Stentor (Nicolas Vuillaume)
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15 results
| Type | Details | Auction house | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Violin | Miniature violin Lot 3004 | Gardiner Houlgate | September 2025 | £30est. £ 20-40 |
| Violin | Branded STENTOR 1, one-piece back, varnish of a red brown colour on a golden ground, worm Lot 22 | Millon & A. | December 2024 | £3,408est. € 2.000-3.000 |
| Violin | Stentor 1 model, stamped Stentor 1 to the back, many table restorations, varnish damaged, heel replaced Lot 69 | Laurent | December 2024 | £2,667est. € 800-1.000 |
| Violin | Student II model, bearing the maker's label, two-piece back Lot 3016 | David Duggleby | September 2020 | £132 |
| Small Violin | One-piece back of faint medium curl, table of fine grain, varnish of a plum red colour on a golden ground Lot 2405 | Gardiner Houlgate | September 2019 | £2,340est. £ 500-700 |
| Violin | Label to interior Lot 160 | Adam Partridge | November 2018 | £18est. £ 20-40 |
| Double Bass | Double Bass Lot 28 | Crédit Municipal | September 2018 | £444est. € 500-700 |
| Double Bass | Double Bass Lot 1574 | Gardiner Houlgate | March 2017 | £312est. £ 150-250 |
| Violin | Branded STENTOR internally and on the back of the scroll on a shield Lot 157 | Skinners | November 2014 | £1,397est. $ 700-900 |
| Small Violin | Half size Stentor 1 violin, varnish of a reddish brown colour on a golden ground Lot 33 | Gardiner Houlgate | May 2013 | £1,239est. £ 1,000-1,300 |
| Small Violin | Three quarter size Stentor 1 violin, one-piece back, varnish of a reddish brown colour on a golden ground Lot 34 | Gardiner Houlgate | May 2013 | £1,180est. £ 1,000-1,300 |
| Violin | Violin Lot 128 | Domaines | December 2012 | £72est. € 60 |
| Violin | Violin Lot 129 | Domaines | December 2012 | £99est. € 70 |
| Violin | Violin Lot 130 | Domaines | December 2012 | £90est. € 70 |
| Double Bass | Stentor II three-quarter size double bass Lot 269 | Gardiner Houlgate | March 2012 | £456est. £ 100-200 |
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Biographies
The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:
John Dilworth+
STENTOR Commercial name used in instruments made for Nicolas Vuillaume in Mirecourt, mostly by A. Darte and his wife. The name was later sold to Gautrot and remains a flourishing company supplying student instruments. Original instruments by N. Vuillaume branded internally: ‘Fabrique de / A. Darte / Mirecourt’
Henri Poidras+
Violins with the mark « Stentor » branded inside and on a little projection of the head are by Nicolas Vuillaume.
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