Jacques-Pierre THIBOUT

Highest auction price achieved
£ 34500.00

By Cecie Stainer

b. Sept 16, 1777, at Caen ; d. Dec. 4, 1856, at Saint-Mande, near Paris. First worked at Caen, then, in 1796, under Koliker at Paris; was married in 1800, and in 1807 established himself at 24, rue Montmartre, after 1810 moving to 8, rue Rameau. He was a remarkable maker and his instruments are much liked ; his violins soon came into notice, for by a certain treatment of the sides he gained an improvement in the pattern which produced an excellent quality of tone. The price varied from £10 to ; £14, relatively high for that period, but greatly below their present value. The workmanship and varnish were so beautiful that his instruments will bear comparison with the best Italian work ; two magnificent violins of his show peculiar richness of colouring in the varnish—a red on an amber ground. He was awarded a silver medal, 1827 ; a silver medal, 1844 ; and a first class medal at the Paris Exhibition in 1855 for an excellent violoncello. Label; " Nouveau procede approuve par l’Institut. Thibout, luthier du roi, rue Rameau, no. 8, a Paris, 1825."

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Price History

Type Title Sold Price
Violin 1827 Wed 1st December 82 £ 3740.00
Violin 1845 Sun 1st November 81 £ 3300.00
Violin 1800-50 Thu 1st January 81 £ 2933.00
Violin 35.7 cm Paris, 1829 Wed 1st June 11 £ 18185.00
Violin 35.7 cm Paris, 1825 Mon 1st March 10 £ 10000.00
Violin 35.8 cm Paris, 1829 Mon 1st June 09 £ 17632.00
Violin Paris, 1840 c. Tue 1st February 05 £ 9560.00
Violin 1837 Sun 1st December 02 £ 7037.00
Violin 1827 Fri 1st March 02 £ 9000.00
Violin 1820 Thu 1st November 01 £ 3800.00
Violin 1821 Thu 1st March 01 £ 8225.00
Cello 1855 Wed 1st November 00 £ 34500.00
Violin 1844 Mon 1st June 98 £ 9775.00
Violin 1830 Sat 1st November 97 £ 7475.00
Violin 1840 Sat 1st March 97 £ 13225.00
Cello 1854 Fri 1st March 96 £ 12650.00
Violin 18-- Sat 1st October 94 £ 2875.00
Violin 1820 c. Thu 1st March 90 £ 2750.00
Violin 1829 Thu 1st June 89 £ 12100.00
Viola 38.1 cm 1822 Tue 1st March 88 £ 2420.00
Violin Wed 7th March 12 £ 6875.00

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