Jean Bauer
Angers, Laval, b. 1914
Son of Gaston Bauer, above. Pupil of M. Didier in Mattaincourt, working in Le Havre in 1936, but forced to move by the events of the Second World War to Angers. Early work on the Guarneri model, but later developed a personal style based on classical proportions. — John Dilworth
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| Type | Details | Auction house | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label and signatures Lot 159 | Vichy | December 2025 | £3,727est. € 3.000-4.000 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label n. 47 and brand to the back Lot 216 | Vichy | June 2025 | £4,314est. € 3.000-4.000 |
| Violin | Labelled Jean Bauer, d'Angers 1969, inscribed to the inside back J Bauer, Angers 1969, branded Lot 75 | Tarisio | January 2024 | £4,800est. £ 3,000-5,000 |
| Viola | Bearing the maker's label n. 66 and brand, fair condition Lot 307 | Laurent | January 2024 | £6,382est. € 5.000-6.000 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label and brand Lot 42 | Aguttes | November 2023 | £3,764est. € 3.500-4.000 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label n. 453 and brand Lot 73 | Vichy | November 2023 | £4,227est. € 3.000-4.000 |
| Cello | Two-piece back of broad regular curl, varnish of an orange brown colour on a golden ground Lot 27 | Millon & Associés | May 2023 | £11,227est. € 10.000-12.000 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label n. 311 and signature to the back Lot 322 | Vichy | June 2022 | £4,226est. € 4.000-5.000 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's signed label n. 82 and brands Lot 168 | Skinners | December 2021 | £3,305est. $ 800-1,200 |
| Violin | Labelled Jean Bauer, Maitre-Luthier en la ville d'Angers, N° 164 Année 1958, inscribed Jean Bauer ... Lot 167 | Ingles & Hayday | June 2021 | £3,840est. £ 3,000-5,000 |
| Violin | Labelled Jean Bauer ..., two-piece back of regular curl, varnish of a red brown colour, original bridge Lot 40 | Apollium | November 2019 | £2,864est. € 2.000-3.000 |
| Cello | Labelled with signature Jean Bauer d'Angers - année 1960 n° 16 Lot 112 | Ingles & Hayday | October 2018 | £8,400est. £ 10,000-15,000 |
| Violin | Labelled Jean Bauer, d'Angers, 1985, 415, signed to the label, branded to the lower rib Jean Bauer Lot 104 | Tarisio | March 2018 | £5,100est. £ 1,500-2,200 |
| Cello | Cello, 1955 Lot 99 | Rennes | June 2016 | £21,476est. € 12.000-15.000 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label n. 86 and brand Lot 12 | Vichy | December 2015 | £3,408est. € 2.800-3.000 |
| Violin | Two-piece back, varnish of an orange colour Lot 67 | Rennes | March 2015 | £3,043est. € 4.000-5.000 |
| Violin | Labelled Jean Bauer maitre-luthier en la ville d'Angers no. 85 annee 1958, signed on the label Lot 186 | Brompton’s | March 2013 | £3,075est. £ 600-1,000 |
| Viola | 41.0 cm Angers, 1968 | — | January 2011 | £3,600 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm Angers, 1943 | — | January 2011 | £2,755 |
| Viola | 41.3 cm Angers Workshop of | — | January 2010 | £1,139 |
| Cello | 75.3 cm Angers, 1972 | — | January 2009 | £9,639 |
| Violin | 35.3 cm Angiers, 1955 | — | January 2007 | £2,284 |
| Violin | 35.1 cm Angers, 1952, #84 | — | January 2007 | £2,806 |
| Violin | Angers, 1945 #29 | — | January 2005 | £1,500 |
| Violin | Angers, 1966 | — | January 2005 | £2,129 |
| Violin | Angers, 1961 | — | January 2005 | £3,139 |
| Violin | Angers, 1979 | — | January 2005 | £2,400 |
| Viola | 42.2 cm Angers, 1960 | — | January 2004 | £4,200 |
| Violin | Angers, 1955 | — | January 2004 | £1,673 |
| Viola | 42.3 cm 1962 | — | January 2003 | £4,661 |
| Violin | 1971 | — | January 1999 | £3,307 |
| Violin | 1952 | — | January 1996 | £2,530 |
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Biographies
The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:
John Dilworth+
BAUER, Jean Born 1914 Laval, Worked 1949 Angers France. Son of Gaston Bauer, above. Pupil of M. Didier in Mattaincourt, working in Le Havre in 1936, but forced to move by the events of the Second World War to Angers. Early work on the Guarneri model, but later developed a personal style based on classical proportions. Very fine work with good transparent red-orange varnish. Awards in Paris 1929, Toulouse, and Paris 1931, again in Paris 1937, Angers 1942, and The Hague 1949. Jean Bauer / Maistre-Luthier / En La ville d’Angers / no.. Année MIXC
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