Joseph Nicolas Leclerc
Mirecourt, Paris, worked 1760–1778
LECLERC, Joseph Nicolas b. Mirecourt, Worked circa. 1760-1778 Paris France. Worked in the ‘Quinze-Vingt’ Hospital. One violin in the Snoeck collection, now in the Berlin Museum of Music: mediocre work with yellow varnish dated 1770. Another of better quality dated 1765 cited by Vannes. — John Dilworth
Auction Price History
Highest auction price
27 results
| Type | Details | Auction house | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | Bearing the maker's brand Lot 155 | Vichy | December 2025 | £9,866est. € 8.000-10.000 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label, branded J. Leclerc aux 15.20 à Paris under the button Lot 365 | Vichy | December 2021 | £17,942est. € 17.000-20.000 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's brand under the button Lot 821 | Vichy | June 2021 | £880est. € 800-1.000 |
| Viola | Labelled Benois Fleury ... Lot 102 | Brompton’s | March 2021 | £3,840est. £ 3,000-5,000 |
| Viola | Labelled Benois Fleury ... Lot 175 | Brompton’s | January 2021 | £4,320est. £ 3,000-5,000 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label Lot 525 | Vichy | December 2020 | £3,892est. € 3.500-4.000 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's brand under the button Lot 307 | Vichy | December 2020 | £3,360est. € 3.000-4.000 |
| Violin | Millant collection, bearing the maker's label and brand under the heel Lot 183 | Vichy | December 2018 | £15,482est. € 6.000-8.000 |
| Violin | Branded J.N. Leclerq aux 15-20 à Paris under the button Lot 263 | Vichy | June 2018 | £6,835est. € 4.000-5.000 |
| Viola | Unlabelled, branded to the inside back LeClerc Aux 1520 à Paris Lot 38 | Tarisio | February 2018 | £14,595est. $ 4,000-6,000 |
| Violin | Branded J.N. Leclerc à Paris aux 15.20 below the button Lot 65 | Vichy | November 2017 | £10,560est. € 8.000-10.000 |
| Viola | Bearing the maker's label and brand J. Leclerc ... under the button Lot 8 | Vichy | December 2016 | £5,890est. € 5.500-6.000 |
| Cello | Labelled Fait par Leclerc aux quinze vingt à Paris 1777 Lot 225 | Vichy | June 2016 | £17,914est. € 17.000-20.000 |
| Violin | Labelled Fait par Leclerc, aux Quinze-Vingt, à Paris 1778, branded J Leclerc, Aux 15 20, a Paris Lot 166 | Tarisio | October 2015 | £2,723est. $ 4,000-6,000 |
| Viola | Unlabelled, branded to the button Leclerc A Paris, branded to the lower rib Aux 15 20 Lot 88 | Tarisio | October 2014 | £3,752est. $ 2,500-4,000 |
| Cello | Branded internally Leclerc à Paris Lot 460 | Vichy | June 2013 | £8,670est. € 10.000-15.000 |
| Cello | 75.6 cm Mirecourt, 1773 | — | January 2010 | £12,570 |
| Violin | Paris, 1774 | — | January 2005 | £4,747 |
| Violin | Paris, 1770 c. | — | January 2005 | £4,200 |
| Cello | Paris, 1770-1775 c. | — | January 2004 | £5,616 |
| Violin | 1771 | — | January 1996 | £2,300 |
| Viola | 39.8 cm 1778 | — | January 1996 | £6,900 |
| Viola | 40.0 cm 1776 | — | January 1989 | £3,520 |
| Viola | 39.7 cm 1770 | — | January 1987 | £2,640 |
| Violin | 1770 c. | — | January 1987 | £1,650 |
| Violin | 1770 | — | January 1983 | £682 |
| Viola | 40.0 cm 17-- | — | January 1981 | £1,420 |
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Biographies
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John Dilworth+
LECLERC, Joseph Nicolas b. Mirecourt, Worked circa. 1760-1778 Paris France. Worked in the ‘Quinze-Vingt’ Hospital. One violin in the Snoeck collection, now in the Berlin Museum of Music: mediocre work with yellow varnish dated 1770. Another of better quality dated 1765 cited by Vannes. fait par Leclerc / au 15 vingt à Paris 1773 J. N. LeClerc. Luthier aux quinze-vingt / à Paris 1770 Racomodé par Leclerc / au 15 vingt à Paris 1771
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