Leon (I) Bernardel
Mirecourt, Nancy, Paris, 1853–1931
Son and pupil of Ernest Auguste Bernardel, above. Worked with Derazey before joining his family at ‘Gand et Bernardel Frères’. Opened his own shop in 1899, at 40 Faubourg Poissonnière, working with his son Léon (II), below. Became a director of Couesnon and Co., musical exporters, in 1914. — John Dilworth
Auction Price History
Highest auction price
72 results
| Type | Details | Auction house | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bearing the maker's brands, good condition Lot 367 | — | December 2025 | £4,823est. € 3.000-4.000 | |
| Bearing the maker's label n. 248 and brand, table cracks, minor back cracks Lot 916 | — | December 2025 | £2,528est. € 1.500-2.000 | |
| Violin | Labelled Léon Bernardel, Luthier, 40bis Faubg Poissonnière, Année 1919 Paris, No. 152, signed Lot 60 | Tarisio | March 2025 | £7,800est. £ 3,000-5,000 |
| Violin | One-piece back of regular curl, table of regular grain, varnish of a red brown colour on a golden ground Lot 38 | Millon & A. | December 2024 | £7,016est. € 2.500-3.000 |
| Violin | Labelled Léon Bernardel, fair condition Lot 775 | Laurent | December 2024 | £2,454est. € 1.000-1.500 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label n. 60 and brands, good condition Lot 272 | Laurent | December 2024 | £6,392est. € 6.000-8.000 |
| Cello | Labelled Léon Bernardel. Luthier, 40bis faub.g Poissonniére, année ... Paris n° 39, branded Lot 28 | Tarisio | October 2024 | £17,757est. € 20.000-30.000 |
| Bearing the maker's label n. 226 and many brands, two minor table cracks Lot 356 | — | December 2021 | £7,388est. € 4.000-5.000 | |
| Two-piece back, table of large regular grain, varnish of a brown colour on a golden ground Lot 81 | — | November 2020 | £1,239est. € 500-700 | |
| Bearing the maker's label n. 193 and brands, good condition Lot 173 | — | November 2019 | £6,154est. € 6.000-8.000 | |
| Labelled Leon Bernardel, Luthier, 40bis Faubg. Poissonniere, Annee 1899 Paris No. 9, good condition Lot 126 | — | October 2019 | £4,800est. £ 4,000-6,000 | |
| Two-piece back of medium curl, varnish of a reddish brown colour on a golden ground Lot 2496 | — | September 2018 | £1,500est. £ 1,400-1,800 | |
| One-piece back of medium curl, table of fine grain, varnish of a reddish-brown colour on a golden ground Lot 1523 | — | June 2018 | £2,100est. £ 1,500-2,000 | |
| Bearing the maker's label n. 8 and brand, good condition Lot 73 | — | June 2018 | £3,155est. € 3.000-4.000 | |
| Labelled Léon Bernardel, luthier, à Paris, 1920 Lot 93 | — | June 2018 | £1,080est. £ 1,200-1,800 | |
| Silver mounted, round stick stamped Léon Bernardel, ebony frog with Paris eye, silver lapping Lot 36 | — | March 2018 | £1,680est. £ 1,500-2,000 | |
| Bearing the maker's label, two-piece back, varnish of an orange colour on a golden ground Lot 160 | — | November 2017 | £694est. € 400-500 | |
| Bearing the maker's label, one-piece back, ribs and head similar, good condition Lot 60 | — | November 2017 | £1,816est. € 1.400-1.600 | |
| Bearing the maker's label and brands, good condition Lot 25 | — | June 2017 | £8,143est. € 5.000-7.000 | |
| Two-piece back of broad curl, table of medium grain, varnish of a dark red colour on a golden ground Lot 44 | — | October 2016 | £1,920est. £ 1,000-2,000 | |
| Labelled Lèon Bernardel, luthier, à Paris, 1921 Lot 90 | — | October 2016 | £1,800est. £ 1,200-1,800 | |
| Bearing the original label Leon Bernardel Luthier a Paris, minor repairs to table and ribs Lot 286 | — | June 2016 | £840est. £ 600-1,000 | |
| Labelled Léon Bernardel, Luthier à Paris, 1929 Lot 114 | — | May 2016 | £2,284est. $ 3,000-5,000 | |
| Bearing the maker's label n° 63 and brands, good condition Lot 274 | — | June 2015 | £6,131est. € 6.000-8.000 | |
| Violin | Lot 55 | Bonhams | May 2015 | £3,750 |
| Labelled Léon Bernardel, Luthier à Paris, 1919 Lot 168 | — | May 2015 | £3,431est. $ 3,000-5,000 | |
| Labelled Léon Bernardel, Luthier à Paris, 1919 Lot 129 | — | October 2014 | £2,040est. £ 2,000-4,000 | |
| Labelled Léon Bernardel, Luthier à Paris, 1919 Lot 116 | — | June 2014 | £2,950est. £ 2,500-4,000 | |
| Round stick, exotic hardwood stick, open trench frog, brass button, without hair, light lapping Lot 8 | — | October 2013 | £708est. £ 600-900 | |
| Two-piece back of medium curl, table of fine grain, varnish of a plum red colour on a golden ground Lot 568 | — | September 2013 | £2,040est. £ 1,200-1,800 | |
| Bearing the maker's label Lot 262 | — | April 2013 | £2,310est. $ 2,600-3,000 | |
| Bearing the maker's label n° 42 and brands, good condition Lot 306 | — | December 2012 | £3,415est. € 4.000-5.000 | |
| Bearing the maker's label Lot 142 | — | October 2012 | £1,267est. $ 1,200-1,600 | |
| Labelled Leon Bernardel ... Annee 1894, Paris No 7 Lot 262 | — | October 2012 | £1,440est. £ 1,200-1,800 | |
| Bearing an original label numbered 6345 and dated 1932 Lot 286 | — | October 2012 | £5,400est. £ 2,000-3,000 | |
| Violin | Original bridge, labelled Leon Bernardel Luthiers 40 bis Faub Poissonniere anne 1900 Paris number ... Lot 91 | Brompton’s | March 2012 | £2,880est. £ 2,000-3,000 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Mirecourt, 20th C. Workshop of | — | December 2011 | £903 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Mirecourt, 20th C. Workshop of | — | December 2011 | £372 |
| Violin | Lot 55 | Bonhams | October 2011 | £3,750 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm Paris, 1895 | — | June 2011 | £4,800 |
| Violin | 35.5 cm 1920 sold by "Leon Bernardel" Worskhop of | — | June 2011 | £1,102 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Paris, 1900 c. Worskhop of | — | June 2011 | £1,653 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Mirecourt, 20th C. Worskhop of | — | June 2011 | £609 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Mirecourt, 20th C. sold in Paris, 1923 Worskhop of | — | June 2011 | £443 |
| Violin | 36.1 cm Mirecourt (head replaced) Worskhop of | — | June 2011 | £498 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Mirecourt, 20th C. Worskhop of | — | June 2011 | £664 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Mirecourt, 20th C. Worskhop of | — | June 2011 | £55 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Paris, 1903 (broken heel) Probably by | — | December 2010 | £2,693 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Workshop of | — | December 2010 | £570 |
| Violin | 34.8 cm Mirecourt, 20th C. 7/8 size Workshop of | — | December 2010 | £466 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Mirecourt, 20th C. Workshop of | — | December 2010 | £1,139 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Paris, 20th C. Workshop of | — | December 2010 | £1,553 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Mirecourt, 20th C. Workshop of | — | December 2010 | £362 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Mirecourt, 20th C. Workshop of | — | December 2010 | £1,139 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Paris, 1899 Workshop of | — | June 2010 | £1,864 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Mirecourt, early 20th C. Workshop of | — | December 2009 | £1,414 |
| Violin | Mirecourt, 20th C. Workshop of | — | December 2009 | £1,088 |
| Violin | 35.4 cm Mirecourt, 20th C. Workshop of | — | December 2009 | £707 |
| Violin | 35.5 cm Mirecourt, 20th C. Workshop of | — | December 2009 | £598 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm Mirecourt, 20th C. Workshop of | — | December 2009 | £762 |
| Violin | 35.5 cm Mirecourt, 1930 c. Workshop of | — | December 2009 | £653 |
| Violin | 35.9 cm Mirecourt, 20th C. Workshop of | — | December 2009 | £762 |
| Violin | 36.1 cm 1900 c. | — | October 2009 | £2,160 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm Mirecourt, 20th C. | — | June 2009 | £332 |
| Violin | 36.0 cm Mirecourt, 1920 c. | — | June 2009 | £622 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm Mirecourt, 20th C. (unrestored soundpost crack) | — | June 2009 | £394 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Mirecourt, 20th C. | — | June 2009 | £1,141 |
| Violin | 36.0 cm Mirecourt, 20th C. | — | June 2009 | £674 |
| Violin | 36.1 cm Mirecourt, 20th C. | — | June 2009 | £778 |
| Violin | Mirecourt, 20th C. Workshop | — | June 2005 | £949 |
| Violin | Nancy, 1901 Attributed to | — | May 2004 | £598 |
| Violin | 1880 c. | — | November 1991 | £1,540 |
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Biographies
The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:
John Dilworth+
BERNARDEL, Léon (I) Born 1853, died 1931 Paris France. Son and pupil of Ernest Auguste Bernardel, above. Worked with Derazey before joining his family at ‘Gand et Bernardel Frères’. Opened his own shop in 1899, at 40 Faubourg Poissonnière, working with his son Léon (II), below. Became a director of Couesnon and Co., musical exporters, in 1914. Maintained the excellent family tradition in new work, following Lupot styles, mostly on Stradivari models with strong red-coloured varnish. Some made on his behalf in Mirecourt, sold in various grades of ‘student’ and ‘artist’ models. Fine bows branded: ‘LEON BERNARDEL’. Printed label: Léon Bernardel. Luthier / à Paris Léon Bernardel. Luthier / 40 bis. Faubg. Poissonnière / Année 1899. Paris. No. 3 ‘Student’ instruments labelled: Choisi par / Léon Bernardel, Luthier / à Paris ‘Artists’ violins labelled: Fait sous la direction de / Léon Bernardel, Luthier / à Paris
Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+
Sohn von Ernest Aug. B. Nachdem er von 1869 — 1870 bei Just Derazey
in Mirecourt gelernt hatte, kam er zu Gand et Bernardel frères nach Paris, bei
denen er vom 1. Aug. 1870 bis 31. Juli 1898 — also 28 Jahre lang — blieb.
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