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    J. C. Letellier

    Choisy le Roi, Paris, d. 1929

    LETELLIER, J. C. b. 1851, died 1929, Worked Choisy-le-Roi, Paris France. Musician. Designer of an octave violin of curious form with back length of 39cm (153/8”) and thick strings providing a range an octave below the conventional instrument. — John Dilworth
    Worked Choisy le Roi, Paris
    Made Viola, Violin
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    Auction Price History

    Highest auction price

    £565

    2 results

    Type Details Auction house Sold Price
    ViolinExperimental violin, labelled Violon à sons graves de Letellier, fair condition Lot 2162LaurentDecember 2024£565est. € 500-600
    Viola39.4 cm 1925, essentric design—April 2011£488

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    LETELLIER, J. C. b. 1851, died 1929, Worked Choisy-le-Roi, Paris France. Musician. Designer of an octave violin of curious form with back length of 39cm (153/8”) and thick strings providing a range an octave below the conventional instrument.

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