Rene Morizot
Mirecourt, 1917–2001
2001 Mirecourt France. Sixth son of Louis Morizot, above, and the last of the dynasty, known as ‘Le Gamin’. Violin maker and pupil of Audinot, himself a popular and influential teacher. Established independently in Mirecourt from 1933, but spent five years as a German prisoner of war. — John Dilworth
Auction Price History
Highest auction price
44 results
| Type | Details | Auction house | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | Bearing the maker's signature, two-piece back, table of irregular narrow grain, varnish of a golden brown Lot 51 | Millon & Associés | November 2025 | £1,382est. € 1.000-1.200 |
| Violin | Signed to the back R. Morizot 121 Lot 515 | Vichy | June 2025 | £1,517est. € 1.500-2.000 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's signature to the back, numbered 160 Lot 770 | Vichy | June 2025 | £2,318est. € 1.500-2.000 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label Lot 14 | Aguttes | June 2025 | £1,582est. € 2.000-3.000 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label n. 360, good condition Lot 59 | Laurent | January 2024 | £1,705est. € 1.500-2.000 |
| Violin | Branded R. Morizot, fingerboard missing, fair condition Lot 2000 | Laurent | January 2024 | £514est. £200 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's signature, n. 416 Lot 553 | Vichy | November 2023 | £2,600est. € 1.500-2.000 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's signature and brand, n. 532 Lot 54 | Vichy | November 2023 | £4,180est. € 2.000-2.500 |
| Viola | Labelled Lutherie D'Art, René Morizot, Mirecourt - Année 1970, No. 925, signed to the label Lot 33 | Tarisio | October 2022 | £2,197est. € 2.000-3.000 |
| Violin | Inscribed R. Morizot 182, two-piece back, table of large grain, varnish of a golden brown colour Lot 39 | Apollium | June 2022 | £2,795est. € 800-1.200 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label and signature Lot 618 | Vichy | June 2021 | £1,264est. € 1.000-1.500 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's signature, n. 459 Lot 880 | Vichy | July 2020 | £1,028 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label n. 161 Lot 815 | Vichy | June 2019 | £1,210est. € 900 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label Lot 403 | Vichy | June 2016 | £1,037est. € 1.000-1.500 |
| Violin | N. 685 Lot 710 | Vichy | December 2015 | £1,015est. € 800 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's brand and signature Lot 806 | Vichy | June 2015 | £291est. € 300 |
| Violin | Signed to the inside back R. Morizot 866 Lot 158 | Tarisio | June 2015 | £2,291est. $ 1,200-1,800 |
| Viola | Unlabelled, branded internally R. Morizot, numbered 756, inscribed Fait a Mirecourt France ... 1961 Lot 483 | Brompton’s | June 2015 | £2,160est. £ 1,800-2,500 |
| Violin | N° 807A, bearing the maker's signature Lot 972 | Vichy | December 2014 | £428est. € 600 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's brands internally Lot 304 | Vichy | June 2014 | £5,709est. € 800-1.000 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label Lot 74 | Vichy | December 2012 | £1,171est. € 1.000-1.200 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label, no. 884 Lot 306 | Skinners | April 2012 | £348est. $ 500-700 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Mirecourt, 1955-1960 c. n°948 | — | January 2011 | £1,806 |
| Violin | 35.9 cm Mirecourt, 1950 c. | — | January 2011 | £1,106 |
| Violin | 36.2 cm Mirecourt, 1952 n°393 | — | January 2010 | £1,036 |
| Viola | 40.7 cm Mirecourt, 1960 c. | — | January 2010 | £2,382 |
| Violin | 35.4 cm n°586 | — | January 2010 | £1,898 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm Mirecourt, 1950 c. | — | January 2009 | £1,251 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Mirecourt, 20th C. | — | January 2008 | £1,126 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Mirecourt, 1934 | — | January 2008 | £1,638 |
| Violin | 36.0 cm 1954 Workshop of | — | January 2007 | £802 |
| Violin | Mirecourt, 1952 #395 | — | January 2005 | £639 |
| Violin | Mirecourt, 1934 | — | January 2004 | £1,616 |
| Violin | 194? | — | January 2003 | £1,156 |
| Violin | 1900 c. | — | January 2003 | £745 |
| Violin | 1952 | — | January 2001 | £945 |
| Violin | 1950 c. | — | January 1999 | £590 |
| Violin | 1937 | — | January 1998 | £644 |
| Viola | 40.5 cm 1969 | — | January 1997 | £747 |
| Violin | — | January 1996 | £2,255 | |
| Violin | 1937 | — | January 1992 | £2,068 |
| Violin | 1977 | — | January 1991 | £418 |
| Violin | 1956 | — | January 1990 | £605 |
| Violin | — | January 1989 | £550 |
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Biographies
The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:
John Dilworth+
MORIZOT, René Born 1917, d.2001 Mirecourt France. Sixth son of Louis Morizot, above, and the last of the dynasty, known as ‘Le Gamin’. Violin maker and pupil of Audinot, himself a popular and influential teacher. Established independently in Mirecourt from 1933, but spent five years as a German prisoner of war. Prolific maker of Stradivari and Guarneri models: violins, violas and cellos. Fine workmanship and materials.
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