Joseph (Pierre Joseph) Hel
Highest auction price
£47,875
Auction price history
| Type | Details | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | Table by the maker but non original to the violin, table blemish and minor crack | Sat 1st June 2024 | £10,636 |
| Violin | After Serafino, labelled Joseph Hel Luthier à Lille 1896 Copie de Santo Séraphin, numbered 439 | Fri 1st March 2024 | £21,600 |
| Violin | Labelled Stradivarius moderne, Fait par J. Hel, Luthier du Conservatoire de Lille, No. 43, 1883 ... | Fri 1st March 2024 | £11,800 |
| Cello | Some table ans ribs restorations, restored table sound post crack with patch, good condition | Fri 1st March 2024 | £47,875 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Lille, 1902 | Tue 1st November 2011 | £5,170 |
| Violin | 36.3 cm Lille, 1901 after "Maggini" | Sat 1st October 2011 | £10,000 |
| Violin | Lille, 1890 | Thu 1st September 2011 | £13,200 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Lille, 1894 n°365 | Wed 1st June 2011 | £15,430 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Lille, 1901 n°609 | Wed 1st June 2011 | £10,470 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Lille, 1889 n°206 | Wed 1st June 2011 | £13,777 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm Lille, 1886 n°157 | Wed 1st June 2011 | £18,736 |
| Violin | 35.5 cm 1900 c. [Attributed to] | Tue 1st March 2011 | £3,300 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Lille, 1892 | Tue 1st March 2011 | £11,400 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 64.5 g. (adustor later) [Made for] | Fri 1st October 2010 | £394 |
| Violin | 34.0 cm Paris, 1899 decorated, Child's size | Tue 1st June 2010 | £4,800 |
| Cello | 76.0 cm Lille, 1891 n°183 [Workshop of] | Thu 1st October 2009 | £29,659 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Lille, 1892 | Thu 1st October 2009 | £18,600 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Lille, 1888 | Thu 1st October 2009 | £13,200 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Lille, 1894, #375 | Sat 1st November 2008 | £7,484 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm Lille, 1901 | Sat 1st November 2008 | £3,553 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Lille, 1907 | Thu 1st May 2008 | £5,089 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 56 g. without hair [Made for] | Thu 1st May 2008 | £1,438 |
| Violin | 36.0 cm Lille, 1892, #296 | Sat 1st December 2007 | £14,891 |
| Violin | 35.9 cm Lille, 1894 (revarnished table) | Sat 1st December 2007 | £5,105 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm 1887 | Sun 1st July 2007 | £7,200 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm 1890, #175 | Fri 1st June 2007 | £5,611 |
| Violin | 35.9 cm Lille, 1885 | Thu 1st February 2007 | £9,000 |
| Cello | 76.1 cm Lille, 1892, n°196 (restored soundpost break) | Fri 1st December 2006 | £21,571 |
| Violin | 35.9 cm Lille, 1888 | Fri 1st December 2006 | £9,587 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Lille, 1894, n°212 | Thu 1st June 2006 | £8,094 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59 g. France, 1900 c. [Workshop of] | Wed 1st February 2006 | £1,140 |
| Violin | Lille, 1892 | Tue 1st November 2005 | £12,632 |
| Viola | 39.5 cm Lille, 1890 c. | Wed 1st June 2005 | £6,118 |
| Violin | Lille, 1899 #502 | Sun 1st May 2005 | £14,531 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 59 g. | Tue 1st February 2005 | £1,320 |
| Violin | Lille, 1882 #94 | Wed 1st December 2004 | £6,919 |
| Violin | 1888 | Sun 1st June 2003 | £13,332 |
| Violin | 1878 | Sat 1st June 2002 | £11,776 |
| Viola | 39.3 cm 1872 | Fri 1st December 2000 | £4,078 |
| Violin | 1884 | Fri 1st December 2000 | £12,744 |
| Violin | 1894 | Wed 1st November 2000 | £6,900 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. [Workshop] | Sun 1st October 2000 | £5,638 |
| Violin | 1880 | Thu 1st June 2000 | £12,650 |
| Violin | 1885 | Mon 1st November 1999 | £7,000 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 59 g. | Sat 1st May 1999 | £704 |
| Violin | 1896 | Mon 1st March 1999 | £3,220 |
| Violin | 1886 | Sun 1st November 1998 | £9,775 |
| Violin | 1888 | Thu 1st October 1998 | £9,775 |
| Violin | 1900 | Mon 1st June 1998 | £5,859 |
| Viola | 40.8 cm 1882 | Sat 1st March 1997 | £15,525 |
| Violin | 1885 | Sat 1st March 1997 | £11,500 |
| Cello | 1882 | Fri 1st November 1996 | £40,250 |
| Violin | 1892 | Fri 1st November 1996 | £6,900 |
| Violin | 1884 | Sat 1st June 1996 | £3,450 |
| Cello | 1884 | Sat 1st June 1996 | £7,475 |
| Violin | 1869 | Sat 1st June 1996 | £8,050 |
| Violin | 1883 | Wed 1st March 1995 | £10,925 |
| Violin | 1888 | Wed 1st March 1995 | £9,200 |
| Violin | 18-- | Sat 1st October 1994 | £4,600 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 57 g. | Thu 1st July 1993 | £2,300 |
| Violin | 1889 | Sun 1st November 1992 | £11,000 |
| Viola | 38.9 cm 1868 | Sun 1st November 1992 | £5,280 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 58 g. | Mon 1st June 1992 | £880 |
| Violin | 1899 | Sun 1st March 1992 | £13,200 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 58 g. | Sun 1st March 1992 | £2,090 |
| Violin | 1897 | Sun 1st March 1992 | £3,850 |
| Violin | 1888 | Sat 1st June 1991 | £10,450 |
| Violin | 1883 | Sat 1st June 1991 | £9,020 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 70 g. | Wed 1st June 1988 | £440 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. | Mon 1st April 1985 | £594 |
| Cello Bow | G/I 76 g. | Wed 1st June 1983 | £1,429 |
| Viola | 37.1 cm 1871 | Mon 1st November 1982 | £1,100 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 64 g. | Sun 1st June 1980 | £374 |
Biographies
John Dilworth
HEL, Joseph (Pierre Joseph) Born 1842 Mazirot, Vosges, died 1902 Lille France. Apprenticed to Salzard at Mirecourt for seven years. Worked for two years with Sébastien Vuillaume, and for N. Darche at Aix-la-Chapelle 1864. Established independently in Lille from 1865. Carried out restoration work for Lille Conservatoire and for the Glasgow dealer David Laurie from c.1880. Numerous awards at various European and American exhibitions. Made an officer of the French Academy. Credited with over 800 instruments. Very superior copies of Stradivari and Guarneri instruments in the Vuillaume style. Sometimes branded above the endpin: ‘J. Hel à Lille’. Printed labels: Joseph Hel / Luthier à Lille. 1893
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