Télesphore Amable Barbé
Violin maker
(1822 – 1892)
Born in Dijon, son of François Jacques Barbé. Pupil of Derazey; went on to work for Jacquot in Nancy, Miremont, Gand and Bernardel and then Vuillaume in Paris. Instruments bearing his own label tend to be copies of the 'Messiah' Stradivari. Label: Télesphore Barbé / Ex premier ouvrier de J. B. Vuillaume / Médaillé à l'Exposition de 18XX / Paris. Died in Mirecourt.
Price History
- The auction record for this maker is $12,458 in Nov 1991, for a violin.
- 9 auction price results.
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