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Joseph Dominique Lete

Mirecourt, Nantes, 1804–1871

Apprenticed to Moitessier. Worked for Gand in Paris and with J. B. Vuillaume 1825-1828. Established independently in Nantes. Slightly heavy work in the style of Gand and Vuillaume. Classical models with fine materials and hard red or golden brown varnish, sometimes shaded and aged. — John Dilworth
Worked Mirecourt, Nantes
Made Violin
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Auction Price History

Highest auction price

£27,616

5 results

Type Details Auction house Sold Price
Violin Lot 15LaurentDecember 2024£19,176est. € 6.000-8.000
CelloLabelled J. Lété luthier, à Nautea 1830, inscribed to the inside back 387 Lot 36—March 2017£11,800est. £ 15,000-22,000
Violin35.7 cm Nantes, 1834—April 2008£27,616
Violin35.7 cm Nantes, 1834—November 2006£14,400
Violin1834—October 2002£10,884

Biographies

The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:

John Dilworth+

LÉTÉ, Joseph Dominique Born 1804 Mirecourt, died 1871 Nantes France. Apprenticed to Moitessier. Worked for Gand in Paris and with J. B. Vuillaume 1825-1828. Established independently in Nantes. Slightly heavy work in the style of Gand and Vuillaume. Classical models with fine materials and hard red or golden brown varnish, sometimes shaded and aged. J H Lété, Luthier / à Nantes, 1834

Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+

Er erlernte das Geigenmachen in seiner Vaterstadt und arbeitete eine Zeit lang bei Ch. F. Gand. Hierauf liess er sich in Nantes nieder. Seine Geigen sind gut; sie haben nur oft zu dicke Ränder und näseln etwas.

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