Nicolas (III) VUILLAUME

Highest auction price achieved
£ 61250.00

By Cecie Stainer

Second son of Claude Vuillaume; b 1800; d. 1871. He first lived at Mirecourt, but losing his wife in 1832, he left Mirecourt and went to Paris, where he worked with Jean Baptiste, his elder brother, for ten years. He returned to Mirecourt, starting a business there in 1842. His instruments are of ordinary workmanship ; he exhibited in Paris, 1855, violins at low prices, called " violons stentor," and was awarded a bronze medal. His son, Antoine, died at the age of 21.

Show more Hide text

Price History

Type Title Sold Price
Violin 1860 c. Labeled "Stentor" Thu 1st May 03 £ 2820.00
Violin 1860 c. Labeled "Stentor" Mon 1st June 98 £ 1495.00
Violin 1850 c. Labeled "Stentor" Sun 1st June 97 £ 2300.00
Violin 18-- Labeled "Stentor" Sat 1st May 93 £ 2933.00
Violin 18-- Labeled "Stentor" Wed 1st July 92 £ 2420.00
Violin 1870 c. Labeled "Stentor" Thu 1st June 89 £ 1760.00
Violin 18-- Labeled "Stentor" Fri 1st November 85 £ 1980.00
Violin Mirecourt, 1860 c. 3/4 size [Workshop of] Thu 1st December 11 £ 1275.00
Violin 36.0 cm Mirecourt, mid 19th C. Tue 1st November 11 £ 9022.00
Violin 33.6 cm 1860 c. branded 'Stentor 1' [Attributed to] Sat 1st October 11 £ 3125.00
Violin 36.1 cm Mirecourt, 1840-1845 c. Wed 1st June 11 £ 13777.00
Violin 35.7 cm Mirecourt, 1850 c. Sun 1st May 11 £ 14567.00
Cello 77.2 cm 1860 c. [Workshop of] Tue 1st March 11 £ 7904.00
Violin 35.9 cm Mirecourt, 1850 c. Tue 1st March 11 £ 13200.00
Violin 36.2 cm Mirecourt, 1843 Wed 1st December 10 £ 2900.00
Violin 35.7 cm Mirecourt, 1850 c. [For "J.B. Vuillaume"] Fri 1st October 10 £ 8125.00
Violin 36.0 cm Mirecourt, 1860-1865 c. Tue 1st June 10 £ 5385.00
Violin 35.5 cm Mirecourt, 1850 c. Tue 1st June 10 £ 6214.00
Violin 35.8 cm Mirecourt, 1850 c. (small sound-post crack unrestored) Tue 1st June 10 £ 19676.00
Violin 35.3 cm Mirecourt, 1850 c. Tue 1st December 09 £ 2503.00
Violin 36.0 cm Paris, 1850 c. Thu 1st October 09 £ 12605.00
Violin 36.0 cm Mirecourt, 1850 c. Mon 1st June 09 £ 5186.00
Violin 35.7 cm Mirecourt, 1860 c. Fri 1st May 09 £ 6211.00
Violin 36.7 cm Mirecourt, 1860 [Ascribed to] Wed 1st April 09 £ 1693.00
Violin 35.8 cm "Stentor" model Mon 1st December 08 £ 4198.00
Violin 35.9 cm Mirecourt, 1850 c. (head replaced, various restorations) Mon 1st December 08 £ 4095.00
Violin 37.0 cm Brussels, 1867, after "Maggini" Sat 1st November 08 £ 2280.00
Viola 39.7 cm Paris, 1850 c., "St. Cecile" model made for "J.B. Vuillaume" Wed 1st October 08 £ 7231.00
Violin 35.8 cm Mirecourt, 1860 c. (restored soundpost crack) Sun 1st June 08 £ 5570.00
Violin 35.8 cm Mirecourt, 1850 c. Sun 1st June 08 £ 6499.00
Violin 36.2 cm Mirecourt, 1830 Sun 1st June 08 £ 6499.00
Violin 35.9 cm Mirecourt, 1850 c. Sat 1st March 08 £ 4680.00
Violin 36.2 cm Mirecourt, 1830 Fri 1st June 07 £ 5451.00
Violin 35.9 cm Mirecourt, 1850 c. "Stentor 1" model (some damage to top) Fri 1st June 07 £ 10421.00
Violin 33.2 cm Mirecourt, 1850 c. 3/4 Size 'Stentor' model Tue 1st May 07 £ 1440.00
Violin 36.1 cm Mirecourt, 1846 Tue 1st May 07 £ 6913.00
Violin 35.7 cm Mirecourt, 1850-1855 c. Fri 1st December 06 £ 7989.00
Violin 35.9 cm Mirecourt, 1860 c. Sun 1st October 06 £ 5517.00
Violin 36.1 cm Mirecourt, 1860 c. [Workshop] Thu 1st June 06 £ 4856.00
Violin 35.9 cm 1855 c. "Stentor" model Thu 1st June 06 £ 6071.00
Violin 35.6 cm Mirecourt, 1851 [Workshop of] Mon 1st May 06 £ 3372.00
Violin 35.7 cm Mirecourt, 1860 c. Mon 1st May 06 £ 6132.00
Violin Mirecourt, 1855-1860 c. 'Stentor 3' (scroll replaced) Thu 1st December 05 £ 4390.00
Violin Mirecourt, 1860 c. 'Stentor 3' Thu 1st December 05 £ 2554.00
Violin Mirecourt, 1860 c. Thu 1st December 05 £ 5188.00
Violin Mirecourt, 1847 made for "J.B.Vuillaume" Tue 1st November 05 £ 13792.00
Violin Mirecourt, 1869 c. 'Stentor 2' model Wed 1st June 05 £ 4114.00
Violin Mirecourt, 1843 #7 Wed 1st June 05 £ 2136.00
Violin Mirecourt, 1850 c. 3/4 size Wed 1st June 05 £ 1899.00
Violin Mirecourt, 1860 c. 3/4 size Wed 1st June 05 £ 1820.00
Violin Mirecourt, 1860 'Stentor 2' model Wed 1st June 05 £ 1424.00
Violin Mirecourt, 1850 c. Sun 1st May 05 £ 19778.00
Violin Mirecourt, 1860 c. Child's size Sun 1st May 05 £ 2422.00
Violin Mirecourt, 1870 c. [Workshop] Sun 1st May 05 £ 1130.00
Violin Mirecourt, 1870 c. 3/4 Size Sun 1st May 05 £ 3663.00
Violin 3/4 Size 'Stentor 1' model Wed 1st December 04 £ 3744.00
Violin Mirecourt, 1860 c.'Stentor' model Wed 1st December 04 £ 1872.00
Violin Mirecourt, 1850 c. 'Stentor' model Mon 1st November 04 £ 4780.00
Violin 1/4 Size. made for "J.B. Vuillaume" Fri 1st October 04 £ 2704.00
Violin Mirecourt, 1850 c. Sat 1st May 04 £ 5019.00
Violin Mirecourt, 1851 branded "GD2" Mon 1st March 04 £ 2495.00
Violin 1860 Mon 1st December 03 £ 4947.00
Cello 1855 Wed 1st October 03 £ 14558.00
Violin 1860 Sun 1st June 03 £ 5000.00
Violin 1850 Labeled "Stentor" Sun 1st December 02 £ 6432.00
Violin 1850 Labeled "Stentor" Sun 1st December 02 £ 4129.00
Violin 1855 Labeled "Stentor" Sat 1st June 02 £ 5495.00
Violin 1850 Sat 1st June 02 £ 4239.00
Violin 1860 Sat 1st December 01 £ 1986.00
Cello 1860 c. Fri 1st June 01 £ 16879.00
Violin 1860 Tue 1st May 01 £ 1950.00
Violin 1860 Thu 1st March 01 £ 2760.00
Violin 1850 [& J.B.) Fri 1st December 00 £ 11214.00
Violin 1860 Fri 1st December 00 £ 1325.00
Violin 1850 c. Wed 1st November 00 £ 1394.00
Violin 1860 Fri 1st September 00 £ 1265.00
Violin 1850 Mon 1st November 99 £ 2990.00
Violin 1844 Mon 1st March 99 £ 3910.00
Violin 1860 Mon 1st March 99 £ 3450.00
Violin 1860 [& J.B.) Mon 1st March 99 £ 12650.00
Violin 1870 Tue 1st December 98 £ 2650.00
Violin 1875 c. Sun 1st November 98 £ 7475.00
Violin 1850 c. Sat 1st March 97 £ 5750.00
Violin 1850 Wed 1st March 95 £ 2645.00
Violin 18-- Tue 1st November 94 £ 2016.00
Violin 18-- Sun 1st March 92 £ 4180.00
Cello Wed 31st October 12 £ 61250.00

Books by Amati

Amati, in collaboration with leading experts, have published a few key books in the field of stringed instruments.

Explore more