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Pierre Jean Henri Hel

Highest auction price

£16,025

Auction price history

Type	Details	Sold	Price
Violin	Bearing the maker's label n. 284 and signatures to the table and back, good condition	Sat 1st June 2024	£15,955
Violin Bow	S/E 56 g.	Wed 1st June 2011	£720
Violin	35.7 cm Lille, 1924	Wed 1st June 2011	£9,368
Violin	35.6 cm Lille, 1930	Mon 1st June 2009	£2,282
Violin	35.9 cm Lille, 1925	Sun 1st March 2009	£8,125
Violin	35.7 cm Lille, 1906	Sun 1st March 2009	£9,375
Violin	35.5 cm Lille, 1923 #544 [Workshop]	Wed 1st October 2008	£5,912
Violin	35.6 cm Lille, 1901, after "Amati"	Wed 1st October 2008	£13,750
Violin	35.8 cm Lille, 1905	Sun 1st June 2008	£5,187
Cello	75.3 cm Lille, 1923 [Workshop of]	Sat 1st March 2008	£4,750
Violin	36.0 cm Lille, 1932 [Workshop of]	Sun 1st July 2007	£2,103
Violin	35.9 cm Lille, 1911 #176	Wed 1st February 2006	£9,000
Violin	Lille, 1907 #119	Thu 1st December 2005	£7,982
Violin	1928	Sat 1st October 2005	£10,183
Cello	Lille, 1920	Sun 1st May 2005	£10,091
Violin	1899	Sat 1st November 2003	£2,160
Violin	1936	Sat 1st November 2003	£10,575
Violin	1901	Sat 1st November 2003	£9,988
Violin	1927	Tue 1st October 2002	£13,002
Violin	1901	Sat 1st June 2002	£10,755
Cello	1867	Fri 1st March 2002	£16,025
Violin	1923	Fri 1st June 2001	£8,936
Violin	1882	Fri 1st June 2001	£7,986
Violin	1930	Tue 1st May 2001	£7,801
Violin	1911	Wed 1st November 2000	£5,810
Violin	1924	Wed 1st November 2000	£13,634
Cello Bow	S/E 77 g.	Wed 1st March 2000	£1,840
Violin	1920	Mon 1st November 1999	£9,775
Violin	1903	Tue 1st June 1999	£6,325
Violin	1903	Mon 1st March 1999	£2,185
Violin	1893	Sun 1st November 1998	£8,625
Cello Bow	S/E 68 g.	Fri 1st November 1996	£662
Violin	1903	Wed 1st May 1996	£8,268
Violin Bow	G/T 62 g.	Thu 1st June 1995	£3,680
Violin	1924	Thu 1st July 1993	£12,650
Violin	1889	Thu 1st April 1993	£13,225
Violin	1902	Thu 1st April 1993	£12,650
Cello Bow	G/E 70 g.	Sun 1st November 1992	£1,210
Violin	1920	Sat 1st June 1991	£7,150
Violin Bow	S/E 58 g.	Sat 1st June 1991	£1,980
Violin Bow	S/E 62 g.	Thu 1st March 1990	£660
Violin Bow	S/E 64 g.	Tue 1st March 1988	£715
Cello Bow	S/E 75 g.	Tue 1st December 1987	£440
Cello Bow	S/E 74 g.	Fri 1st November 1985	£495
Violin Bow	S/E 60 g.	Sat 1st November 1980	£330

Biographies

John Dilworth

HEL, Pierre Jean Henri Born 1884, died 1931 Lille France. Violin and bow maker. Son, pupil, and successor of Joseph Hel, above. Credited with over 400 violins, violas, and cellos on Stradivari, Amati, and Guarneri models. Developed his personal model in 1923 for Georges Enesco. Fine red and orange-red varnish of rich texture. A decorated violin he dubbed ‘le Rossignol’ (the nightingale) shown at the Exhibition of Decorative Arts in Paris 1924. Diplomas at the St. Louis and Milan exhibitions 1904 and 1906. More commercial student quality work produced in his shop by his staff. Fine bows, branded: ‘PIERRE HEL’. Printed label: Pierre Hel Luthier du / Conservatoire à P.H. / Lille en l’an 1923