Monday 14 July 2025 at 20h00
Rennes Encheres Bretagne , 5, rue Marconi 35760 Montgermont
Musical Instruments
Rennes Enchères Bretagne organizes each year 1 to 2 sales dedicated to the specialty of Musical Instruments.Do you have an old musical instrument that you would like to know the value of?
Laura Lannuzel accompanied by our expert Alain Hérou are able to give you a free and confidential estimate.
What are customers, collectors, and the art market looking for?
The very greatest collectors are looking for Italian violins: those of the great violin makers of Cremona, extremely rare and inaccessible instruments, signed AMATI, GUARNERI, STRADIVARI. The violins of the French violin makers of the Mirecourt school are highly rated, such as VUILLAUME, LABERTE, THIBOUVILLE LAMY, COUESNON.
The prize goes to Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume (1798-1875), “the French Stradivarius”. In 2015, Alain Hérou authenticated for Rennes Enchères a magnificent violin by this violin maker sold for 169,400 euros. Hence a renewed interest in Vuillaume’s instruments.
The violin makers of the Paris school are also very appreciated like Jacques BOQUAY, François PILLEMENT, Auguste-Sébastien BERNADEL…
Contact
Laura LANNUZELHead of Musical Instruments Specialty
Tél. : +33 (0)2 99 31 16 46 / +33 (0)7 56 43 08 72
l.lannuzel@rennesencheres.com
Tél. : +33 (0)2 99 31 16 46 / +33 (0)7 56 43 08 72
l.lannuzel@rennesencheres.com
Alain HÉROU Musical Instruments Expert
