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Alexandre Delanoy

Bordeaux, Lille, Mirecourt, 1850–1928

Pupil of Buthod. From 1877 worked for J. B. Vuillaume in Paris. Took over the atelier of N. Vaillant in rue Cadillac, Bordeaux 1880. Employed Louis Poiret and Marcel Lapouge. Passed the business to Lapouge in 1922. Won gold medal and diploma at Bordeaux Exhibition 1907. — John Dilworth

Worked Bordeaux, Lille, Mirecourt
Made Violin
Taught by Buthod

Auction Price History

Highest auction price

£28,777

15 results

Type Details Auction house Sold Price
ViolinBearing the maker's label and signatures to the table and back Lot 212VichyJune 2025£10,826est. € 10.000-12.000
ViolinBearing the maker's label n. 184 and brand to the upper block and back, fair condition Lot 221LaurentJune 2024£9,768est. € 6.000-8.000
ViolinTwo-piece back of narrow regular curl, varnish of a red brown colour Lot 3ApolliumApril 2022£1,705est. € 1.000-2.000
CelloLabelled Fait pour son ami M. Ferthuis avocat par A. Delannoy à Bordeaux, 1893 Lot 71March 2021£28,777est. € 10.000-15.000
ViolinBearing the maker's label and signature to the table Lot 65VichyDecember 2020£8,624est. € 7.000-8.000
ViolinTwo-piece back, varnish of a red brown colour on a golden ground Lot 16ApolliumMarch 2019£1,547est. € 1.500-2.000
ViolinTwo-piece back, ribs and head similar Lot 46ApolliumNovember 2018£3,734est. € 3.500-4.000
ViolinOne-piece back, varnish of a red brown colour on a golden ground Lot 44ApolliumJune 2018£6,758est. € 6.000-8.000
Bearing the maker's label and signature, table crack Lot 352June 2017£9,918est. € 7.000-8.000
ViolinBearing the maker's label and signature Lot 316VichyJune 2016£2,640est. € 3.000-4.000
Violin36.1 cm Lille, 1834December 2008£921
Violin35.7 cm Bordeaux, 1884December 2006£6,791
Violin1929June 2002£2,983
Violin1920June 1990£1,980
Violin1879November 1986£1,870

Biographies

The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:

John Dilworth+

DELANOY, Alexandre Born 1850 Mirecourt, died 1928 Bordeaux France. Pupil of Buthod. From 1877 worked for J. B. Vuillaume in Paris. Took over the atelier of N. Vaillant in rue Cadillac, Bordeaux 1880. Employed Louis Poiret and Marcel Lapouge. Passed the business to Lapouge in 1922. Won gold medal and diploma at Bordeaux Exhibition 1907. Stradivari model in the style of Vuillaume. Very refined work. A. Delanoy / Bordeaux / médailles d’or 1889 A. Delanoy / Élève de J. B. Vuillaume / médailles d’or / Bordeaux 1891 Alexdre Delanoy à Bordeaux A D. / élève de J. B. Vuillaume. 19..

Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+

Schüler von Buthod, arbeitete drei Jahre lang bei Vuillaume und wurde 1880
Nicolas Vaillant’s Nachfolger in Bordeaux. Er baut nach den Traditionen von
J. B. Vuillaume’s Werkstatt, den er als seinen eigentlichen Lehrer ansieht,
copirt ein Stradivari-Modell und verwendet Vuillaume’schen Öllack. Seine
Arbeit zeichnet sich durch Genauigkeit und künstlerische Durchführung aus,
wesshalb er auch mehrere goldene Medaillen erhielt. Er ist ein erfahrener
Kenner alter Instrumente, mit denen er Handel treibt. Er erfand auch eine
den Bedürfnissen der Colonien entsprechende Geige.

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