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Claude Aubert

Troyes, worked 1767–1800

Primarily a maker of plucked instruments. Employed A. Vuillaume and C. Giron, who became his successors. Interesting work. Full arch and deeply worked edge. Long Stradivarian soundholes. Head rather upright on pegbox with large open throat. Very neat work. Purfling interrupted at back button. — John Dilworth

Worked Troyes
Made Cello

Auction Price History

Highest auction price

£8,736

5 results

Type Details Auction house Sold Price
7/8 size violoncello, bearing the maker's label, some restorations Lot 114December 2020£8,736est. € 8.000-10.000
Labelled Raccommodé par Villaume & Giron, Luthiers à Troyes. 1789, branded Aubert à Troyes Lot 16March 2017£5,760est. £ 5,000-7,000
Branded Aubert à Troyes under the nut, minor table crack Lot 54June 2015£788est. € 1.000-1.500
Literature: Christian Gendron, Auguste Tolbeque, luthier et musicien, 1997, pp. 104-105; six + six strings Lot 49December 2013£2,222est. € 2.500
Cello1820 7/8 SizeDecember 2003£1,650

Biographies

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John Dilworth+

AUBERT, Claude Worked circa. 1767-1800 Troyes France. Primarily a maker of plucked instruments. Employed A. Vuillaume and C. Giron, who became his successors. Interesting work. Full arch and deeply worked edge. Long Stradivarian soundholes. Head rather upright on pegbox with large open throat. Very neat work. Purfling interrupted at back button. Quite rich golden-yellow varnish. Branded at break in purfling on upper back: ‘Aubert à Troyes’. Manuscript label: Aubert à Troyes 1797

Cecie Stainer+

A maker in Troyes (France), 1789. Label found in a guitar : ” Aubert a Troyes, 1789.”

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