Jean Baptiste (I) Lefebvre
Auction price history
Highest auction price
£7,800
| Type | Details | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | May 2015 | £4,750 | |
| Violin | October 2011 | £4,750 | |
| Violin | 35.5 cm Amsterdam ,1760-1770 c. | June 2006 | £3,400 |
| Violin | 1755 c. | March 2002 | £7,800 |
| Cello | 17-- | November 1983 | £3,740 |
Biographies
John Dilworth
LEFÈBVRE, Jean Baptiste (I) Born circa. 1700 Lannoy, nr. Lille France, died 1775 Amsterdam Netherlands. Active in Amsterdam from c.1726. Work in two distinct styles: one in traditional Dutch manner: Amatisé model with long corners and whalebone purfling; others more commonly in the Mirecourt tradition: low-arched and short-cornered, with yellow and golden-brown varnish. Small scrolls and short soundholes generally. Assisted by his son, Jean Baptiste Lefèbvre (II). The workshop in Kalverstraat continued under the direction of various luthiers until 1857 and the business was taken into the the 20th century by the Ko brothers and Johannes Peereboom. J. B. LeFèbvre fecit in Amsterdam. 1770. [NGV]
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