Beautiful violin by Jaques-Pierre Thibout ca 1825-30 for sale. A beautiful example and an example of why this outstanding violin maker was wrongly overshadowed by his contemporaries. From the workmanship and tonal characteristics, this violin is a top-class French instrument which can easily be compared to other big names such as Bernardel Pere, Nicolas Vuillaume or Gand Pere. J.P Thibout was known to have carried out many experiments with varnishes, his best works carries a Lupot label, as does this work by him. The violin has a very nice one-piece back and an attractive warm red-brown varnish The scroll sets new standards for accuracy and aesthetics. LOB 35,8 cm. The instrument is accompanied by a certificate from J.J.Rampal.

Jacques-Pierre Born 1779 Caen, died 1856 Paris. Worked for Koliker in Paris from 1796. Established independently there at 24 rue Montmartre in 1807. Moved to the rue Rameau 1810, at the sign ‘Au Roi David’. Appointed luthier to the Opéra, conservatoire, and royal court. Awarded medals in the Paris expositions of 1827, 1844, and 1855. Assisted by his son Gabriel Adolphe Thibout, above. Stradivari models in the Lupot style, although inconsistent. Experimented constantly with model and varnish, but the best are of a very high order and often given false Lupot labels. First class materials. Nouveau procédé approuvé par l’Institut / Thibout, Luthier, rue Rameau / No. 8, à Paris, 1835 T.J.P. Au Roi * John Dilworth
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