Sebastien VUILLAUME

Highest auction price achieved
£ 15783.00

By Cecie Stainer

Son of Claude François Vuillaume ; b. 1835 d. Nov. 17, 1875, Paris. He founded a business in Paris at 17, Boulevard Bonne-Nouvelle, to which Audinot succeeded. He was the last maker of this family, and continued to make bows on the same pattern as Jean Baptiste Vuillaume, having in his possession the machine for cutting bows which J. B. V. had invented shortly before his death. Awards: bronze medal, Paris Exhibition, 1867 ; silver medal, Havre Exhibition, 1868.

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Price History

Type Title Sold Price
Violin 1859 Sun 1st July 84 £ 2310.00
Violin 1870 c. Mon 1st September 80 £ 1980.00
Violin 35.3 cm Paris, 1860 c. Thu 1st December 11 £ 10568.00
Violin 35.9 cm Mid 19th C. [Attributed to] Tue 1st March 11 £ 3600.00
Violin 36.6 cm Paris, 1860 c. [Attributed to] Thu 1st April 10 £ 5499.00
Violin 35.9 cm Paris, 1870 c. Sat 1st November 08 £ 6985.00
Viola 40.0 cm Paris, 1868 Sun 1st June 08 £ 15783.00
Violin 35.5 cm Paris, 1864 c. Thu 1st March 07 £ 3738.00
Violin Paris, 1865 Tue 1st November 05 £ 13200.00
Violin Paris, 1870 c. Sun 1st May 05 £ 14531.00
Viola 49.0 cm Paris, 1860 c. Contralto Fri 1st April 05 £ 2005.00
Violin 1848 Mon 1st June 98 £ 11500.00
Violin 1860 c. Sat 1st November 97 £ 5060.00
Violin 1865 c. Sat 1st June 91 £ 7150.00
Violin 1857 Fri 1st June 90 £ 2530.00
Violin Mon 12th May 14 £ 2500.00

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