Charles (II) Collin-Mezin
Auction price history
Highest auction price
£15,955
| Type | Details | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | Labelled Ch. J. B. Collin-Mézin fils Luthier à Paris Rue de Faubg Poissonniere No. 10 1898 | Sat 1st March 2025 | £7,878 |
| Violin | Labelled Le Victorieux ..., one-piece back, varnish of an orange brown colour on a golden ground | Sun 1st December 2024 | £3,508 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label and signature to the back, fair condition | Sun 1st December 2024 | £2,800 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label n. 573 and signature to the back, good condition | Sun 1st December 2024 | £2,152 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label with signature, fair condition | Sun 1st December 2024 | £3,728 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label n. 530 and signature, minor lower rib crack | Sun 1st December 2024 | £2,692 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label and signature, excellent condition | Fri 1st November 2024 | £4,329 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label n. 164 and signature, excellent condition | Fri 1st November 2024 | £5,360 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label and signature, table corner missing, otherwise excellent condition | Fri 1st November 2024 | £2,577 |
| Violin | Labelled Ch. J. B. Collin - Mézin, Luthier, Grand Prix - Exposition Universelle 1900, Paris, signed | Tue 1st October 2024 | £4,013 |
| Violin | Labelled Ch. J.B. Collin-Mézin Fils, Luthier à Paris, Rue du Faubg Poissonnière N° 10 1890, signed | Tue 1st October 2024 | £11,400 |
| Violin | Le Victorieux model, bearing the maker's label n. 392, fair condition | Sat 1st June 2024 | £3,193 |
| Violin | Labelled Jean Lavest, fair condition | Sat 1st June 2024 | £2,080 |
| Violin | 7/8 size violin, labelled Jean Larcher n. 111, fair condition | Sat 1st June 2024 | £2,022 |
| Violin | 7/8 size violin, bearing the maker's signature to the table, labelled Stradivari, stamped 1909, fair condition | Sat 1st June 2024 | £2,628 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label n. 232 and signature, fair condition | Sat 1st June 2024 | £3,619 |
| Violin | Labelled Julien Lavest 1926 n. 648, two table cracks, back worm | Sat 1st June 2024 | £1,490 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label n. 285, good condition | Sat 1st June 2024 | £3,942 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label, table restorations, minor head blemish | Sat 1st June 2024 | £2,847 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label and signature, minor table crack | Sat 1st June 2024 | £3,064 |
| Cello | Bearing the maker's label n. 290 and signature, minor lower rib blemishes, table crack | Sat 1st June 2024 | £15,955 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label and signature, good condition | Sat 1st June 2024 | £3,775 |
| Violin | Two-piece back, neck and head in need of regluing to the body and the fingerboard regluing to the neck | Sat 1st June 2024 | £1,403 |
| Cello | Labelled Ch. J. B. Collin-Mézin Luthier, n° 88 bis entra 1922, Grand Prix - Exposition Universelle ... | Wed 1st May 2024 | £13,414 |
| Violin | Two-piece back of medium fine curl, varnish of a reddish brown colour on a golden ground | Fri 1st December 2023 | £2,257 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label and signature to the back, very good condition | Wed 1st November 2023 | £4,840 |
| Violin | Le Victorieux model, bearing the maker's label n. 303, minor table blemishes | Wed 1st November 2023 | £2,341 |
| Violin | Le Victorieux model, n. 181, fair condition | Wed 1st November 2023 | £3,792 |
| Violin | Amati model, bearing the maker's label and signature, table cracks | Wed 1st November 2023 | £1,449 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label n. 359, fair condition | Wed 1st November 2023 | £3,009 |
| Violin | Le Victorieux model, bearing the maker's label, fair condition | Wed 1st November 2023 | £3,559 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label n. 696, fair condition | Wed 1st November 2023 | £3,972 |
| Cello | Two-piece back of regular curl, varnish of an orange brown colour on a golden ground, minor table wear | Wed 1st November 2023 | £13,238 |
| Violin | 35.9 cm Mirecourt, 1920 c. (damaged varnish) | Thu 1st December 2011 | £691 |
| Cello | 75.7 cm Mirecourt, 1927 | Sat 1st October 2011 | £6,875 |
| Violin | 36.0 cm Paris, 1922 | Fri 1st July 2011 | £2,571 |
| Violin | 36.0 cm Paris, 1924 | Fri 1st July 2011 | £2,754 |
| Violin | 35.3 cm Paris, 1928 | Wed 1st June 2011 | £2,160 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm Paris, 1927 c. | Wed 1st June 2011 | £1,440 |
| Violin | 35.9 cm Mirecourt, 1923 | Wed 1st June 2011 | £1,874 |
| Violin | 35.9 cm Mirecourt, 1922 | Wed 1st June 2011 | £2,535 |
| Violin | 35.9 cm Mirecourt, 1921 | Wed 1st June 2011 | £2,425 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Mirecourt, 1921 | Wed 1st June 2011 | £3,747 |
| Violin | 35.9 cm Paris, 1920 c. | Sun 1st May 2011 | £3,095 |
| Cello | 75.6 cm Paris, 1911 | Sun 1st May 2011 | £15,295 |
| Cello | 76 cm Mirecourt, 1925 | Tue 1st March 2011 | £8,750 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm 1889 | Tue 1st March 2011 | £5,290 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Paris, 1930 c. | Tue 1st February 2011 | £2,041 |
| Violin | 35.9 cm 1900 c. | Wed 1st December 2010 | £5,520 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Paris, 1890 | Wed 1st December 2010 | £4,971 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Paris, 1885 | Wed 1st December 2010 | £6,006 |
| Violin | 36.0 cm Mirecourt, 1927 | Wed 1st December 2010 | £1,657 |
| Violin | 35.2 cm 1931 n°541 | Wed 1st December 2010 | £1,553 |
| Violin | 36.1 cm Mirecourt, 1910 | Wed 1st December 2010 | £1,450 |
| Violin | 35.9 cm Mirecourt, 1929 n°762 | Wed 1st December 2010 | £1,761 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Paris, 1911 | Fri 1st October 2010 | £7,511 |
| Violin | 35.9 cm Mirecourt, 1927 | Tue 1st June 2010 | £466 |
| Violin | 36.2 cm 1926 | Tue 1st June 2010 | £1,920 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Mirecourt, 1897 | Tue 1st June 2010 | £6,006 |
| Viola | 39.9 cm Paris, 1889 | Tue 1st June 2010 | £4,971 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Mirecourt, early 20th C. | Tue 1st June 2010 | £1,139 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm Mirecourt, 1928 n°699 | Tue 1st June 2010 | £1,243 |
| Violin | 36.3 cm Mirecourt, 20th C. | Tue 1st June 2010 | £725 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Mirecourt, 1948 n°23 | Tue 1st June 2010 | £1,243 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Mirecourt, 20th C. | Tue 1st June 2010 | £777 |
| Violin | 35.9 cm Paris, 1929 [Workshop of] | Mon 1st February 2010 | £3,079 |
| Violin | 35.9 cm Paris, 1900 c. [Workshop of] | Tue 1st December 2009 | £2,760 |
| Cello | 75.8 cm Paris, 1910 c. | Thu 1st October 2009 | £7,415 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Paris, 1913 c. | Thu 1st October 2009 | £3,000 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Mirecourt, 1923 n°347 | Mon 1st June 2009 | £1,141 |
| Violin | 36.1 cm Mirecourt, 1933 (soundpost crack) | Mon 1st June 2009 | £726 |
| Violin | 36.0 cm Mirecourt, 1927 | Mon 1st June 2009 | £1,037 |
| Violin | 36.1 cm Mirecourt, 1922 | Mon 1st June 2009 | £2,697 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm | Mon 1st June 2009 | £1,659 |
| Violin | 35.9 cm Mirecourt, 1920 c. [Workshop of] | Fri 1st May 2009 | £1,398 |
| Violin | 36.0 cm Paris, 1926 | Fri 1st May 2009 | £3,300 |
| Violin | 35.4 cm Paris, 1929 | Sun 1st March 2009 | £3,803 |
| Cello | 76.3 cm Paris, 1911 | Mon 1st December 2008 | £11,262 |
| Violin | 35.9 cm Mirecourt, 1923 | Mon 1st December 2008 | £1,024 |
| Violin | 35.9 cm Mirecourt, 1928 | Mon 1st December 2008 | £1,741 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Mirecourt, 1924 | Mon 1st December 2008 | £717 |
| Violin | 35.9 cm 1924 #190 | Sat 1st November 2008 | £1,260 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Paris, 1906 c. | Wed 1st October 2008 | £2,223 |
| Violin | 35.2 cm Mirecourt, 1932 | Sun 1st June 2008 | £1,300 |
| Violin | 36 cm Paris, 1929 [Workshop] | Sat 1st March 2008 | £471 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Mirecourt, 1928 | Sat 1st December 2007 | £1,276 |
| Violin | 36.0 cm Mirecourt, 1930 c. | Sat 1st December 2007 | £1,361 |
| Violin | 35.9 cm Mirecourt, 1925 | Sat 1st December 2007 | £1,787 |
| Violin | 36.0 cm Mirecourt, 1926 | Sat 1st December 2007 | £1,021 |
| Violin | 36.2 cm [Made in collaboration with father] | Sat 1st December 2007 | £767 |
| Violin | 36.1 cm 1930 c. [Workshop of] | Mon 1st October 2007 | £1,428 |
| Cello | 76.0 cm Paris, 1918 | Tue 1st May 2007 | £9,823 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm Paris,1882 | Thu 1st February 2007 | £2,400 |
| Violin | 36.0 cm Paris, 1921 | Thu 1st February 2007 | £2,210 |
| Violin | 35.9 cm Mirecourt, 1927, n°505, "le Victorieux" model | Fri 1st December 2006 | £1,278 |
| Violin | 35.9 cm Paris, 1907 | Sun 1st October 2006 | £1,226 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Paris, 1926 | Sun 1st October 2006 | £1,992 |
| Violin | 36.0 cm Paris, 1929 | Sun 1st October 2006 | £1,533 |
| Violin | 36.1 cm Paris, 1910 | Sun 1st October 2006 | £1,992 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Paris, 1928 | Sun 1st October 2006 | £1,349 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm Paris, 1912 | Sat 1st July 2006 | £2,160 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Mirecourt, 1924, n°536 [Workshop] | Thu 1st June 2006 | £1,376 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Mirecourt, 1914, "Victorieux" model | Thu 1st June 2006 | £1,214 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Mirecourt, 1929 (light breaks on table) | Thu 1st June 2006 | £1,214 |
| Violin | 35.9 cm Mirecourt, 1911 | Wed 1st February 2006 | £1,920 |
| Violin | Mirecourt, 1925 | Thu 1st December 2005 | £1,996 |
| Violin | Mirecourt, 1926 | Thu 1st December 2005 | £1,038 |
| Violin | Mirecourt, 1925 | Thu 1st December 2005 | £639 |
| Violin | Mirecourt, 1913 | Tue 1st November 2005 | £1,800 |
| Violin | Mirecourt, 1926 | Tue 1st November 2005 | £1,445 |
| Violin | Paris, 1932 | Sat 1st October 2005 | £1,801 |
| Violin | Mirecourt, 1929 | Wed 1st June 2005 | £1,266 |
| Violin | Mirecourt, 1920 | Wed 1st June 2005 | £1,187 |
| Cello | 1900 c. [Ascribed to] | Sun 1st May 2005 | £1,680 |
| Violin | Paris, 1930 c. | Sun 1st May 2005 | £1,832 |
| Violin | Mirecourt, 1920-1930 c. [Workshop] | Wed 1st December 2004 | £733 |
| Violin | Mirecourt, 1922 | Wed 1st December 2004 | £895 |
| Violin | Mirecourt, 1936 'Victorieux' model | Wed 1st December 2004 | £1,302 |
| Violin | Mirecourt, 1936 #534 | Wed 1st December 2004 | £1,221 |
| Violin | Paris, 1929 | Fri 1st October 2004 | £2,068 |
| Violin | Paris, 1929 | Wed 1st September 2004 | £837 |
| Violin | Mirecourt, 1923 | Tue 1st June 2004 | £236 |
| Violin | Mirecourt, 1925 #17 | Tue 1st June 2004 | £629 |
| Violin | Mirecourt, 1928 #876 | Tue 1st June 2004 | £118 |
| Violin | Mirecourt, 1905 | Tue 1st June 2004 | £236 |
| Violin | Mirecourt, 1928 #651 | Tue 1st June 2004 | £314 |
| Violin | Paris, 1928 | Mon 1st March 2004 | £956 |
| Violin | 1915 | Mon 1st December 2003 | £1,814 |
| Violin | 1920 | Mon 1st December 2003 | £1,567 |
| Violin | 1928 | Mon 1st December 2003 | £1,566 |
| Violin | 1928 7/8 Size | Mon 1st December 2003 | £1,022 |
| Violin | 1933 | Mon 1st December 2003 | £1,320 |
| Violin | 1930 | Tue 1st July 2003 | £1,080 |
| Cello | 1916 | Sun 1st June 2003 | £8,333 |
| Violin | 1928 | Sun 1st June 2003 | £1,156 |
| Violin | 1926 | Sun 1st December 2002 | £1,470 |
| Violin | 1925 | Sun 1st December 2002 | £1,438 |
| Violin | 1910 | Sat 1st June 2002 | £2,120 |
| Violin | 1920 | Sat 1st June 2002 | £1,649 |
| Violin | 1928 | Sat 1st June 2002 | £1,099 |
| Violin | 1926 | Wed 1st November 2000 | £1,410 |
| Violin | 1924 | Fri 1st September 2000 | £552 |
| Violin | 1924 | Thu 1st June 2000 | £1,306 |
| Violin | 1882 | Wed 1st September 1999 | £1,495 |
| Viola | 40.5 cm 1949 | Tue 1st June 1999 | £3,099 |
| Viola | 40.4 cm 1954 | Tue 1st June 1999 | £1,788 |
Biographies
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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