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Auguste Falisse

Auction price history

Highest auction price

£5,531

Type	Details	Sold	Price
Violin	35.6 cm Brussels, 1909	October 2011	£2,280
Violin	35.6 cm Brussels, 1909	June 2011	£3,600
Violin	35.9 cm Brussels, 1911	March 2011	£4,800
Violin	35.6 cm Brussels, 1928 nÂ°120	October 2009	£4,140
Violin	35.8 cm Brussels, 1919	December 2007	£5,531
Violin	Brussels,1910	May 2005	£2,583
Violin	Brussels, 1929	March 2005	£2,880
Violin	1916	February 2003	£1,880
Violin	1928	March 2001	£3,600
Violin	1907 [ Also made by "Georges Falisse"]	June 2000	£2,300
Violin	1924	November 1997	£2,300
Violin	1925	May 1996	£4,134
Violin	1926	March 1995	£2,070
Violin	1912	December 1994	£2,530
Violin	1927	June 1994	£3,300
Violin	1932	March 1990	£2,090
Violin	1923	November 1988	£2,860
Violin	1927	March 1988	£1,848
Violin	1923	June 1987	£1,980
Violin	1926	March 1986	£993
Violin	1926	May 1983	£1,100
Violin	1935	March 1981	£1,065
Violin	1908	June 1980	£609

Biographies

John Dilworth

FALISSE, Auguste Born 1883 Liège, died 1951 Brussels Belgium. Apprenticed to Delinet in Mirecourt. Worked briefly for Silvestre and Maucotel in Paris, then with Mougenot in Brussels. Established own workshop in Ixelles, Brussels 1905, assisted by his son from 1912. Stradivari and Guarneri models with shaded varnish. Sometimes used commercial varnish provided by Angell of Bristol. His instruments imported to London by Boosey & Hawkes. Influenced by acoustic theories of Dr. Chenantais of Paris. At a competition in Paris 1912 judged to be superior in tone to a Stradivari. This event celebrated on his label: Vainqueur du Concours International de Violon—Paris 1912 / (1er sur 42 concurrents, tant anciens que modernes) / Auguste Falisse / Luthier du Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles / Anno.. 19.. Aug. Falisse / Luthier / Concours de Paris 1912 / Bruxelles Auguste Falisse / Imported by Boosey & Hawkes / Sole London Agents