Johannes Theodorus Cuypers
Highest auction price
£32,900
Auction price history
| Type | Details | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | Mon 25th June 2018 | £25,200 | |
| Viola | Wed 5th October 2011 | £21,250 | |
| Violin | 35.4 cm The Hague, 1792 | Sat 1st October 2011 | £30,096 |
| Cello | 73.0 cm the Hague, 1775 c. | Fri 1st October 2010 | £11,827 |
| Viola | 40.0 cm The Hague , 1776 | Thu 1st October 2009 | £30,000 |
| Violin | 35.5 cm The Hague , 1797 | Sun 1st March 2009 | £32,450 |
| Violin | 35.5 cm The Hague, late 18th C. | Sun 1st March 2009 | £16,250 |
| Violin | 35.2 cm The Hague, 1780 c. | Wed 1st October 2008 | £11,250 |
| Cello | 72.7 cm The Hague, 1775 c. | Sat 1st March 2008 | £32,900 |
| Violin | 35.3 cm The Hague, 1760 c. | Mon 1st October 2007 | £12,291 |
| Violin | 35.5 cm The Hague, 1783 | Thu 1st February 2007 | £26,400 |
| Violin | 35.4 cm The Hague, 1791 | Mon 1st May 2006 | £17,854 |
| Violin | The Hague, 1769 | Tue 1st November 2005 | £31,200 |
| Violin | The Hague, 1770 c. | Sun 1st May 2005 | £12,000 |
| Violin | The Hague, 1770 | Tue 1st February 2005 | £7,800 |
| Violin | The Hague, 1773 | Thu 1st July 2004 | £15,535 |
| Violin | The Hague, 1807 | Thu 1st July 2004 | £18,000 |
| Violin | The Hague, 1802 | Thu 1st April 2004 | £11,444 |
| Violin | 1775 | Thu 1st November 2001 | £7,500 |
| Cello | 1760 | Wed 1st November 2000 | £5,670 |
| Violin | 1765 | Sun 1st November 1998 | £17,250 |
| Violin | 1770 | Sun 1st June 1997 | £27,600 |
| Cello | 1766 | Thu 1st May 1986 | £8,250 |
| Cello | 1763 | Fri 1st May 1981 | £2,980 |
| Cello | 1766 | Sat 1st November 1980 | £3,740 |
Biographies
John Dilworth
CUYPERS, Johannes Theodorus Born 1724 Dornick, nr. Emmerich, Germany, died 1808 The Hague Netherlands Earliest work dated from The Hague in 1750. Early instruction possibly provided by Jean Joseph Wattier. Cuypers was very prolific, and has been called the Dutch Stradivari, although his style is distinctively French in origin, comparable with Guersan, and his cellos in particular show the influence of Stainer. By 1780 his workmanship became slightly heavier, with lower more Stradivarian arching, possibly due to the presence in the shop of his sons. He seems to have used locally sourced wood, which is a consistent feature of his work, along with one-piece tops. Generally a pale golden yellow varnish, slightly opaque. His slightly idiosyncratic work typified by the strongly oval shaped scroll, sets the tone of much Netherlands lutherie: independent of mind and aesthetic, and of good honest quality. Some early labels handwritten. On later work his age is also given as ‘aetatis suae 78’. Johannes Cuypers / Fecit ‘s Hage, Ao. 1769
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