Jean Francois Pillement

Highest auction price achieved
£ 7395.00

By Willibald Leo Lütgendorff

Wahrscheinlich ein Mirecourter. Seine Arbeit ist sehr ungleichwerthig: neben sehr mittelmässigen Violinen findet man manchmal auch solche, die recht gut klingen. Seine Geigen kommen häufig vor, doch sind seine Violoncelli, deren Boden meist aus einem Stuck gefertigt sind, in der Regel besser. Sein Lack ist ziemlich dunkel. Er verwendete eine Brandmarke: Auf einem Zettel von 1830 bezeichnet er sich als F. Pillement père. Es scheint also auch sein Sohn Geigenmacher gewesen zu sein; vielleicht ist dies jener »Lété Pillement« in Turin, dessen Namen man in einer Guitarre las. Die kgl. Sammlung in Berlin besitzt aus der Sammlung Snoeck eine Geige von Pillement (No. 532).

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Price History

Type Title Sold Price
Violin 1800 c. Fri 1st May 81 £ 264.00
Cello 1800 c. Wed 1st October 80 £ 1430.00
Violin 36.0 cm Mirecourt, 1800 c. [Probably by] Tue 1st February 11 £ 1410.00
Violin 36.0 cm Mirecourt, 1810 c. Thu 1st October 09 £ 1320.00
Violin 36.2 cm Paris, 1800 c. Mon 1st June 09 £ 312.00
Violin 36.0 cm Mirecourt, 1840 c. Mon 1st June 09 £ 1037.00
Viola 39.3 cm Mirecourt, 1810/1820 c. (some restorations) Mon 1st June 09 £ 1763.00
Violin 36.3 cm Mirecourt, 1840 c. Mon 1st June 09 £ 156.00
Violin 36.1 cm Mirecourt, 1840 c. (some restorations) Mon 1st June 09 £ 830.00
Violin 35.8 cm Mirecourt, 1800 c. (restored soundpost crack) Mon 1st December 08 £ 1536.00
Cello 72.4 cm Mirecourt, 1840 c. Fri 1st December 06 £ 5193.00
Violin 35.8 cm 1800 c. Fri 1st September 06 £ 300.00
Violin 35.9 cm Mirecourt, 1800 c. Thu 1st June 06 £ 809.00
Violin Mirecourt, 1840 c. Tue 1st November 05 £ 401.00
Violin France, 1810 c. Wed 1st June 05 £ 4709.00
Violin Mirecourt, 1830 c. Tue 1st June 04 £ 550.00
Violin 1790 Fri 1st November 02 £ 2530.00
Cello 1800 Tue 1st May 01 £ 7395.00
Cello 1790 c. Thu 1st June 00 £ 3220.00
Violin 1790 Thu 1st June 00 £ 860.00
Violin 1830 Wed 1st December 99 £ 260.00
Violin 1800 Mon 1st March 99 £ 762.00
Violin 1830 Tue 1st December 98 £ 369.00
Violin 1815 c. Fri 1st November 96 £ 1380.00
Violin 1790 c. Tue 1st February 94 £ 196.00
Cello 1820 c. Tue 1st September 92 £ 2200.00
Violin 1800 c. Tue 1st September 92 £ 605.00
Violin 1790 c. 1/2 Size Wed 1st July 92 £ 387.00
Cello 1800 c. Sat 1st June 91 £ 2200.00
Violin 1800 c. Sun 1st July 90 £ 352.00
Violin 1800 c. Sun 1st July 90 £ 176.00
Cello 1800-25 Sat 1st November 86 £ 880.00
Viola 38.1 cm 1800-25 Thu 1st May 86 £ 990.00
Violin 1800 c. Thu 1st May 86 £ 550.00
Violin 1800 c. Sat 1st March 86 £ 388.00
Violin 37.0 cm Mirecourt, mid19th C. Sun 1st May 11 £ 656.00

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