Charles (II) Collin-Mezin
Amboise, Mirecourt, Paris, 1870–1934
Son and assistant of Charles Jean-Baptiste Collin, above. Travelled widely and stayed in America before returning to Mirecourt 1900. Own instruments labelled ‘Le Victorieux’. Business continued after his death under Jean Larcher and his son Charles Jean-Baptiste Collin-Mezin (III) (b. 1910). ‘Le Vic\u{2026} — John Dilworth
Worked
Amboise, Mirecourt, Paris
Made
Cello, Viola, Violin
Taught by
Charles Jean-Baptiste Collin
Family
Son of Charles Jean-Baptiste Collin
Instruments
Auction Price History
Highest auction price
£15,955
146 results
| Type | Details | Auction house | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | Labelled Ch. J. B. Collin-Mézin fils Luthier à Paris Rue de Faubg Poissonniere No. 10 1898 Lot 103 | Tarisio | March 2025 | £7,878est. $ 7,000-10,000 |
| Violin | Labelled Le Victorieux ..., one-piece back, varnish of an orange brown colour on a golden ground Lot 37 | Millon & A. | December 2024 | £3,508est. € 1.500-2.000 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label and signature to the back, fair condition Lot 507 | Laurent | December 2024 | £2,800est. € 1.500-2.000 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label n. 573 and signature to the back, good condition Lot 53 | Laurent | December 2024 | £2,152est. € 2.000-3.000 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label with signature, fair condition Lot 164 | Laurent | December 2024 | £3,728est. € 2.000-3.000 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label n. 530 and signature, minor lower rib crack Lot 207 | Laurent | December 2024 | £2,692est. € 3.000-4.000 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label and signature, excellent condition Lot 10 | Aguttes | November 2024 | £4,329est. € 2.000-3.000 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label n. 164 and signature, excellent condition Lot 19 | Aguttes | November 2024 | £5,360est. € 1.000-2.000 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label and signature, table corner missing, otherwise excellent condition Lot 22 | Aguttes | November 2024 | £2,577est. € 1.000-2.000 |
| Violin | Labelled Ch. J. B. Collin - Mézin, Luthier, Grand Prix - Exposition Universelle 1900, Paris, signed Lot 137 | Tarisio | October 2024 | £4,013est. € 4.000-6.000 |
| Violin | Labelled Ch. J.B. Collin-Mézin Fils, Luthier à Paris, Rue du Faubg Poissonnière N° 10 1890, signed Lot 18 | Ingles & H. | October 2024 | £11,400est. £ 5,000-8,000 |
| Violin | Le Victorieux model, bearing the maker's label n. 392, fair condition Lot 508 | Laurent | June 2024 | £3,193est. € 1.500-2.000 |
| Violin | Labelled Jean Lavest, fair condition Lot 518 | Laurent | June 2024 | £2,080est. € 1.200-1.500 |
| Violin | 7/8 size violin, labelled Jean Larcher n. 111, fair condition Lot 520 | Laurent | June 2024 | £2,022est. € 1.500-2.000 |
| Violin | 7/8 size violin, bearing the maker's signature to the table, labelled Stradivari, stamped 1909, fair condition Lot 558 | Laurent | June 2024 | £2,628est. € 1.500-2.000 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label n. 232 and signature, fair condition Lot 560 | Laurent | June 2024 | £3,619est. € 1.500-2.000 |
| Violin | Labelled Julien Lavest 1926 n. 648, two table cracks, back worm Lot 609 | Laurent | June 2024 | £1,490est. € 800-1.000 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label n. 285, good condition Lot 803 | Laurent | June 2024 | £3,942est. € 1.500-2.000 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label, table restorations, minor head blemish Lot 820 | Laurent | June 2024 | £2,847est. € 1.500-2.000 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label and signature, minor table crack Lot 3 | Laurent | June 2024 | £3,064est. € 1.500-2.000 |
| Cello | Bearing the maker's label n. 290 and signature, minor lower rib blemishes, table crack Lot 111 | Laurent | June 2024 | £15,955est. € 10.000-12.000 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label and signature, good condition Lot 356 | Laurent | June 2024 | £3,775est. € 2.000-2.500 |
| Violin | Two-piece back, neck and head in need of regluing to the body and the fingerboard regluing to the neck Lot 2467 | Gardiner | June 2024 | £1,403est. £ 1,000-1,400 |
| Cello | Labelled Ch. J. B. Collin-Mézin Luthier, n° 88 bis entra 1922, Grand Prix - Exposition Universelle ... Lot 6 | Tarisio | May 2024 | £13,414est. € 12.000-18.000 |
| Violin | Two-piece back of medium fine curl, varnish of a reddish brown colour on a golden ground Lot 2474 | Gardiner | December 2023 | £2,257est. £ 1,600-2,000 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label and signature to the back, very good condition Lot 44 | Aguttes | November 2023 | £4,840est. € 2.000-2.500 |
| Violin | Le Victorieux model, bearing the maker's label n. 303, minor table blemishes Lot 720 | Laurent | November 2023 | £2,341est. € 1.500-2.000 |
| Violin | Le Victorieux model, n. 181, fair condition Lot 755 | Laurent | November 2023 | £3,792est. € 1.500-2.000 |
| Violin | Amati model, bearing the maker's label and signature, table cracks Lot 814 | Laurent | November 2023 | £1,449est. € 1.000-1.500 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label n. 359, fair condition Lot 860 | Laurent | November 2023 | £3,009est. € 1.500-2.000 |
| Violin | Le Victorieux model, bearing the maker's label, fair condition Lot 21 | Laurent | November 2023 | £3,559est. € 1.500-2.000 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label n. 696, fair condition Lot 221 | Laurent | November 2023 | £3,972est. € 1.500-2.000 |
| Cello | Two-piece back of regular curl, varnish of an orange brown colour on a golden ground, minor table wear Lot 54 | Millon & A. | November 2023 | £13,238est. € 10.000-12.000 |
| Violin | 35.9 cm Mirecourt, 1920 c. (damaged varnish) | — | December 2011 | £691 |
| Cello | 75.7 cm Mirecourt, 1927 | — | October 2011 | £6,875 |
| Violin | 36.0 cm Paris, 1922 | — | July 2011 | £2,571 |
| Violin | 36.0 cm Paris, 1924 | — | July 2011 | £2,754 |
| Violin | 35.3 cm Paris, 1928 | — | June 2011 | £2,160 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm Paris, 1927 c. | — | June 2011 | £1,440 |
| Violin | 35.9 cm Mirecourt, 1923 | — | June 2011 | £1,874 |
| Violin | 35.9 cm Mirecourt, 1922 | — | June 2011 | £2,535 |
| Violin | 35.9 cm Mirecourt, 1921 | — | June 2011 | £2,425 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Mirecourt, 1921 | — | June 2011 | £3,747 |
| Violin | 35.9 cm Paris, 1920 c. | — | May 2011 | £3,095 |
| Cello | 75.6 cm Paris, 1911 | — | May 2011 | £15,295 |
| Cello | 76 cm Mirecourt, 1925 | — | March 2011 | £8,750 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm 1889 | — | March 2011 | £5,290 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Paris, 1930 c. | — | February 2011 | £2,041 |
| Violin | 35.9 cm 1900 c. | — | December 2010 | £5,520 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Paris, 1890 | — | December 2010 | £4,971 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Paris, 1885 | — | December 2010 | £6,006 |
| Violin | 36.0 cm Mirecourt, 1927 | — | December 2010 | £1,657 |
| Violin | 35.2 cm 1931 n°541 | — | December 2010 | £1,553 |
| Violin | 36.1 cm Mirecourt, 1910 | — | December 2010 | £1,450 |
| Violin | 35.9 cm Mirecourt, 1929 n°762 | — | December 2010 | £1,761 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Paris, 1911 | — | October 2010 | £7,511 |
| Violin | 35.9 cm Mirecourt, 1927 | — | June 2010 | £466 |
| Violin | 36.2 cm 1926 | — | June 2010 | £1,920 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Mirecourt, 1897 | — | June 2010 | £6,006 |
| Viola | 39.9 cm Paris, 1889 | — | June 2010 | £4,971 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Mirecourt, early 20th C. | — | June 2010 | £1,139 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm Mirecourt, 1928 n°699 | — | June 2010 | £1,243 |
| Violin | 36.3 cm Mirecourt, 20th C. | — | June 2010 | £725 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Mirecourt, 1948 n°23 | — | June 2010 | £1,243 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Mirecourt, 20th C. | — | June 2010 | £777 |
| Violin | 35.9 cm Paris, 1929 Workshop of | — | February 2010 | £3,079 |
| Violin | 35.9 cm Paris, 1900 c. Workshop of | — | December 2009 | £2,760 |
| Cello | 75.8 cm Paris, 1910 c. | — | October 2009 | £7,415 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Paris, 1913 c. | — | October 2009 | £3,000 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Mirecourt, 1923 n°347 | — | June 2009 | £1,141 |
| Violin | 36.1 cm Mirecourt, 1933 (soundpost crack) | — | June 2009 | £726 |
| Violin | 36.0 cm Mirecourt, 1927 | — | June 2009 | £1,037 |
| Violin | 36.1 cm Mirecourt, 1922 | — | June 2009 | £2,697 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm | — | June 2009 | £1,659 |
| Violin | 35.9 cm Mirecourt, 1920 c. Workshop of | — | May 2009 | £1,398 |
| Violin | 36.0 cm Paris, 1926 | — | May 2009 | £3,300 |
| Violin | 35.4 cm Paris, 1929 | — | March 2009 | £3,803 |
| Cello | 76.3 cm Paris, 1911 | — | December 2008 | £11,262 |
| Violin | 35.9 cm Mirecourt, 1923 | — | December 2008 | £1,024 |
| Violin | 35.9 cm Mirecourt, 1928 | — | December 2008 | £1,741 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Mirecourt, 1924 | — | December 2008 | £717 |
| Violin | 35.9 cm 1924 #190 | — | November 2008 | £1,260 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Paris, 1906 c. | — | October 2008 | £2,223 |
| Violin | 35.2 cm Mirecourt, 1932 | — | June 2008 | £1,300 |
| Violin | 36 cm Paris, 1929 Workshop | — | March 2008 | £471 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Mirecourt, 1928 | — | December 2007 | £1,276 |
| Violin | 36.0 cm Mirecourt, 1930 c. | — | December 2007 | £1,361 |
| Violin | 35.9 cm Mirecourt, 1925 | — | December 2007 | £1,787 |
| Violin | 36.0 cm Mirecourt, 1926 | — | December 2007 | £1,021 |
| Violin | 36.2 cm | — | December 2007 | £767 |
| Violin | 36.1 cm 1930 c. Workshop of | — | October 2007 | £1,428 |
| Cello | 76.0 cm Paris, 1918 | — | May 2007 | £9,823 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm Paris,1882 | — | February 2007 | £2,400 |
| Violin | 36.0 cm Paris, 1921 | — | February 2007 | £2,210 |
| Violin | 35.9 cm Mirecourt, 1927, n°505, "le Victorieux" model | — | December 2006 | £1,278 |
| Violin | 35.9 cm Paris, 1907 | — | October 2006 | £1,226 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Paris, 1926 | — | October 2006 | £1,992 |
| Violin | 36.0 cm Paris, 1929 | — | October 2006 | £1,533 |
| Violin | 36.1 cm Paris, 1910 | — | October 2006 | £1,992 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Paris, 1928 | — | October 2006 | £1,349 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm Paris, 1912 | — | July 2006 | £2,160 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Mirecourt, 1924, n°536 Workshop | — | June 2006 | £1,376 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Mirecourt, 1914, "Victorieux" model | — | June 2006 | £1,214 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Mirecourt, 1929 (light breaks on table) | — | June 2006 | £1,214 |
| Violin | 35.9 cm Mirecourt, 1911 | — | February 2006 | £1,920 |
| Violin | Mirecourt, 1925 | — | December 2005 | £1,996 |
| Violin | Mirecourt, 1926 | — | December 2005 | £1,038 |
| Violin | Mirecourt, 1925 | — | December 2005 | £639 |
| Violin | Mirecourt, 1913 | — | November 2005 | £1,800 |
| Violin | Mirecourt, 1926 | — | November 2005 | £1,445 |
| Violin | Paris, 1932 | — | October 2005 | £1,801 |
| Violin | Mirecourt, 1929 | — | June 2005 | £1,266 |
| Violin | Mirecourt, 1920 | — | June 2005 | £1,187 |
| Cello | 1900 c. Ascribed to | — | May 2005 | £1,680 |
| Violin | Paris, 1930 c. | — | May 2005 | £1,832 |
| Violin | Mirecourt, 1920-1930 c. Workshop | — | December 2004 | £733 |
| Violin | Mirecourt, 1922 | — | December 2004 | £895 |
| Violin | Mirecourt, 1936 'Victorieux' model | — | December 2004 | £1,302 |
| Violin | Mirecourt, 1936 #534 | — | December 2004 | £1,221 |
| Violin | Paris, 1929 | — | October 2004 | £2,068 |
| Violin | Paris, 1929 | — | September 2004 | £837 |
| Violin | Mirecourt, 1923 | — | June 2004 | £236 |
| Violin | Mirecourt, 1925 #17 | — | June 2004 | £629 |
| Violin | Mirecourt, 1928 #876 | — | June 2004 | £118 |
| Violin | Mirecourt, 1905 | — | June 2004 | £236 |
| Violin | Mirecourt, 1928 #651 | — | June 2004 | £314 |
| Violin | Paris, 1928 | — | March 2004 | £956 |
| Violin | 1915 | — | December 2003 | £1,814 |
| Violin | 1920 | — | December 2003 | £1,567 |
| Violin | 1928 | — | December 2003 | £1,566 |
| Violin | 1928 7/8 Size | — | December 2003 | £1,022 |
| Violin | 1933 | — | December 2003 | £1,320 |
| Violin | 1930 | — | July 2003 | £1,080 |
| Cello | 1916 | — | June 2003 | £8,333 |
| Violin | 1928 | — | June 2003 | £1,156 |
| Violin | 1926 | — | December 2002 | £1,470 |
| Violin | 1925 | — | December 2002 | £1,438 |
| Violin | 1910 | — | June 2002 | £2,120 |
| Violin | 1920 | — | June 2002 | £1,649 |
| Violin | 1928 | — | June 2002 | £1,099 |
| Violin | 1926 | — | November 2000 | £1,410 |
| Violin | 1924 | — | September 2000 | £552 |
| Violin | 1924 | — | June 2000 | £1,306 |
| Violin | 1882 | — | September 1999 | £1,495 |
| Viola | 40.5 cm 1949 | — | June 1999 | £3,099 |
| Viola | 40.4 cm 1954 | — | June 1999 | £1,788 |
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Maker Overview
Life
Charles (II) Collin-Mezin (1870-1934) was born in 1870 in Amboise and died in 1934 in Mirecourt, France.
He was the son and assistant of Charles Jean-Baptiste Collin.
He traveled widely and stayed in America before returning to Mirecourt in 1900.
His business continued after his death under Jean Larcher and his son Charles Jean-Baptiste Collin-Mezin (III), who was born in 1910.
Characteristics
- Instrument Label
- His own instruments were labeled 'Le Victorieux'.
- Full Label Text
- The label read 'Le Victorieux' type grand Soliste / par Ch J. B. Collin-Mezin / Maître Luthier / Grand Prix Exposition Universelle, 1900 / Paris.
Recorded labels
- ‘Le Victorieux’ type grand Soliste
par Ch J. B. Collin-Mezin
Maître Luthier
Grand Prix Exposition Universelle, 1900
ParisJohn Dilworth
Influence and legacy
- Family Lineage: He was the son and assistant of Charles Jean-Baptiste Collin.
- Business Continuation: His business continued after his death under Jean Larcher and his son Charles Jean-Baptiste Collin-Mezin (III), who was born in 1910.
Further Information
- Travels: He traveled widely and stayed in America.
- Return to Mirecourt: He returned to Mirecourt in 1900.
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Biographies
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John Dilworth+
COLLIN-MEZIN, Charles (II) Born 1870 Amboise, died 1934, Mirecourt France. Son and assistant of Charles Jean-Baptiste Collin, above. Travelled widely and stayed in America before returning to Mirecourt 1900. Own instruments labelled ‘Le Victorieux’. Business continued after his death under Jean Larcher and his son Charles Jean-Baptiste Collin-Mezin (III) (b. 1910). ‘Le Victorieux’ type grand Soliste / par Ch J. B. Collin-Mezin / Maître Luthier / Grand Prix Exposition Universelle, 1900 / Paris
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