Telesphore Amable Barbe

Highest auction price achieved
£ 7700.00

By John Dilworth

BARBÉ, Telesphore Amable Born 1822 Dijon, died 1892 Mirecourt France. Son of François Jacques Barbé, above. Apprenticed to Derazey. Employed by Jacquot in Nancy, Miremont, Gand and Bernardel at Paris, and finally by J. B. Vuillaume. Never established his own workshop, but contributed greatly to Vuillaume’s output. A skilful and prolific maker. Instruments bearing his own label generally are Stradivari ‘Messie’ violin copies, with fine red varnish. Télesphore Barbé / Ex premier ouvrier de J. B. Vuillaume / Médaillé à l’Exposition de 1867 / Paris. [Millant/Raffin]

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Price History

Type Title Sold Price
Violin Bow S/E 62.5 g. stamepd "Gand & Bernardel" Tue 1st November 11 £ 4135.00
Violin Bow S/E 62.5 g. stamped "Gand & Bernardel" Wed 1st June 11 £ 3600.00
Cello Bow S/E 76.0 g. engraved ferrule, stamped "Leon Bernardel" (adjustor later) Fri 1st October 10 £ 788.00
Violin Bow S/E 59.0 g. [Probably by] Tue 1st June 10 £ 3213.00
Violin 35.8 cm Paris, 1880 n°30 c. Mon 1st June 09 £ 6742.00
Violin 35.7 cm Paris, 1876 Sun 1st March 09 £ 4440.00
Cello 1867 Thu 1st November 84 £ 6160.00
Violin 1890 Mon 1st December 03 £ 6185.00
Violin 1885 Sun 1st December 02 £ 3481.00
Violin 1875 c. Sun 1st November 98 £ 2875.00
Violin 1875 c. Fri 1st November 91 £ 7700.00

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