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J. C. Letellier

Choisy le Roi, Paris, d. 1929

LETELLIER, J. C. b. 1851, died 1929, Worked Choisy-le-Roi, Paris France. Musician. Designer of an octave violin of curious form with back length of 39cm (153/8”) and thick strings providing a range an octave below the conventional instrument. — John Dilworth

Worked Choisy le Roi, Paris
Made Viola, Violin

Auction price history

Highest auction price

£565

2 results

Type Details Auction house Sold Price
ViolinExperimental violin, labelled Violon à sons graves de Letellier, fair condition Lot 2162LaurentDecember 2024£565est. € 500-600
Viola39.4 cm 1925, essentric designApril 2011£488

Biographies

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John Dilworth+

LETELLIER, J. C. b. 1851, died 1929, Worked Choisy-le-Roi, Paris France. Musician. Designer of an octave violin of curious form with back length of 39cm (153/8”) and thick strings providing a range an octave below the conventional instrument.

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