branded to the lower ribs J. Hel à Lille, inscribed Fait par J. ... | October 2024 | £14,045 |
| Violin | 7/8 size violin, labelled Joseph Hel, Luthier à Lille 1889, stamped Exposition d'Anvers 1885, Medaille ... | October 2024 | £11,400 |
| Violin | Table by the maker but non original to the violin, table blemish and minor crack | June 2024 | £10,636 |
| Violin | After Serafino, labelled Joseph Hel Luthier à Lille 1896 Copie de Santo Séraphin, numbered 439 | March 2024 | £21,600 |
| Violin | Labelled Stradivarius moderne, Fait par J. Hel, Luthier du Conservatoire de Lille, No. 43, 1883 ... | March 2024 | £11,800 |
| Cello | Some table ans ribs restorations, restored table sound post crack with patch, good condition | March 2024 | £47,875 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Lille, 1902 | November 2011 | £5,170 |
| Violin | 36.3 cm Lille, 1901 after "Maggini" | October 2011 | £10,000 |
| Violin | Lille, 1890 | September 2011 | £13,200 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Lille, 1894 n°365 | June 2011 | £15,430 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Lille, 1901 n°609 | June 2011 | £10,470 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Lille, 1889 n°206 | June 2011 | £13,777 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm Lille, 1886 n°157 | June 2011 | £18,736 |
| Violin | 35.5 cm 1900 c. [Attributed to] | March 2011 | £3,300 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Lille, 1892 | March 2011 | £11,400 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 64.5 g. (adustor later) [Made for] | October 2010 | £394 |
| Violin | 34.0 cm Paris, 1899 decorated, Child's size | June 2010 | £4,800 |
| Cello | 76.0 cm Lille, 1891 n°183 [Workshop of] | October 2009 | £29,659 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Lille, 1892 | October 2009 | £18,600 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Lille, 1888 | October 2009 | £13,200 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Lille, 1894, #375 | November 2008 | £7,484 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm Lille, 1901 | November 2008 | £3,553 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Lille, 1907 | May 2008 | £5,089 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 56 g. without hair [Made for] | May 2008 | £1,438 |
| Violin | 36.0 cm Lille, 1892, #296 | December 2007 | £14,891 |
| Violin | 35.9 cm Lille, 1894 (revarnished table) | December 2007 | £5,105 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm 1887 | July 2007 | £7,200 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm 1890, #175 | June 2007 | £5,611 |
| Violin | 35.9 cm Lille, 1885 | February 2007 | £9,000 |
| Cello | 76.1 cm Lille, 1892, n°196 (restored soundpost break) | December 2006 | £21,571 |
| Violin | 35.9 cm Lille, 1888 | December 2006 | £9,587 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Lille, 1894, n°212 | June 2006 | £8,094 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59 g. France, 1900 c. [Workshop of] | February 2006 | £1,140 |
| Violin | Lille, 1892 | November 2005 | £12,632 |
| Viola | 39.5 cm Lille, 1890 c. | June 2005 | £6,118 |
| Violin | Lille, 1899 #502 | May 2005 | £14,531 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 59 g. | February 2005 | £1,320 |
| Violin | Lille, 1882 #94 | December 2004 | £6,919 |
| Violin | 1888 | June 2003 | £13,332 |
| Violin | 1878 | June 2002 | £11,776 |
| Viola | 39.3 cm 1872 | December 2000 | £4,078 |
| Violin | 1884 | December 2000 | £12,744 |
| Violin | 1894 | November 2000 | £6,900 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. [Workshop] | October 2000 | £5,638 |
| Violin | 1880 | June 2000 | £12,650 |
| Violin | 1885 | November 1999 | £7,000 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 59 g. | May 1999 | £704 |
| Violin | 1896 | March 1999 | £3,220 |
| Violin | 1886 | November 1998 | £9,775 |
| Violin | 1888 | October 1998 | £9,775 |
| Violin | 1900 | June 1998 | £5,859 |
| Viola | 40.8 cm 1882 | March 1997 | £15,525 |
| Violin | 1885 | March 1997 | £11,500 |
| Cello | 1882 | November 1996 | £40,250 |
| Violin | 1892 | November 1996 | £6,900 |
| Violin | 1884 | June 1996 | £3,450 |
| Cello | 1884 | June 1996 | £7,475 |
| Violin | 1869 | June 1996 | £8,050 |
| Violin | 1883 | March 1995 | £10,925 |
| Violin | 1888 | March 1995 | £9,200 |
| Violin | 18-- | October 1994 | £4,600 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 57 g. | July 1993 | £2,300 |
| Violin | 1889 | November 1992 | £11,000 |
| Viola | 38.9 cm 1868 | November 1992 | £5,280 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 58 g. | June 1992 | £880 |
| Violin | 1899 | March 1992 | £13,200 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 58 g. | March 1992 | £2,090 |
| Violin | 1897 | March 1992 | £3,850 |
| Violin | 1888 | June 1991 | £10,450 |
| Violin | 1883 | June 1991 | £9,020 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 70 g. | June 1988 | £440 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. | April 1985 | £594 |
| Cello Bow | G/I 76 g. | June 1983 | £1,429 |
| Viola | 37.1 cm 1871 | November 1982 | £1,100 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 64 g. | June 1980 | £374 |
Biographies
John Dilworth
HEL, Joseph (Pierre Joseph) Born 1842 Mazirot, Vosges, died 1902 Lille France. Apprenticed to Salzard at Mirecourt for seven years. Worked for two years with Sébastien Vuillaume, and for N. Darche at Aix-la-Chapelle 1864. Established independently in Lille from 1865. Carried out restoration work for Lille Conservatoire and for the Glasgow dealer David Laurie from c.1880. Numerous awards at various European and American exhibitions. Made an officer of the French Academy. Credited with over 800 instruments. Very superior copies of Stradivari and Guarneri instruments in the Vuillaume style. Sometimes branded above the endpin: ‘J. Hel à Lille’. Printed labels: Joseph Hel / Luthier à Lille. 1893
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