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. Copies of instruments by Stradivari and other Cremonese makers, some with full coating of orange\u{2026} — John Dilworth
Auction Price History
Highest auction price
104 results
| Type | Details | Auction house | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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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