Albert Joseph Deblaye
Bouzemont, Mirecourt, 1874–1929
Trained in Mirecourt and worked in Toulouse for Gautier 1897-1900, returning to Mirecourt to start a joint venture with H. Meunier, and employing P. Didier from 1922. Worked in the style of N. Vuillaume. — John Dilworth
Worked
Bouzemont, Mirecourt
Made
Viola, Viola Bow, Violin, Violin Bow
Auction Price History
Highest auction price
£10,244
195 results
| Type | Details | Auction house | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | Labelled Albert Deblaye Luthier à Mirecourt 1918 A. D., signed to the label Lot 83 | Tarisio | March 2026 | £2,209est. Estimate $ 3,000-5,000 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label n. 6025 Lot 2105 | Vichy | December 2025 | £714est. € 600-800 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label n. 426 and brand to the back Lot 612 | Vichy | June 2025 | £1,735est. € 1.200-1.500 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label n. 1118, good condition Lot 563 | Laurent | December 2024 | £1,867est. € 1.000-1.500 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label n. 421, fair condition Lot 4 | Laurent | December 2024 | £2,131est. € 1.500-2.000 |
| Violin | Labelled Lucien Schmitt, table crack Lot 54 | Laurent | December 2024 | £3,314est. € 1.500-2.000 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label n. 1966, table crack, fingerboard missing Lot 71 | Laurent | December 2024 | £533est. € 600-800 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label n. 2681, fair condition Lot 211 | Laurent | December 2024 | £828est. € 1.000-1.500 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's original label n. 303, excellent condition Lot 1 | Aguttes | November 2024 | £1,031est. € 1.000-2.000 |
| Violin | Varnish of a reddish brown colour, some minor cosmetic issues, otherwise very good condition Lot 2452 | Gardiner | September 2024 | £1,342est. £ 800-1,200 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label n. 2046, good condition Lot 718 | Laurent | June 2024 | £2,554est. € 1.500-2.000 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label n. 1075, table crack Lot 818 | Laurent | June 2024 | £2,342est. € 1.000-1.500 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label n. 1937, good condition Lot 9 | Laurent | June 2024 | £1,383est. € 700-800 |
| Violin | Two-piece back of faint medium broad curl, table of fine grain, varnish of an orange brown colour Lot 2447 | Gardiner | March 2024 | £1,342est. £ 800-1,200 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label and brand Lot 2 | Vichy | June 2023 | £4,069est. € 2.500-3.000 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label, two-piece back, varnish of an orange brown colour on a golden ground Lot 58 | Millon & Associés | June 2023 | £1,542est. € 600-800 |
| Violin | One-piece back, varnish of an orange brown colour on a golden ground Lot 10 | Millon & Associés | June 2023 | £1,079est. € 600-800 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label n. 8124 Lot 658 | Vichy | May 2023 | £2,097est. € 1.000-1.500 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label n. 5063 Lot 2165 | Vichy | May 2023 | £1,495est. € 800 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label n. 608 Lot 2317 | Vichy | May 2023 | £941est. € 600 |
| Violin | Labelled Deblaye Lot 816 | Vichy | November 2022 | £2,999est. € 1.000-1.500 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label n. 2751 Lot 519 | Vichy | November 2022 | £2,356est. € 800-1.000 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label n. 2970 Lot 559 | Vichy | November 2022 | £2,035est. € 800-1.000 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label n. 2083 Lot 555 | Vichy | June 2022 | £1,739est. € 1.000-1.200 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label n. 8359 Lot 573 | Vichy | June 2022 | £1,739est. € 1.000-1.500 |
| Violin | Two-piece back, varnish of a reddish brown colour with minor cosmetic issue Lot 2447 | Gardiner Houlgate | June 2022 | £1,056est. £ 800-1,200 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label n. 7049 Lot 2072 | Vichy | May 2022 | £652est. € 500 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label n. 2849 Lot 675 | Vichy | December 2021 | £1,735est. € 1.500-2.000 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label n. 2160 Lot 875 | Vichy | December 2021 | £1,429est. € 1.200-1.500 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label Lot 802 | Vichy | December 2021 | £1,225est. € 1.200-1.500 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label Lot 574 | Vichy | June 2021 | £1,496est. € 600-800 |
| Cello | Pharasius guitar model, n. 61, two-piece back Lot 69 | De Baecque | April 2021 | £869est. € 800-1.000 |
| Violin | Labelled Albert Deblaye luthier no. 280 anne 1911, signed on the label A Deblaye Lot 328 | Brompton’s | December 2020 | £1,920est. £ 600-1,000 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label Lot 671 | Vichy | December 2020 | £1,779est. € 800-1.000 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label and signature Lot 917 | Vichy | December 2020 | £1,668est. € 1.500-2.000 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label n. 2978 Lot 503 | Vichy | September 2020 | £881 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label n. 2127 Lot 772 | Vichy | September 2020 | £2,864 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label n. 2643 Lot 813 | Vichy | September 2020 | £1,322 |
| Violin | Two-piece back of horizontal regular curl, varnish of a red brown colour on a golden ground Lot 66 | Apollium | July 2020 | £651est. € 600-800 |
| Violin | Labelled Lutherie Artistique Albert ..., two-piece back of horizontal curl, varnish of a golden brown Lot 108 | Apollium | July 2020 | £868est. € 600-800 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label n. 5174, open table seam Lot 755 | Vichy | November 2019 | £1,335est. € 1.000 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label n. 2449 Lot 904 | Vichy | November 2019 | £1,335est. € 600 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label n. 525 Lot 19 | Vichy | November 2019 | £1,539est. € 1.200-1.500 |
| Violin | Open table seam Lot 66 | Vichy | November 2019 | £1,539est. € 1.000-1.500 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, round stick stamped A. Deblaye, camber in need of attention Lot 187 | Brompton’s | September 2019 | £540est. £ 500-800 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label n. 2018 Lot 525 | Vichy | June 2019 | £2,200est. € 1.500 |
| Violin | Labelled Stradivari and Albert Deblaye Lot 604 | Vichy | June 2019 | £1,100est. € 800 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label n. 7019 Lot 715 | Vichy | June 2019 | £1,210est. € 1.000 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label n. 22 Lot 252 | Vichy | June 2019 | £1,913est. € 1.500-2.000 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label n. 2299 Lot 406 | Vichy | June 2019 | £1,275est. € 1.500-2.000 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label n. 2738 Lot 421 | Vichy | June 2019 | £1,594est. € 1.500-2.000 |
| Violin | Two-piece back, varnish of an orange brown colour on a golden ground Lot 29 | Apollium | May 2019 | £1,224est. € 1.200-1.400 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label n. 473 Lot 156 | Vichy | December 2018 | £1,924est. € 1.200-1.500 |
| Cello | Two-piece back, ribs and head similar Lot 83 | Apollium | November 2018 | £8,962est. € 5.000-7.000 |
| Violin | Labelled Lutherie Artistique Albert Deblaye, Luthier à Mirecourt 1955 A.D., also signed on the label Lot 2474 | Gardiner Houlgate | September 2018 | £816est. £ 400-600 |
| Violin | Labelled Lutherie artistique, Albert Deblaye luthier, no 2070 an 1925, signed to the label Lot 89 | Tarisio | June 2018 | £1,800est. £ 1,000-1,500 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label n. 4065 Lot 870 | Vichy | June 2018 | £1,261est. € 1.000 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label n. 5093 Lot 19 | Vichy | June 2018 | £841est. € 1.000-1.200 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label Lot 554 | Vichy | November 2017 | £837est. € 600 |
| Violin | Baring the maker's signature Lot 560 | Vichy | November 2017 | £1,674est. € 800 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label n. 229 and signature Lot 804 | Vichy | November 2017 | £2,120est. € 700 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label Lot 852 | Vichy | November 2017 | £1,674est. € 700 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's signed label n. 3051 Lot 105 | Skinners | November 2017 | £3,015est. $ 2,000-3,000 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label Lot 330 | Vichy | September 2017 | £1,690est. € 800 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label Lot 902 | Vichy | June 2017 | £1,357est. € 1.000 |
| Cello | Two-piece back of regular curl, varnish of an orange brown colour on a golden ground Lot 10 | Apollium | April 2017 | £6,653est. € 4.000-6.000 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label n. 7034 Lot 228 | Vichy | March 2017 | £537est. € 500 |
| Violin | Labelled Lutherie Artistique, Albert Deblaye, Luthier no. 1440 An 1926, signed on the label Lot 1494 | Gardiner Houlgate | March 2017 | £528est. £ 300-500 |
| Violin | N. 353, bearing the maker's brand Lot 168 | Vichy | December 2016 | £1,929est. € 1.000-1.500 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label n. 908 Lot 402 | Vichy | December 2016 | £812est. € 1.000-1.500 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label Lot 650 | Vichy | November 2016 | £1,739est. € 900 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label Lot 724 | Vichy | November 2016 | £921est. € 800 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label n. 2593 Lot 822 | Vichy | November 2016 | £1,125est. € 600 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's original label n. 1207, two-piece back, varnish of a golden brown colour Lot 70 | Apollium | November 2016 | £918est. € 800-1.200 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label n. 2496 Lot 367 | Cannes | October 2016 | £641est. € 600-800 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label n. 1054 Lot 552 | Vichy | June 2016 | £469est. € 400 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label Lot 421 | Vichy | June 2016 | £943est. € 700-800 |
| Violin | Labelled Serie speciale, lutherie artistique, Albert Deblaye, luthier, no 2441 Bis an 1926, signed Lot 132 | Tarisio | March 2016 | £1,320est. £ 1,000-1,500 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label Lot 618 | Vichy | December 2015 | £507est. € 600 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label n° 2070 Lot 830 | Vichy | June 2015 | £1,409est. € 800 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label n° 2506 Lot 900 | Vichy | June 2015 | £1,057est. € 1.000 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label Lot 209 | Vichy | June 2015 | £1,139est. € 1.000-1.200 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label n° 939 Lot 301 | Vichy | June 2015 | £526est. € 800-1.000 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label n° 5075 Lot 644 | Vichy | December 2014 | £618est. € 600 |
| Violin | Labelled Lutherie Artistique, Albert Deblaye, Luthier, No. 2504, An 1926 Lot 200 | Tarisio | October 2014 | £1,624est. $ 3,000-5,000 |
| Violin | Labelled Lutherie Artistique Albert Deblaye ..., of a golden orange brown colour Lot 77 | Bonhams | October 2014 | £750est. £ 800-1,200 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label n° 1866 Lot 740 | Vichy | June 2014 | £2,134est. € 700 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label n° 418 Lot 886 | Vichy | June 2014 | £1,649est. € 1.200 |
| Viola | Bearing the maker's label n° 201 and signature Lot 207 | Vichy | June 2014 | £2,032est. € 2.000-2.500 |
| Violin | Two-piece back of fine curl, ribs similar, table of medium grain, varnish of a reddish brown colour Lot 634 | Gardiner Houlgate | March 2014 | £1,500est. £ 700-1,100 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label Lot 754 | Vichy | December 2013 | £1,194est. € 1.000 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label Lot 151 | Vichy | December 2013 | £896est. € 1.000-1.200 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label Lot 421 | Vichy | December 2013 | £1,095est. € 1.000-1.200 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label Lot 550 | Vichy | June 2013 | £820est. € 800 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label n° 772 Lot 986 | Vichy | December 2012 | £877est. € 800 |
| Cello | Bearing the maker's label n° 1219 and brand to the button Lot 455 | Vichy | December 2012 | £10,244est. € 5.000-6.000 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label Lot 640 | Vichy | June 2012 | £1,462est. € 1.000 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label n° 5189 Lot 892 | Vichy | June 2012 | £1,267est. € 800 |
| Violin | Guarneri del Gesù model, bearing the maker's label n° 5124 Lot 8 | Vichy | June 2012 | £1,747est. € 1.000-1.500 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label n° 2138 Lot 271 | Vichy | June 2012 | £1,262est. € 1.200-1.500 |
| Violin | Labelled Lutherie Artistique, Albert Deblaye, Luthier no. 2338, 1925, also signed on the label Lot 8 | Gardiner Houlgate | March 2012 | £1,056est. £ 700-1.000 |
| Violin | Violin, 1923 Lot 227 | Giafferi | March 2012 | £342est. € 500-550 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm 1910 | — | December 2011 | £1,700 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Mirecourt, 1929 n°3051 | — | December 2011 | £1,806 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Mirecourt, 1925 n°2022 | — | December 2011 | £956 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Mirecourt, 1924 n°963 | — | December 2011 | £1,275 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Mirecourt, 1926 Workshop of | — | December 2011 | £1,682 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Mirecourt, 1933 c. Workshop of | — | June 2011 | £1,080 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Mirecourt, 1925 | — | June 2011 | £1,323 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Mirecourt, 1930 n°117 | — | June 2011 | £2,315 |
| Violin | 36.0 cm Mirecourt, 1920 | — | June 2011 | £941 |
| Violin | 35.3 cm Mirecourt, 1927 n°2818 | — | June 2011 | £996 |
| Violin | 36.1 cm Mirecourt, 1924 Worskhop of | — | June 2011 | £387 |
| Violin | 35.3 cm Mirecourt, 1926 n°2505 | — | June 2011 | £1,328 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 57.5 g. without hair | — | December 2010 | £608 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Mirecourt, 1922 n°671 | — | December 2010 | £1,036 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Mirecourt, 1920 c. n°501 | — | December 2010 | £1,036 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm Mirecourt, 1928 n°294 | — | December 2010 | £1,139 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm Mirecourt, 1924 Workshop of | — | October 2010 | £840 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Mirecourt, 1907 | — | June 2010 | £1,346 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Mirecourt, 1930 c. | — | June 2010 | £725 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm France, 1923 | — | March 2010 | £2,280 |
| Violin | 35.4 cm Mirecourt, 1924 | — | March 2010 | £1,380 |
| Violin | 36.1 cm Mirecourt, 20th C. Workshop of | — | December 2009 | £762 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 56 g. | — | December 2009 | £264 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Mirecourt, 1904 | — | October 2009 | £2,040 |
| Violin | 35.9 cm 1925 n°1174 | — | October 2009 | £960 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm Mirecourt, 1925 | — | May 2009 | £1,630 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Mirecourt, 1928 #2971 | — | December 2008 | £717 |
| Violin | 35.4 cm Mirecourt, 1929 Workshop | — | October 2008 | £1,565 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Mirecourt, 1924 | — | June 2008 | £1,236 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Workshop | — | June 2008 | £789 |
| Violin | 35.9 cm Mirecourt, 1946 c. | — | May 2008 | £1,137 |
| Violin | 35.9 cm Mirecourt, 1924 | — | December 2007 | £681 |
| Violin | 35.9 cm Mirecourt, 1930 | — | December 2007 | £895 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Mirecourt, 1926 | — | November 2007 | £1,680 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Mirecourt, 1908 | — | October 2007 | £1,000 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Mirecourt, 1926 | — | October 2007 | £2,000 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Mirecourt, 1925, #2040 | — | June 2007 | £1,202 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Mirecourt, 1920 | — | March 2007 | £1,265 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59.0 g. | — | March 2007 | £1,495 |
| Viola | 40 cm Mirecourt, 1926 | — | February 2007 | £1,800 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm Mirecourt, 1937 | — | February 2007 | £1,179 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm 1924 #1246 | — | November 2006 | £882 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Mirecourt Workshop of | — | October 2006 | £1,839 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Mirecourt, 1921, n°741 | — | June 2006 | £1,052 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Mirecourt, 1924 | — | May 2006 | £1,533 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Mirecourt, 1926 | — | May 2006 | £1,993 |
| Violin | Mirecourt, 20th C. Workshop | — | November 2005 | £442 |
| Violin | Mirecourt, 1924 | — | November 2005 | £1,320 |
| Violin | Mirecourt, 1923 #256 | — | November 2005 | £803 |
| Violin | Mirecourt, 1908 | — | November 2005 | £442 |
| Violin | Mirecourt, 1924 #1238 | — | November 2005 | £723 |
| Violin | Mirecourt, 1923 | — | June 2005 | £791 |
| Violin | Mirecourt, 1926 #2484 | — | June 2005 | £633 |
| Violin | Mirecourt, 1929 | — | June 2005 | £966 |
| Violin Bow | S/E | — | May 2005 | £161 |
| Violin | Mirecourt, 1924 #1907 | — | December 2004 | £488 |
| Violin | Mirecourt, 1923 | — | October 2004 | £1,209 |
| Violin | Mirecourt, 1924 #1145 | — | June 2004 | £393 |
| Violin | 1928 | — | December 2003 | £1,238 |
| Violin | 1925 | — | October 2003 | £1,357 |
| Violin | 1948 | — | October 2003 | £1,221 |
| Violin | 1944 | — | June 2003 | £577 |
| Violin | 1917 | — | March 2003 | £2,880 |
| Violin | 1945 | — | December 2002 | £1,587 |
| Violin | 1945 | — | December 2002 | £1,553 |
| Violin | 1924 | — | June 2002 | £1,076 |
| Violin | 1925 | — | June 2002 | £1,099 |
| Violin | 1924 | — | June 2001 | £1,150 |
| Violin | 1922 | — | December 2000 | £862 |
| Violin | 1923 | — | December 2000 | £1,326 |
| Violin | 1910 | — | November 2000 | £1,840 |
| Violin | 1923 | — | June 2000 | £1,089 |
| Violin | 1918 | — | June 2000 | £979 |
| Violin | 1923 | — | June 2000 | £732 |
| Violin | 1922 | — | May 2000 | £1,467 |
| Violin | 1927 | — | May 2000 | £1,283 |
| Violin | 1930 | — | March 2000 | £1,495 |
| Violin | 1927 | — | December 1999 | £1,181 |
| Violin | 1926 | — | November 1999 | £1,840 |
| Violin | 1924 | — | November 1999 | £1,725 |
| Violin | 1927 | — | June 1999 | £1,150 |
| Violin | 1930 | — | June 1999 | £656 |
| Violin | 1927 | — | June 1999 | £477 |
| Violin | 1924 | — | November 1998 | £1,150 |
| Violin | 1924 | — | November 1997 | £1,150 |
| Viola Bow | N/E 70 g. | — | June 1997 | £575 |
| Violin | 1918 | — | May 1997 | £1,286 |
| Violin | 1923 | — | March 1997 | £1,955 |
| Violin | 1922 | — | June 1996 | £1,840 |
| Violin | 1924 | — | October 1995 | £1,380 |
| Viola | 39.8 cm 1926 | — | November 1994 | £2,070 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 63 g. | — | May 1994 | £482 |
| Violin | 1924 | — | July 1992 | £935 |
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Biographies
The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:
John Dilworth+
DEBLAYE, Albert Joseph Born 1874 Bouzemont, died 1929 Mirecourt France. Trained in Mirecourt and worked in Toulouse for Gautier 1897-1900, returning to Mirecourt to start a joint venture with H. Meunier, and employing P. Didier from 1922. Worked in the style of N. Vuillaume. Copies of instruments by Stradivari and other Cremonese makers, some with full coating of orange varnish, some shaded in ‘antique’ manner. Various grades, from ‘Deblaye soloist model’, ‘Deblaye artist model’, and the most prestigious ‘Italian’. Much of the work was carried out by assistants, partly machine cut, and finished to a greater or lesser extent by Deblaye himself. Branded, signed, and numbered. Fine quality bows also. Lutherie Artistique / Albert Deblaye, luthier / No. 452 A. 1924.
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