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Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume

Highest auction price

£420,000

Auction price history
Type Details Sold Price
Cello Bearing the maker's label and brand, back and head cracks, table and back worm Sat 1st June 2024 £87,218
Violin Bearing the maker's brands to the table and back, numbered 2831, in excellent and playing condition Sat 1st June 2024 £186,852
Violin Bow Silver mounted, metallic stick, head blemish, otherwise very good condition Sat 1st June 2024 £1,171
Cello Bow Silver mounted, unhaired and unlapping, handle and head blemishes, frog and handle wear, frog crack Sat 1st June 2024 £7,408
Violin Labelled Jean Baptiste Vuillaume a Paris Rue Croix des Petits Champs Wed 1st May 2024 £179,047
Violin Illustrated in An Exhibition of the Work of J.B. Vuillaume by Sotheby's, London 2012, pp. 12-13 Fri 1st March 2024 £240,000
Violin Labelled Jean Baptiste Vuillaume à Paris Rue Croix des Petits Champs, branded to the inside Vuillaume Fri 1st March 2024 £178,183
Violin Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesù copy, original label and brands Fri 1st March 2024 £133,605
Cello Labelled Jean Baptiste Vuillaume à Paris, 3 rue Demours Ternes. JBV., numbered 2420, branded Fri 1st March 2024 £420,000
Violin Mon 30th July 2018 £90
Violin Bow Wed 31st October 2012 £3,750
Violin 35.8 cm Paris, 1860 c. [Workshop of] Tue 1st November 2011 £17,918
Violin 35.6 cm Paris, 1875 c. [showing the collaboration of "Nestor Audinot"] Tue 1st November 2011 £41,350
Violin 35.9 cm 1850 c. Sat 1st October 2011 £78,434
Violin 35.6 cm St. Cecile, France, 1861 [Worskhop of] Sat 1st October 2011 £22,176
Violin Bow S/E 59 g. Paris, 1870 c. (later frog & adjuster) [made by "F.N. Voirin"] Sat 1st October 2011 £9,375
Violin 35.7 cm Paris, 1845 c. Sat 1st October 2011 £103,250
Violin Bow S/E 54.5 g. picture bow (button later) [Workshop of] Fri 1st July 2011 £2,203
Cello 75.4 cm mid 19th C. [Ascribed to] Wed 1st June 2011 £48,000
Cello 75.5 cm Paris, 1866 n°2679 Wed 1st June 2011 £206,101
Violin 37.0 cm Paris, 1831 n°239 Wed 1st June 2011 £29,758
Violin 35.5 cm [Ascribed to] Sun 1st May 2011 £9,468
Violin 36.7 cm Paris, 1850 c. Sun 1st May 2011 £43,701
Cello Bow S/E 76 g. France, 1870 c. Tue 1st March 2011 £6,875
Violin Bow S/E 62.5 g. no winding, also branded "brevet d invention" Wed 1st December 2010 £22,783
Violin Bow S/E 55.5 g. with fine hair, without winding [Made by "Nicolas Maline"] Wed 1st December 2010 £11,909
Violin 35.6 cm Paris, 1840 c. Wed 1st December 2010 £80,777
Violin Bow S/E 53 g. without hair [Workshop of] Fri 1st October 2010 £3,347
Violin Bow S/E 54 g. without hair [Workshop of] Fri 1st October 2010 £12,643
Cello Bow S/E 81.0 g. [Made by "Pierre Simon"] Fri 1st October 2010 £18,922
Viola Bow S/E 61.5 g. [Attributed to "Nicolas Maline"] Fri 1st October 2010 £5,519
Violin Bow G/E 56 g. (button later) [by "Charles Peccatte"] Fri 1st October 2010 £6,000
Violin Bow S/E 59 g. Paris, 1860 c. Fri 1st October 2010 £3,500
Violin 35.6 cm Paris, 1865 c. Fri 1st October 2010 £131,436
Viola Bow S/E 66.5 g. Picture bow [Made by "F.N. Voirin"] Tue 1st June 2010 £18,474
Violin Bow S/E 56.5 g. Metal bow (frog & button probably original) Tue 1st June 2010 £5,622
Violin Bow S/E 57.5 g. [Workshop of & probably by "Jean Joseph Martin"] Tue 1st June 2010 £6,426
Violin Bow S/E 61.0 g. [Made by"Pierre Simon"] Tue 1st June 2010 £24,096
Cello 75.8 cm 1828 c. [Probably by] Thu 1st April 2010 £54,992
Violin Bow S/E 57.5 g. [Made by "F.N. Voirin" Thu 1st April 2010 £7,856
Violin 35.8 cm Paris, 1844 c. "1626" Thu 1st April 2010 £78,560
Viola Bow S/E 62.0 g. self-rehairing [Made by "D. Peccatte"] [Lit.] Thu 1st April 2010 £36,982
Viola Bow S/E 58.0 g. picture lens [Made by "Nicolas Voirin"] Thu 1st April 2010 £10,684
Violin 35.9 cm Paris, Mid 19th C. [Ascribed to] Thu 1st April 2010 £12,327
Violin 35.5 cm Paris, 1868 n°2748 Mon 1st March 2010 £97,250
Violin Bow S/E 50.5 g. [Attributed to the workshop of] Mon 1st February 2010 £1,924
Violin Bow N/E 53 g. (frog and button not original) [Made by 'Dominique Peccatte"] Tue 1st December 2009 £32,642
Violin Bow S/E 58.5 g. Paris, 1845 c. picture bow Thu 1st October 2009 £13,450
Violin Bow S/E 57.0 g. Metal stick, self-rehairing Thu 1st October 2009 £2,400
Violin Bow S/E 58.5 g. [Made by "F.N. Voirin"] Thu 1st October 2009 £6,600
Violin Bow S/E 64.0 g. [Made by "Pierre Simon"] Thu 1st October 2009 £15,600
Violin 35.9 cm Paris, 1855 c. Thu 1st October 2009 £75,000
Violin Bow S/E 63 g. Paris, 1835 c. (later adustor) [Attributed to "Dominique Peccatte"] Thu 1st October 2009 £21,250
Violin Bow S/E 57.5 g. Paris, mid-19th C. Picture Bow Thu 1st October 2009 £7,500
Violin Bow S/E 51 g. picture bow, no hair Thu 1st October 2009 £19,200
Violin 35.6 cm Paris, 1860 c. n°2013 Thu 1st October 2009 £129,759
Violin Bow S/E 57 g. originally self-rehairing (French frog & button later) [stick by "F.N. Voirin"] Thu 1st October 2009 £4,370
Cello Bow S/E 77 g. 1830 c. [Made by "Dominique Peccatte"] Thu 1st October 2009 £23,735
Cello Bow S/E 80 g. 1845 c. (button later) [made by "Nicolas Maline"] Thu 1st October 2009 £9,494
Violin Bow G/T 61.0 g. [Made bv "Jean Joseph Martin"] ex-Isaac Stern Fri 1st May 2009 £16,192
Violin 35.8 cm Paris, 1855 c. Fri 1st May 2009 £50,466
Cello Bow S/E 77.5 g. (button later) [Workshop of] Fri 1st May 2009 £4,270
Violin Bow S/E 57.5 g. [Possibly by "J.J Martin"] Fri 1st May 2009 £2,717
Violin Bow S/E 63.5 g. [Attributed to "J.J. Martin"] Sun 1st March 2009 £3,510
Violin 35.6 cm [Possibly worskhop of] Sun 1st March 2009 £12,600
Violin Bow 57.5 g. Paris, 1840 c. picture bow [made by "Pierre Simon"] Sun 1st March 2009 £9,375
Violin Bow self-rehairing (later frog & button) Mon 1st December 2008 £9,726
Violin Bow S/E 64 g. Paris, 1870 c. [Probably by "Pierre Simon"] Sat 1st November 2008 £5,189
Violin Bow S/E 58 g. Paris, end of 19th C. Sat 1st November 2008 £2,395
Cello 76.5 cm 1850 c. [Attributed to] Sat 1st November 2008 £36,000
Violin 35.5 cm Paris, 1867 #2699 Sat 1st November 2008 £22,800
Violin Bow G/T 60 g. (frog and button possibly later) [Workshop] Wed 1st October 2008 £20,171
Violin 36.7 cm Paris, 1840 c. after "Maggini" Wed 1st October 2008 £25,000
Violin Bow S/E 58 g. Paris, 1860 c. Wed 1st October 2008 £6,250
Violin Bow S/E 62 g. [Workshop] Wed 1st October 2008 £6,260
Viola 40.4 cm Paris, 1928 (restored soundpost break) Sun 1st June 2008 £7,242
Violin 35.7 cm Paris, 1867 #2701 Sun 1st June 2008 £84,485
Viola Bow S/E 69 g. Paris, 1870 c. [Probably by "J.J. Martin"] Sun 1st June 2008 £2,668
Violin Bow S/E 58.5 g. [Made by "Simon, Pierre"] Thu 1st May 2008 £5,993
Violin Bow G/E 62.0 g. (frog & button not original) [Made by "F.N. Voirin] Thu 1st May 2008 £4,795
Violin Bow S/E 58.5 g. (button not original) [Made by "Maline Nicolas"] Thu 1st May 2008 £7,192
Violin Bow S/E 67 g. [Made by "Nicolas Maline"] Thu 1st May 2008 £9,032
Violin Bow S/E 54 g. [Made by "J.J. Martin"] Tue 1st April 2008 £6,666
Cello Bow S/E 76.5 g. Paris, 1860 c. 'Picture' Bow (later adjustor) [Lit: The Cooper Collection] Sat 1st March 2008 £8,750
Violin Bow S/E 58 g. Paris, 1870 c. Sat 1st March 2008 £5,625
Violin Bow S/E 58.5 g. Paris, 1860 c. 'Picture' Bow [Lit: The Cooper Collection] Sat 1st March 2008 £5,625
Violin Bow G/I 56.5 g. Paris, mid-19th C. [Probably by "N. Maire" or "F. Peccatte"] Sat 1st March 2008 £10,000
Violin Bow S/E 63.0 g. [Made by "Nicolas Maline"] Sat 1st March 2008 £11,700
Violin Bow S/E 54 g. without hair or winding Sat 1st December 2007 £5,276
Violin Bow S/E 62 g. Paris, 1860 c. Metal Self-Rehairing (frog/button not original & without hair) Mon 1st October 2007 £1,250
Cello Bow S/E 70.0 g. without hair (frog repair) [Probably by "Nicolas Maline"] Mon 1st October 2007 £7,996
Violin 35.6 cm Paris, 1860 c. Mon 1st October 2007 £31,413
Violin 35.8 cm Paris, 1840-50 c. Mon 1st October 2007 £51,403
Violin Bow S/E 60.5 g. (repair to handle) [Made by "Pierre Simon"] Mon 1st October 2007 £9,138
Violin 35.7 cm Paris, 1852 Mon 1st October 2007 £58,100
Violin Bow S/E 60.5 g. Paris, 1860 c. Mon 1st October 2007 £2,000
Viola 39.8 cm 1860 c. Sun 1st July 2007 £38,400
Violin Bow S/E 61 g. micro photo of JB Vuillaume Sun 1st July 2007 £7,200
Violin 35.2 cm Paris, 1840, #1395 Fri 1st June 2007 £60,120
Violin 35.7 cm Paris, 1842-1844 c. (top a later copy) Tue 1st May 2007 £23,043
Violin Bow S/E 58.0 g. (button not original) Tue 1st May 2007 £4,334
Cello 75.9 cm Paris, 1855 c. Thu 1st March 2007 £90,000
Violin Bow S/E 60.0 g. (button not original) Thu 1st March 2007 £3,450
Viola Bow S/E 68 g. Paris, 1860 c. Picture bow made by "F.N. Voirin" Thu 1st February 2007 £9,600
Violin 36.9 cm Paris, 1827 After Maggini Thu 1st February 2007 £16,800
Violin Bow S/E 57 g. Ironwood Fri 1st December 2006 £3,835
Violin 35.6 cm Paris, 1860 c. Wed 1st November 2006 £22,555
Violin 35.8 cm France, 19th C. [Ascribed to] Wed 1st November 2006 £8,400
Violin 35.5 cm Paris, 1843 Wed 1st November 2006 £45,600
Violin Bow S/E 54.5 g. Paris, 1840 c. 'Picture' bow Wed 1st November 2006 £5,760
Violin 35.7 cm Paris, 1860 c. Sun 1st October 2006 £56,433
Violin 35.7 cm Sun 1st October 2006 £34,733
Violin 35.7 cm Paris, 1845 c. "Maggini" model Sat 1st July 2006 £36,000
Violin 35.6 cm Paris, 1870 c. Sat 1st July 2006 £66,000
Violin Bow S/E 59 g. Paris, 1850 c. Sat 1st July 2006 £10,800
Violin Bow G/T 59 g. Paris, mid-19th C. Sat 1st July 2006 £7,200
Cello Bow S/E 78 g. Metal shaft Thu 1st June 2006 £971
Violin S/E 51 g. in the style of Maline Thu 1st June 2006 £1,295
Violin 35.8 cm Paris, 1848, n°1826, "Guarnerius del Gesu" model, with Provance Thu 1st June 2006 £109,270
Violin Bow S/E [made by "F.N. Voirin"] Thu 1st June 2006 £4,047
Violin Bow S/E 59.5 g. [Made by 'Charles Claude Husson"] Thu 1st June 2006 £3,076
Cello Bow ?/E 72 g. steel shaft, various mountings ("Simon" workshop frog and later button) Thu 1st June 2006 £1,619
Cello Bow S/E 64.0 g. [Workshop of] Mon 1st May 2006 £1,472
Violin 35.7 cm Paris, 1860 c. [Ascribed to] Mon 1st May 2006 £19,928
Violin 35.3 cm Paris, 1850 Mon 1st May 2006 £35,071
Violin Bow S/E 57 g. Paris, 1860 c. 'Picture' bow Wed 1st February 2006 £3,120
Violin Bow S/E 56 g. made by "F.N. Voirin" Thu 1st December 2005 £8,381
Cello Bow N/E 82.5 g. Metal shaft (frog & button not original) Tue 1st November 2005 £1,200
Violin 1860 c. [Workshop] Tue 1st November 2005 £9,474
Violin [Circle of] Tue 1st November 2005 £48,000
Violin Bow S/E 60 g. 'lens eye', made by "H.R. Pfretzschner" Tue 1st November 2005 £1,500
Cello Paris, 1845 Tue 1st November 2005 £138,163
Violin Paris, 1850 c. Wed 1st June 2005 £13,451
Violin Bow S/E 62 g. made by "Adam, Jean 'Grand' Wed 1st June 2005 £19,320
Cello Bow S/E 77 g. Sun 1st May 2005 £3,600
Cello Paris, 1845 c. Sun 1st May 2005 £92,380
Violin Paris, 1827 [sold with "Lamy" S/E bow] Sun 1st May 2005 £48,000
Violin Paris, 1864 # 2528 Sun 1st May 2005 £50,400
Violin 1830 c. [Workshop] [Probably by] Sun 1st May 2005 £31,190
Violin Paris, 1848 Sun 1st May 2005 £31,200
Violin Paris, 1870 c. [Attributed to] Sun 1st May 2005 £12,000
Violin Paris, 1845 c. Sun 1st May 2005 £3,600
Cello Bow 82 g. Steel (later frog & button) Fri 1st April 2005 £1,191
Violin Bow S/E 60.5 g. Tue 1st February 2005 £7,800
Violin Bow S/E 60 g. Metal shaft Tue 1st February 2005 £1,440
Cello Paris, 1850 c. Mon 1st November 2004 £60,000
Violin Mirecourt, mid-19th C., branded "Stentor I" Mon 1st November 2004 £6,600
Violin Bow S/E 58.5 g. Metal shaft Mon 1st November 2004 £1,800
Cello Bow S/E 79 g. [Probably by "C. Peccatte"] Mon 1st November 2004 £6,670
Violin Fri 1st October 2004 £49,097
Violin Bow S/E 58.0 g. [Probably by "Voirin"] Fri 1st October 2004 £4,453
Violin [Attributed to] Wed 1st September 2004 £4,780
Violin Paris, 1864 #2574 Thu 1st July 2004 £32,400
Violin Paris, 1866 #2670 Thu 1st July 2004 £54,000
Violin Bow S/E 61 g. Thu 1st July 2004 £4,560
Violin Bow S/E 55 g. Thu 1st July 2004 £2,880
Violin Paris, 1828 (?) #107 Sat 1st May 2004 £7,768
Violin Paris, 1967 c. Sat 1st May 2004 £56,151
Violin Bow S/E 61 g. made by "Joseph Henry" Thu 1st April 2004 £3,366
Violin Bow S/E 59 g. Thu 1st April 2004 £2,154
Violin Child's violin. branded "Stentor 1" [Workshop] Mon 1st March 2004 £5,040
Violin Paris, 1850 c. [Workshop] [Probably by] Mon 1st March 2004 £14,400
Cello Bow S/E 77 g. [Probably by "J.J. Martin"] Mon 1st March 2004 £3,000
Violin Bow S/E 60 g. Mon 1st March 2004 £7,440
Violin 1866 Mon 1st December 2003 £15,255
Cello Bow S/E 82 g. made by "Maline" Wed 1st October 2003 £8,142
Cello Bow S/E 61 g. Wed 1st October 2003 £1,872
Violin 1865 c. Wed 1st October 2003 £28,680
Violin Bow S/E 58 g. Wed 1st October 2003 £2,008
Violin 1828 Tue 1st July 2003 £48,000
Violin Bow S/E 58 g. Tue 1st July 2003 £4,800
Violin 1850 c. Thu 1st May 2003 £90,240
Violin Bow G/T 58 g. made by "Voirin" Thu 1st May 2003 £20,240
Violin Bow G/T 60 g. made by "Martin" Thu 1st May 2003 £12,512
Violin Bow S/E 60 g. 'lens eye' Tue 1st April 2003 £3,137
Violin Bow S/E 57 g. Tue 1st April 2003 £3,734
Violin 1829 Sat 1st March 2003 £37,200
Violin 1850 c. Sat 1st March 2003 £41,000
Violin 1850 Fri 1st November 2002 £33,460
Violin Bow S/E 58 g. Fri 1st November 2002 £4,182
Violin 1849 Fri 1st November 2002 £40,000
Violin 1850 Fri 1st November 2002 £31,200
Violin 1860 Tue 1st October 2002 £53,536
Violin 34.3 cm 1831 Sat 1st June 2002 £13,800
Violin 1823 Sat 1st June 2002 £13,500
Cello 1846 Sat 1st June 2002 £23,900
Cello 1862 Sat 1st June 2002 £111,366
Violin 1846 Sat 1st June 2002 £9,813
Viola Bow S/E 65 g. Metal Sat 1st June 2002 £2,041
Violin 1845 Sat 1st June 2002 £7,549
Violin 1874 Sat 1st June 2002 £26,018
Violin Bow S/E 59 g. Sat 1st June 2002 £2,629
Violin 1858 Sat 1st June 2002 £55,400
Violin 1850 Wed 1st May 2002 £33,651
Violin Bow S/E 62 g. Wed 1st May 2002 £6,730
Violin 1827 Fri 1st March 2002 £47,000
Violin Bow S/E 55 g. 'lens eye' Fri 1st March 2002 £9,987
Violin 1860 Fri 1st March 2002 £40,000
Violin Bow S/E 62 g. 'lens eye' Fri 1st March 2002 £5,040
Violin Bow S/E 57 g. made by "Simon" Sat 1st December 2001 £8,700
Cello Bow S/E 74 g. Thu 1st November 2001 £2,400
Violin 1830 Thu 1st November 2001 £25,000
Violin 1860 Thu 1st November 2001 £43,700
Violin Bow S/E 61 g. Thu 1st November 2001 £3,344
Cello 1835 Mon 1st October 2001 £15,603
Cello 1857 Mon 1st October 2001 £39,007
Violin 1832 Mon 1st October 2001 £14,184
Violin 1869 Fri 1st June 2001 £33,750
Violin 1873 Fri 1st June 2001 £15,400
Violin 1848 Fri 1st June 2001 £44,200
Violin 1860 Fri 1st June 2001 £34,700
Violin Bow S/E 57 g. Fri 1st December 2000 £6,627
Violin Bow N/E 54 g. Fri 1st December 2000 £1,427
Cello 1847 Wed 1st November 2000 £91,500
Violin 1863 Wed 1st November 2000 £38,732
Cello Bow S/E 80 g. Wed 1st November 2000 £5,290
Viola Bow S/E 69 g. Wed 1st November 2000 £12,867
Violin Bow S/E 60 g. 'lens eye' Wed 1st November 2000 £4,021
Violin Bow S/E 61 g. Fri 1st September 2000 £2,760
Cello Bow S/E 84 g. Sat 1st July 2000 £8,400
Violin 1869 Thu 1st June 2000 £62,750
Violin 1840 Thu 1st June 2000 £26,807
Cello Bow S/E 76 g. Mon 1st May 2000 £3,920
Violin Bow S/E 60 g. Wed 1st March 2000 £6,325
Violin 1850 c. Mon 1st November 1999 £29,900
Cello Bow S/E 79 g. Mon 1st November 1999 £6,900
Violin 1862 Mon 1st November 1999 £63,100
Violin Bow S/E 59 g. 'lens eye' Mon 1st November 1999 £5,980
Violin 1867 Mon 1st November 1999 £46,000
Violin Bow S/E 57 g. Tue 1st June 1999 £3,934
Violin 1850 Sat 1st May 1999 £18,995
Violin 1848 Mon 1st March 1999 £58,700
Cello Bow S/E 79 g. Tue 1st December 1998 £1,844
Violin 1874 Sun 1st November 1998 £38,900
Violin Bow S/E 57 g. Metal Sun 1st November 1998 £2,300
Cello Bow S/E 78 g. Sun 1st November 1998 £6,900
Violin 1861 Sun 1st November 1998 £20,700
Violin Bow S/E 61 g. Fri 1st May 1998 £1,764
Violin Bow S/E 63 g. Fri 1st May 1998 £4,762
Violin 1873 Wed 1st April 1998 £32,200
Violin Bow S/E 58 g. Wed 1st April 1998 £1,380
Cello 1846 Sun 1st March 1998 £41,100
Violin Bow S/E 58 g. Sun 1st March 1998 £690
Violin Bow S/E 58 g. Metal Sun 1st February 1998 £901
Violin Bow S/E 60 g. Self-Rehairing Sat 1st November 1997 £7,475
Violin Bow S/E 58 g. Metal Sat 1st November 1997 £2,300
Violin 1847 Sat 1st November 1997 £58,700
Violin 1845 c. Sat 1st November 1997 £49,900
Violin 1850 c. Sat 1st November 1997 £23,000
Violin 1845 c. Sat 1st November 1997 £33,343
Violin 18-- Tue 1st July 1997 £6,900
Violin Bow S/E 56 g. Sun 1st June 1997 £7,130
Violin Bow S/I 60 g. Sun 1st June 1997 £3,910
Cello 1860 Thu 1st May 1997 £62,360
Violin Bow N/E 60 g. made by "Maline" Sat 1st March 1997 £1,150
Violin 1847 Sat 1st March 1997 £32,200
Violin Bow S/E 54 g. 'lens eye' Sat 1st March 1997 £6,900
Violin Bow S/E 60 g. Sat 1st March 1997 £3,795
Violin 18-- Fri 1st November 1996 £38,900
Violin 1846 Fri 1st November 1996 £9,200
Cello 1854 c. Fri 1st November 1996 £69,000
Violin 1844 1/2 Size Fri 1st November 1996 £4,600
Cello Bow S/E 76 g. Fri 1st November 1996 £2,614
Violin 1846 Sat 1st June 1996 £58,700
Violin Bow S/E 58 g. Fri 1st March 1996 £5,980
Violin 18-- Fri 1st March 1996 £33,350
Violin Bow S/E 56 g. Fri 1st March 1996 £2,760
Cello 1862 Sun 1st October 1995 £73,000
Violin 18-- Thu 1st June 1995 £47,700
Cello 1863 Thu 1st June 1995 £69,000
Viola 1849 Thu 1st June 1995 £12,650
Violin 1844 Mon 1st May 1995 £5,750
Violin 1855 Wed 1st March 1995 £41,400
Violin 1844 Wed 1st March 1995 £3,450
Violin 18-- Thu 1st December 1994 £40,385
Violin 1850 c. Thu 1st December 1994 £38,269
Violin 1839 Tue 1st November 1994 £34,500
Violin 1830 Tue 1st November 1994 £20,125
Violin Bow G/E 60 g. made by "Peccatte" Wed 1st June 1994 £14,950
Viola 18-- Wed 1st June 1994 £9,200
Violin 1853 Wed 1st June 1994 £4,370
Violin 18-- 3/4 Size Wed 1st June 1994 £5,750
Cello Bow S/E 76 g. Metal Tue 1st March 1994 £3,680
Violin 18-- Tue 1st March 1994 £54,300
Cello 1846 Tue 1st March 1994 £88,000
Violin Bow S/E 62 g. Self-Rehairing Tue 1st March 1994 £2,070
Violin Bow S/E 60 g. 'lens eye' Tue 1st March 1994 £1,610
Viola Bow S/E 66 g. Mon 1st November 1993 £1,635
Cello 1840 c. Mon 1st November 1993 £76,300
Viola 39.7 cm 1840 c. Mon 1st November 1993 £41,100
Violin 1840 c. Mon 1st November 1993 £41,100
Violin 1840 c. Thu 1st July 1993 £7,475
Violin 1835 c. Thu 1st July 1993 £18,400
Cello Bow S/E 83 g. made by "D. Peccatte" Thu 1st April 1993 £9,775
Violin Bow S/E 56 g. Self-Rehairing Thu 1st April 1993 £4,370
Violin Bow S/E 61 g. made by "Lenoble" Thu 1st April 1993 £1,495
Violin 1845 c. Thu 1st April 1993 £6,670
Violin 18-- Mon 1st March 1993 £27,600
Violin 1844 Mon 1st March 1993 £17,250
Violin 1845 Mon 1st March 1993 £5,750
Viola Bow S/E 68 g. Sun 1st November 1992 £6,600
Violin 1853 Sun 1st November 1992 £7,150
Violin 1863 Sun 1st November 1992 £35,200
Violin 1849 Sun 1st November 1992 £3,882
Violin 1847 c. Sun 1st November 1992 £21,569
Violin Bow S/E 62 g. made by "Peccatte" Sun 1st November 1992 £34,100
Violin Bow S/E 63 g. 'lens eye' Sun 1st November 1992 £4,290
Violin Bow S/E 62 g. 'lens eye' Mon 1st June 1992 £4,180
Violin 1863 Mon 1st June 1992 £26,400
Cello Bow S/E 78 g. Self-Rehairing Sun 1st March 1992 £5,720
Violin 1848 Sun 1st March 1992 £22,000
Violin 1854 Sun 1st March 1992 £20,900
Violin 1872 Sun 1st March 1992 £35,200
Violin 1850 c. Labeled "Maggini" Thu 1st November 1990 £12,650
Violin Bow S/E 57 g. made by "Simon" Thu 1st November 1990 £3,850
Violin Bow S/E made by "Peccatte" Fri 1st June 1990 £13,750
Cello 1842 Thu 1st March 1990 £16,500
Violin Bow S/E 59 g. Self-Rehairing Thu 1st June 1989 £1,210
Violin Bow Metal Self-Rehairing Wed 1st March 1989 £2,200
Viola Bow S/E 67 g. Tue 1st November 1988 £3,520
Violin Bow S/E 64 g. Metal Wed 1st June 1988 £440
Violin 1850 c. Labeled "Maggini" Tue 1st March 1988 £6,600
Viola 41.3 cm 1870 Sun 1st November 1987 £20,900
Violin 18-- 3/4 Size Sun 1st November 1987 £5,500
Viola 39.7 cm 1850 c. Mon 1st June 1987 £14,300
Viola Bow S/E 68 g. Mon 1st June 1987 £2,860
Violin Bow S/E 65 g. Metal Sat 1st November 1986 £308
Cello 1892 3/4 Size Thu 1st May 1986 £5,500
Violin Bow S/E 63 g. made by "Simon" Sat 1st March 1986 £2,970
Violin Bow G/T 60 g. 'lens eye' Sat 1st March 1986 £5,720
Viola 40.0 cm 1862 Sat 1st March 1986 £16,690
Violin Bow S/E 55 g. 'lens eye' Fri 1st November 1985 £1,650
Violin Bow S/E 55 g. Self-Rehairing Sun 1st April 1984 £1,430
Violin Bow S/E 60 g. Made by "Henry" Wed 1st June 1983 £1,143
Violin Bow S/E 60 g. Made by "Simon" Fri 1st October 1982 £1,294
Violin Bow S/E 62 g. 'lens eye' Mon 1st March 1982 £1,039
Viola Bow G/T 70 g. Sun 1st June 1980 £2,434
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John Dilworth

VUILLAUME, Jean-Baptiste Born 1798 Mirecourt, died 1875 Paris France. Second son of Claude François (IV), above. Undoubtedly the most successful French luthier, entrepreneur, inventor, and connoisseur. Prolific maker of all bowed stringed instruments and their bows, by his own hand or through his carefully managed workshop which employed some of the most skilful craftsmen in France. Apprenticed with his father in Mirecourt until 1818. Commissioned by François Chanot to construct his radical cornerless violin designs in Paris 1818. Vuillaume established a professional relationship with N. A. Lété in Paris, working for him exclusively from 1821. His own label first appeared in 1823, and in 1825 he established a workshop at 30 rue Croix-des-Petits-Champs, in partnership with Lété, as Lété & Vuillaume. In 1828 he parted from Lété and founded new premises at 46 rue Croix-des-Petits-Champs. Perfected new approach of making exact copies of classical instruments with varnish wear and patina cleverly imitated. Assisted by brother Nicolas-François and then by H. Silvestre. Silvestre remained until 1831, but was followed by H. Derazey, C. Buthod, C. Simonin, C. A. Maucotel, G. Gemunder, J. L. Germain, M. Mermillot, and many others. Vuillaume made the acquaintance of Paganini in 1836, and from that point was able to make copies of his Guarneri del Gesù ‘Cannone’ violin of 1743. Vuillaume’s copy remains beside the original del Gesù violin in the Genoa Civic Museum. In 1855 Vuillaume made the coup which sealed his place in the history of lutherie. He bought the entire collection of the eccentric Italian collector Luigi Tarisio which included the 1716 Stradivari ‘Messie’ violin and many other remarkable Cremonese instruments. This inventory made him the most important dealer in Europe and gave his workshop much to work from. In 1858 the workshops were moved to rue Pierre Demours Les Ternes. Here he employed T. Barbé, L. Neuner, P. Bailly, and A. Delanoy. Vuillaume is also celebrated for ambitious but ultimately unsuccessful ventures such as the gigantic Octo-Bass, now preserved in the Musée de la Musique, Paris. He also developed string-making facilities and various ingenious fixtures and fittings. Awarded numerous medals at Paris in 1829, 1833, 1839, and 1844. Awarded the Council Medal at the London exposition in 1851 and eventually elected to the Legion d’Honneur by the French Government. Over 3000 instruments recorded and numbered. The earliest known works are fully varnished in dark red varnish with ebony purfling. The mature period dates from c.1827 when he began his characteristic reproductions of classical Cremonese and Brescian works, most notably Stradivari and Guarneri del Gesù, with artificially worn varnish. These display faultless craftsmanship and accurate observation, and achieve remarkable varnish effects. Nevertheless, several important instruments were made with a fully applied varnish and perfect ‘new’ appearance, most notably the ‘Evangelist quartet’, each marked on the table with one of the names of the four biblical evangelists. Other special commissions had painted armorials. All instruments were signed and numbered internally. Notable are a handful of remarkable copies he made of the Nicolò Amati inlaid ‘King Louis XIV’/‘Prince Youssoupoff’ 1656 violin. He also marketed cheaper student grade instruments under the St Cecile trademark, made in Mirecourt by his brother Nicolas-François. Co-operated with the acoustician Savart on theoretical approaches and varnish research, and with the writer François Fètis, whose seminal work Antoine Stradivari, luthier célèbre Vuillaume both contributed to and published. Instruments signed and branded internally. The small Vuillaume brand found inside, was used on the outside of the ribs in very early instruments. Equally important were Vuillaume’s contributions to bow making. From 1823 onward he employed C. Eulry, Persois, D. Peccatte, J. Fonclause, G. Maline, P. Simon, J. Voirin, F. Peccatte, F. N. Voirin, A. Lenoble, J. J. Martin, C. Peccatte, P. Colas, J. Poirson, H. R. Pfretzschner, L. Bausch, E. Leibech, C. C. Husson, J. C. Nürnberger, and T. Jacobsen. Of these, D. Peccatte, P. Simon, and F. N. Voirin went on to become highly important and influential archetiers in the French tradition, and the German craftsmen established a tradition of high quality bow making in the various German centres. Vuillaume made many innovations in bow making himself, including the hollow steel bows made c.1834-1850, and the self-hairing bow which he patented in 1835. Despite his enthusiasm both innovations failed to establish themselves. The frog with rounded edges and the ‘portrait-eye’ (a miniature photograph of Vuillaume beneath a lens inlaid in the eye of the frog) his own personal initiative, was created c.1845 and largely made by Voirin. Bows branded: VUILLAUME A PARIS. Manuscript label: J. B. Vuillaume No. 4 / Chez N. A. Lété / rue Pavée Saint Sauveur No. 20 / à Paris 1823 J. B. Vuillaume No. 21 / Rue Croix des petits Champs No. 30 / Paris 1825 Printed labels: J. B. Vuillaume, no.76 / Rue Croix-des-Petits-Champs, à Paris an 1827 JBV Jean Baptiste Vuillaume à Paris / Rue Croix des Petits Champs JBV Jean Baptiste Vuillaume à Paris / 3 rue Demours-Ternes JBV [Millant]

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