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Auguste Sebastien Philippe Bernardel
b. Jan. 12, 1802, at Mirecourt; d. August 6, 1870, at Bougival. One of the most distinguished French makers. He began as an apprentice in Mirecourt, went to Paris in 1820, worked first under Nicolas Lupot and then under C. F. Gand, whom he left in 1826 in order to start a business of his own in the rue Coquilliere. In 1859 he took his two sons into partnership and the firm was called ' Bernardel et fils' ; he retired in 1866 so as to facilitate the association of the Gands in his business, which was then styled " Gand et Bernardel.” He made a large number of excellent instruments, the violoncellos especially having a remarkably fine tone. This was in a violin made by him soon after he left Gand, perhaps the first to contain his signature; it is beautifully finished and has a fine tone. Printed label: " Medaille d'or et d'argent aux expositions de 1844 et 1849. Bernardel, luthier, eleve de Lupot, rue Croix-des-Petits Champs, 21, a Paris, 18— . . . (Signed) Bernardel." Honours : mention, 1827 ; bronze medal, Paris, 1834 and 1839; silver medal, Paris, 1844, for an alto placed in the 1st class; gold medal, Paris, 1849; a medal of the 2nd class, London, 1851; and a medal of the 1st class, London, 1855, for a violin copied from Maggini, a bass, and a double-bass.
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Type | Title | Sold | Price |
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Cello | 18-- | Mon 1st November 82 | £ 2090.00 |
Cello | 75.7 cm Paris, 1846 | Thu 1st December 11 | £ 68691.00 |
Violin | 36.2 cm Paris, 1843 | Wed 1st June 11 | £ 20941.00 |
Cello | 75.9 cm Paris, 1855 | Wed 1st December 10 | £ 93204.00 |
Cello | 76.0 cm Paris, 1862 | Mon 1st June 09 | £ 50821.00 |
Cello | Paris, 1833 | Thu 1st December 11 | £ 26420.00 |
Violin | 35.9 cm Paris, 1849 | Thu 1st December 11 | £ 25363.00 |
Violin | 35.9 cm Paris, 1866 | Tue 1st March 11 | £ 21250.00 |
Violin | 36.0 cm Paris, 1846 | Fri 1st October 10 | £ 25200.00 |
Violin | 36.2 cm Paris, 1836 c. | Thu 1st April 10 | £ 10998.00 |
Violin | 35.7 cm Paris, 1861 | Mon 1st March 10 | £ 18750.00 |
Cello | 75.7 cm Paris, 1861 | Thu 1st October 09 | £ 79250.00 |
Violin | 35.7 cm Paris, 1844 | Mon 1st December 08 | £ 24572.00 |
Violin | 35.7 cm Paris, 1836 c. [Attributed to & possibly by] | Thu 1st May 08 | £ 13171.00 |
Violin | 35.1 cm Paris, 1828 | Sat 1st March 08 | £ 12500.00 |
Violin | 35.5 cm Paris, 1845, after "Guarneri" [Lit: The Cooper Collection] | Sat 1st March 08 | £ 18500.00 |
Cello | 75.3 cm Paris, 1841 With Provenance | Mon 1st October 07 | £ 60500.00 |
Viola | 38.7 cm Paris, 1837 | Mon 1st October 07 | £ 12500.00 |
Violin | 36.0 cm France, 19th C. [Attributed to] | Mon 1st October 07 | £ 6875.00 |
Violin | 36.3 cm Paris, 1858 | Thu 1st March 07 | £ 8625.00 |
Cello | 75.3 cm Paris, 1833 | Thu 1st February 07 | £ 50400.00 |
Violin | 36.0 cm Paris, 1845 c. [Made with "Bernardel Père"] | Fri 1st December 06 | £ 9587.00 |
Violin | 35.9 cm Paris, 1840, [Made with "Bernardel Père"] | Thu 1st June 06 | £ 25092.00 |
Violin | Paris, 1850 | Tue 1st November 05 | £ 13200.00 |
Violin | Paris | Wed 1st June 05 | £ 1610.00 |
Violin | Paris, 1865 | Sun 1st May 05 | £ 18567.00 |
Violin | Paris, 1849 'Maggini' model | Wed 1st December 04 | £ 2930.00 |
Cello | Fauldhouse, 1926 | Mon 1st March 04 | £ 50400.00 |
Violin | Paris, 1850 c. [Probably by] | Mon 1st March 04 | £ 9000.00 |
Violin | 1828 | Sat 1st November 03 | £ 10340.00 |
Cello | 1859 | Sun 1st June 03 | £ 30965.00 |
Cello | 1849 | Thu 1st May 03 | £ 19094.00 |
Violin | 1855 | Sun 1st December 02 | £ 15134.00 |
Violin | 1829 | Fri 1st November 02 | £ 6815.00 |
Bass | 1841 | Sat 1st December 01 | £ 6147.00 |
Violin | 1850 | Fri 1st June 01 | £ 21606.00 |
Violin | 1855 | Fri 1st June 01 | £ 15035.00 |
Cello | 1835 | Tue 1st May 01 | £ 21364.00 |
Violin | 1897 | Wed 1st November 00 | £ 15400.00 |
Violin | 1825 c. | Wed 1st November 00 | £ 4648.00 |
Violin | 1901 | Sun 1st October 00 | £ 9664.00 |
Violin | 1836 | Thu 1st June 00 | £ 15884.00 |
Violin | 1864 | Wed 1st March 00 | £ 20700.00 |
Violin | 1900 c. | Mon 1st November 99 | £ 2626.00 |
Cello | 1849 | Sun 1st November 98 | £ 36700.00 |
Violin | 1923 | Mon 1st June 98 | £ 1289.00 |
Violin | 1827 | Fri 1st May 98 | £ 11994.00 |
Violin | 1834 | Sat 1st November 97 | £ 13225.00 |
Violin | 1894 | Sat 1st June 96 | £ 1610.00 |
Violin | 1835 | Fri 1st March 96 | £ 14950.00 |
Violin | 1850 c. | Wed 1st November 95 | £ 16100.00 |
Violin | 1830 | Tue 1st June 93 | £ 15400.00 |
Violin | 1849 | Sun 1st March 92 | £ 6050.00 |
Violin | 1834 | Mon 1st April 91 | £ 9900.00 |
Violin | 1839 | Fri 1st March 91 | £ 6050.00 |
Violin | 1836 | Thu 1st November 90 | £ 4180.00 |
Cello | 1849 | Wed 1st March 89 | £ 35200.00 |
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