Jean Baptiste Frebrunet
Mirecourt, b. 1713
1740-1776 Bordeaux & Paris France. According to Henley, following Lütgendorff, this is fine work of the ‘vieux Paris’ school, on an Amatisé model with coarsely-cut scroll and red-brown varnish. Some instruments branded on back with fleur de lys. — John Dilworth
Auction Price History
Highest auction price
36 results
| Type | Details | Auction house | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viola | Viola, 1770 c. Lot 568 | Vichy | December 2025 | £1,806est. € 1.000-1.200 |
| Violin | German head 18th century Lot 304 | Vichy | December 2025 | £4,604est. € 2.500-3.000 |
| Violin | Labelled Nicolò Amati Lot 911 | Vichy | December 2025 | £905est. € 800-1.000 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label, some restorations including table sound post crack Lot 2 | Laurent | January 2024 | £5,592est. € 3.000-4.000 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's brand, many table restorations including sound post and bass bar cracks, back crack Lot 25 | Aguttes | January 2024 | £2,474est. € 1.500-2.000 |
| Violin | Later French head of the 19th century Lot 14 | Vichy | December 2022 | £5,031est. € 3.000-3.500 |
| Violin | Labelled Gavinies Lot 359 | Vichy | December 2022 | £4,713est. € 2.000-3.000 |
| Violin | Labelled Ioannes Frebrunet Lot 557 | Vichy | November 2022 | £3,855est. € 2.000-2.500 |
| Violin | Labelled Salomon Lot 19 | Vichy | December 2021 | £4,644est. € 2.000-2.500 |
| Violin | Labelled Gavinies Lot 23 | Vichy | June 2018 | £4,732est. € 3.000-4.000 |
| Violin | Labelled Louvet, later table Lot 774 | Vichy | June 2017 | £1,357est. € 800 |
| Violin | Labelled Joannes Frebrunet, à Paris 1753 Lot 155 | Tarisio | March 2017 | £5,400est. £ 5,000-8,000 |
| Violin | Violin, 1770-75 c. Lot 262 | Vichy | December 2016 | £2,437est. € 2.000-3.000 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label Lot 952 | Vichy | June 2016 | £1,687est. € 800 |
| Viola | Viola, 1770-75 c. Lot 320 | Vichy | December 2015 | £11,926est. € 8.000-10.000 |
| Violin | Violin, 1770-75 c. Lot 64 | Vichy | June 2015 | £2,978est. € 1.500-1.800 |
| Violin | later head Lot 263 | Vichy | June 2015 | £2,803est. € 2.000-2.500 |
| Violin | Labelled Gaffino cto di Castagnery, rue des Prouvaires, Pariggi, 1777 Lot 106 | Tarisio | June 2015 | £7,080est. £ 8,000-12,000 |
| Violin | Violin, 1770-75 c. Lot 830 | Vichy | June 2014 | £6,305est. € 1.500 |
| Violin | Labelled Ioannes Frebrunet Lot 946 | Vichy | June 2014 | £485est. € 400 |
| Violin | Labelled Joannes Frebrunet, later head Lot 12 | Vichy | December 2013 | £1,394est. € 1.000-1.500 |
| Violin | Labelled Salomon Lot 323 | Vichy | June 2013 | £2,040est. € 2.000-3.000 |
| Violin | Signed I.B.F. to the head Lot 363 | Vichy | June 2012 | £1,941est. € 1.500-2.000 |
| Violin | Labelled Ioannes Frebrunet Lot 452 | Vichy | June 2012 | £2,717est. € 2.300-2.500 |
| Violin | 35.4 cm Mirecourt, 1770 c. | — | January 2010 | £1,553 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm Mirecourt, 1770-1775 c. (soundpost crack) | — | January 2010 | £2,693 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Mirecourt, 1770 c. | — | January 2009 | £1,306 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Mirecourt, 1770 c. (head replaced, of the period) | — | January 2006 | £2,636 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm Mirecourt, 1770-1775 c. | — | January 2006 | £4,290 |
| Violin | Mirecourt, 1760 c. | — | January 2005 | £1,756 |
| Violin | France,1758 | — | January 2005 | £2,012 |
| Violin | 1760 | — | January 2002 | £1,135 |
| Violin | 1760 | — | January 2002 | £2,748 |
| Violin | 1760 | — | January 2001 | £940 |
| Violin | 1770 | — | January 1998 | £2,343 |
| Violin | — | January 1989 | £1,320 |
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Biographies
The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:
John Dilworth+
FREBRUNET, Jean Baptiste Born 1713 Mirecourt, Worked circa. 1740-1776 Bordeaux & Paris France. According to Henley, following Lütgendorff, this is fine work of the ‘vieux Paris’ school, on an Amatisé model with coarsely-cut scroll and red-brown varnish. Some instruments branded on back with fleur de lys. Vannes states that this is the same individual as Jean Frebinet, above, although the facsimile label in Lütgendorff appears to read ‘Frebrunet’. Joannes / Frébrunet / 1760
Cecie Stainer+
A maker in Paris about 1750-60. His violins show carefully finished work, with a yellow-brown oil varnish of good effect. In a violin was the label: “Joannes Frebrunet, 1760.”
Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+
Seine Arbeit ist recht gut und mit der von Pierray zu vergleichen. Er verwandte einen guten, gelbbraunen Öllack. Eine Violine von ihm aus dem Jahre 1760 besitzt dasConservatorium in Paris. Im Selhof’schen Versteigerungsverzeichniss (Hag 1759) wird eine Geige von J. B. Frebine mit der Jahreszahl 1751 angeführt — zweifellos ein Werk von Frébrunet. Sein Zettel enthält meist nur den Namen ohne Ort und Datum. Er soll ausser in Paris auch in Bordeaux gearbeitet haben.
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