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Claude Auguste THOMASSIN
Highest auction price achieved
£ 14328.00
Bow maker. Born, at Mirecourt in 1865. As quite a youth he was apprenticed to Ch. Bazin and towards 1890 was called upon by the Maison Gand & Bernardel to take charge of their bow making department. In 1901 he established himself in the rue de Paradis.
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Price History
| Type | Title | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violin Bow | S/E 62.5 g. | Thu 1st December 11 | £ 5073.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 52 g. no hair/winding, "Caressa et Français" | Thu 1st December 11 | £ 4756.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 55.5 g. (broken head at top) | Thu 1st December 11 | £ 691.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59.0 g. | Tue 1st November 11 | £ 3195.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 55.0 g. (button possibly not original) | Tue 1st November 11 | £ 4511.00 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 76.5 g. stamped "Paul Jombar Paris" | Sat 1st October 11 | £ 792.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. Paris, 1910 c. | Sat 1st October 11 | £ 10000.00 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 62 g. without hair & partial lapping [Probably by] | Sat 1st October 11 | £ 2300.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 58.0 g. stamped, "John & Arthur Beare." | Fri 1st July 11 | £ 3305.00 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 58.0 g. | Wed 1st June 11 | £ 3300.00 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 62 g. with fine silver winding (button not original) | Wed 1st June 11 | £ 1102.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 57 g. silver tinsel winding | Wed 1st June 11 | £ 5511.00 |
| Violin Bow | G/E 57 g. with fine silver winding | Wed 1st June 11 | £ 14328.00 |
| Violin Bow | G/T 59.5 g. | Wed 1st June 11 | £ 9368.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 55.5 g. light tinsel lapping | Sun 1st May 11 | £ 5098.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60.2 g. | Tue 1st March 11 | £ 3162.00 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 67 g. 1910 c. | Tue 1st March 11 | £ 10320.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 63 g. Paris, 1930 c. | Tue 1st March 11 | £ 4500.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 63 g. Mirecourt, 1900 c. "P. Serdet à Paris" | Tue 1st March 11 | £ 7500.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59.5 g. Paris, 1925 c. | Tue 1st March 11 | £ 3750.00 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 50 g. without hair, gold winding | Wed 1st December 10 | £ 2382.00 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 68.5 g. | Fri 1st October 10 | £ 4506.00 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 81.0 g. "Caressa & Français" [Probably by] | Fri 1st October 10 | £ 3755.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59.0 g. | Fri 1st October 10 | £ 2629.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 58.5 g. [Made for "John & Arthur Beare"] | Fri 1st October 10 | £ 4882.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60.5 g. | Fri 1st October 10 | £ 3600.00 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 77.5 g. [Probably by] | Fri 1st October 10 | £ 394.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. | Fri 1st October 10 | £ 4800.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. stamped "John & Athur Beare" | Fri 1st October 10 | £ 3600.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 53.0 g. [Attributed to] | Thu 1st July 10 | £ 500.00 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 76.0 g. stamped "Gustave Bernardel" | Tue 1st June 10 | £ 5221.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 56.0 g. stamped "Caressa & Français" | Tue 1st June 10 | £ 4016.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59.5 g. | Tue 1st June 10 | £ 5622.00 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 58.5 g. [Workshop of] | Tue 1st June 10 | £ 1553.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 54 g. with fine winding, branded "P. Serdet" | Tue 1st June 10 | £ 3107.00 |
| Violin Bow | G/E 51 g. without hair or winding | Tue 1st June 10 | £ 4971.00 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 49.5 g. no hair, with silk winding [Workshop of] | Tue 1st June 10 | £ 1243.00 |
| Viola Bow | N/E 62.0 g. | Thu 1st April 10 | £ 2750.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 52.5 g. stamped "John & Arthur Beare" | Thu 1st April 10 | £ 2357.00 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 58.5 g. | Thu 1st April 10 | £ 3142.00 |
| Violin Bow | G/I 61.0 g. | Thu 1st April 10 | £ 10213.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. Paris, 1930 c. stamped "P. Serdet à Paris" | Mon 1st March 10 | £ 4000.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59 g. stamped "Gustave Bernardel" | Mon 1st March 10 | £ 3680.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 57 g. with silk winding, branded "Paul Serdet" | Tue 1st December 09 | £ 4135.00 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 53.0 g. without hair | Thu 1st October 09 | £ 2521.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 54.5 g. | Thu 1st October 09 | £ 3337.00 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 75 g. (use and wear) | Thu 1st October 09 | £ 2400.00 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 55 g. | Mon 1st June 09 | £ 2160.00 |
| Cello Bow | G/T 83 g. ferrule engraved "H.W." | Mon 1st June 09 | £ 9600.00 |
| Violin Bow | 54 g. no hair, silk winding, "Caressa & Français" | Mon 1st June 09 | £ 4978.00 |
| Viola Bow | 60 g. without hair, with silk winding | Mon 1st June 09 | £ 4149.00 |
| Cello Bow | 71 g. with fine winding, branded "P. Serdet" | Mon 1st June 09 | £ 3941.00 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 75.5 g. branded "Gustav Bernardel" | Fri 1st May 09 | £ 2524.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60.0 g. stamped "Gustove Bernardel" | Fri 1st May 09 | £ 3688.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62.0 g. | Fri 1st May 09 | £ 4658.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 56.5 g. Paris, 1920 c. | Wed 1st April 09 | £ 1863.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62 g. | Sun 1st March 09 | £ 3120.00 |
| Cello Bow | N/E 70.0 g. [Attributed to] | Sun 1st February 09 | £ 695.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59.5 g. branded "Bernardel" [Probably by] | Mon 1st December 08 | £ 2673.00 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 55 g. [Workshop of] | Mon 1st December 08 | £ 404.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 55 g. Paris, 1900 c. with orignal tinsel winding | Sat 1st November 08 | £ 3792.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 53 g. Paris, 1920 c. | Sat 1st November 08 | £ 798.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. Paris, 1900 c. | Sat 1st November 08 | £ 2964.00 |
| Violin Bow | G/fT 54.0 g. (button later, pin crack to back of head) | Wed 1st October 08 | £ 1085.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 58.5 g. stamped "Gand & Bernardel" (frog possibly later) | Wed 1st October 08 | £ 1808.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 53.0 g. (button not original) | Wed 1st October 08 | £ 1638.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59.0 g. stamped "Caressa & Francais" | Wed 1st October 08 | £ 7020.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59 g. [Possibly by] | Wed 1st October 08 | £ 974.00 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 52.5 g. Paris, 1905 c. | Wed 1st October 08 | £ 2568.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 58.5 g. 1920 c. branded "Geo. W. & Sons" [Probably by] | Wed 1st October 08 | £ 2000.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59 g. | Sun 1st June 08 | £ 2825.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 58 g. | Sun 1st June 08 | £ 4446.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62 g. | Thu 1st May 08 | £ 3613.00 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 75 g. Paris, 1930 c. [Lit: The Cooper Collection] | Sat 1st March 08 | £ 5000.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59.5 g. Paris, 1930 c. | Sat 1st March 08 | £ 4375.00 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 59.5 g. Paris, 1920 c. (later adjustor) | Sat 1st March 08 | £ 2250.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 56.5 g. Mirecourt, 1920 c. | Sat 1st March 08 | £ 1750.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 57 g. Mirecourt, 1920 c. | Sat 1st March 08 | £ 1750.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 55 g. without hair or winding | Sat 1st December 07 | £ 6637.00 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 72 g. Possibly a cello bow | Thu 1st November 07 | £ 1200.00 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 52 g. | Thu 1st November 07 | £ 1320.00 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 56 g. | Thu 1st November 07 | £ 2640.00 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 75.5 g. "Caressa & Francaos" [Probably by] | Mon 1st October 07 | £ 2142.00 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 72.0 g. without lapping or grip | Mon 1st October 07 | £ 2855.00 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 75 g. Paris, 1895 c. | Mon 1st October 07 | £ 4375.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 57.5 g Paris, 1920 c. | Mon 1st October 07 | £ 4375.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E Stamped "Gustav Bernardel" (button not original) [Attributed to] | Sun 1st July 07 | £ 3240.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. branded "Gustave Bernardel" | Fri 1st June 07 | £ 4248.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 64 g. branded "P. Serdet" | Fri 1st June 07 | £ 3206.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61.5 g. branded "Gustave Bernardel" | Fri 1st June 07 | £ 4008.00 |
| Violin Bow | G/T 63 g. | Fri 1st June 07 | £ 12024.00 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 74.5 g. with light lapping | Tue 1st May 07 | £ 2022.00 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 77.0 g. | Tue 1st May 07 | £ 4334.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 56.5 g. | Tue 1st May 07 | £ 2600.00 |
| Violin Bow | G/E 58 g. (with baleen wrap) | Tue 1st May 07 | £ 2357.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59.1 g. Paris, 1910 c. | Sun 1st April 07 | £ 1941.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 58 g. Paris, 1925 c. | Sun 1st April 07 | £ 4245.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59 g. | Thu 1st February 07 | £ 2400.00 |
| Cello Bow | 81 g. | Fri 1st December 06 | £ 6791.00 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 47 g. without hair | Fri 1st December 06 | £ 2077.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60.5 g. branded "J & A. Beare" | Fri 1st December 06 | £ 4394.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60.5 g. | Fri 1st December 06 | £ 5992.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 56.5 g. | Wed 1st November 06 | £ 1804.00 |
| Cello Bow | N/E 49.5 g. 1/2 Size | Sun 1st October 06 | £ 985.00 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 50.0 g. 7/8 Size (button possibly not original) | Sun 1st October 06 | £ 1539.00 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 60.5 g. | Sun 1st October 06 | £ 2771.00 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 75.5 g. Mirecourt, 1920 c. Stamped "Caressa & Français" [Probably by] | Sat 1st July 06 | £ 3000.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 57.5 g. Paris, 1920 c. | Sat 1st July 06 | £ 2880.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 58.5 g. Paris, 1925 c. | Sat 1st July 06 | £ 3600.00 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 76.5 g. | Thu 1st June 06 | £ 5666.00 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 56.5 g. (button of the period, some stick damage) | Thu 1st June 06 | £ 809.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 45.0 g. 3/4 Size | Mon 1st May 06 | £ 1042.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60.0 g. [Attributed to] | Mon 1st May 06 | £ 1042.00 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 59.5 g. (a small insert to head) | Mon 1st May 06 | £ 1993.00 |
| Cello Bow | N/E 78 g. Stamped "A. Vidoudez Geneve" | Mon 1st May 06 | £ 2087.00 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 71.5 g. Paris, 1925 c. [Probably by] | Wed 1st February 06 | £ 2640.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. branded "Gustave Bernardel" | Thu 1st December 05 | £ 5588.00 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 47 g. without hair or wrapping [Workshop] | Thu 1st December 05 | £ 319.00 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 79.0 g. | Tue 1st November 05 | £ 2955.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 64.5 g. | Tue 1st November 05 | £ 5254.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62.5 g. | Tue 1st November 05 | £ 3284.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 58.5 g. (frog possibly later) | Sat 1st October 05 | £ 1638.00 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 50.0 g. with no lapping | Sat 1st October 05 | £ 1507.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. [Attributed to] | Fri 1st July 05 | £ 1680.00 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 69 g. | Wed 1st June 05 | £ 5222.00 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 51 g. With silk winding | Wed 1st June 05 | £ 1108.00 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 56.5 g. (button not original & with repairs) | Wed 1st June 05 | £ 1029.00 |
| Violin Bow | G/E 62.5 g. | Wed 1st June 05 | £ 5232.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59 g. | Sun 1st May 05 | £ 2807.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 56.0 g. | Sun 1st May 05 | £ 2137.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59 g. branded "Gustave Bernardel" | Wed 1st December 04 | £ 5047.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 58 g. branded "Gand & Bernardel" | Wed 1st December 04 | £ 326.00 |
| Violin Bow | G/E 58.5 g. | Mon 1st November 04 | £ 5040.00 |
| Cello Bow | N/E 78.0 g. | Fri 1st October 04 | £ 3817.00 |
| Viola Bow | N/E 69.0 g. | Sat 1st May 04 | £ 3539.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 56.0 g. [Attributed to] | Sat 1st May 04 | £ 708.00 |
| Violin Bow | G/H 54.0 g. (button later, pin crack to back of head) | Sat 1st May 04 | £ 1930.00 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 75 g. stamped "Caressa & Francais" | Mon 1st March 04 | £ 480.00 |
| Violin Bow | G/E 58.5 g. | Mon 1st March 04 | £ 6000.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 56.5 g. stamped "John & Arthur Beare" | Mon 1st March 04 | £ 3360.00 |
| Viola Bow | ?/? 69 g. For "Serdet" | Mon 1st December 03 | £ 2144.00 |
| Violin Bow | G/T 57 g. | Mon 1st December 03 | £ 7833.00 |
| Viola Bow | N/E 67 g. | Wed 1st October 03 | £ 4410.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59 g. (composite) | Wed 1st October 03 | £ 2205.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. | Wed 1st October 03 | £ 3053.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. made for "Beare" | Wed 1st October 03 | £ 3223.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 63 g. | Wed 1st October 03 | £ 4160.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 58 g. | Wed 1st October 03 | £ 1434.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 63 g. | Wed 1st October 03 | £ 3227.00 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 69 g. | Tue 1st July 03 | £ 3360.00 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 78 g. | Sun 1st June 03 | £ 5083.00 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 58 g. | Sun 1st June 03 | £ 2583.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. | Thu 1st May 03 | £ 6624.00 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 68 g. For "George Withers" | Thu 1st May 03 | £ 1616.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59 g. | Thu 1st May 03 | £ 3305.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 52 g. | Sat 1st March 03 | £ 2160.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 52 g. branded "Caressa & Francois" | Sun 1st December 02 | £ 3859.00 |
| Violin Bow | G/T 63 g. | Fri 1st November 02 | £ 6572.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 54 g. (poor condition) | Fri 1st November 02 | £ 862.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 56 g. | Tue 1st October 02 | £ 1213.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 52 g. | Sat 1st June 02 | £ 717.00 |
| Viola Bow | N/E 63 g. | Thu 1st November 01 | £ 3590.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. | Thu 1st November 01 | £ 2394.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. | Fri 1st June 01 | £ 1725.00 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 75 g. | Tue 1st May 01 | £ 2184.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 58 g. | Tue 1st May 01 | £ 2340.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 56 g. | Thu 1st March 01 | £ 2820.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59 g. | Thu 1st March 01 | £ 1880.00 |
| Cello Bow | N/E 75 g. | Thu 1st March 01 | £ 1680.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. | Wed 1st November 00 | £ 1410.00 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 71 g. | Wed 1st November 00 | £ 4600.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59 g. | Wed 1st November 00 | £ 1150.00 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 68 g. | Wed 1st November 00 | £ 1529.00 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 65 g. For "Beare" | Wed 1st November 00 | £ 6836.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 56 g. | Wed 1st November 00 | £ 2332.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59 g. | Fri 1st September 00 | £ 1725.00 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 54 g. | Sat 1st July 00 | £ 880.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59 g. | Thu 1st June 00 | £ 2070.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 56 g. | Mon 1st May 00 | £ 3117.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 51 g. | Wed 1st March 00 | £ 2350.00 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 58 g. | Mon 1st November 99 | £ 1840.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. | Mon 1st November 99 | £ 2530.00 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 69 g. | Tue 1st June 99 | £ 2562.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62 g. | Sat 1st May 99 | £ 1970.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 54 g. | Mon 1st March 99 | £ 2990.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. | Sun 1st November 98 | £ 1725.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. | Mon 1st June 98 | £ 978.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 66 g. | Mon 1st June 98 | £ 2645.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 56 g. | Fri 1st May 98 | £ 1623.00 |
| Violin Bow | G/E 53 g. | Wed 1st April 98 | £ 1035.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59 g. | Sun 1st March 98 | £ 3105.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59 g. | Sun 1st March 98 | £ 632.00 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 60 g. | Sat 1st November 97 | £ 632.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59 g. | Tue 1st July 97 | £ 3500.00 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 58 g. | Sun 1st June 97 | £ 1207.00 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 51 g. | Sat 1st March 97 | £ 1035.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 64 g. | Sat 1st March 97 | £ 460.00 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 65 g. | Fri 1st December 95 | £ 1374.00 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 68 g. | Mon 1st May 95 | £ 2516.00 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 83 g. | Tue 1st November 94 | £ 1955.00 |
| Cello Bow | N/E 75 g. | Fri 1st October 93 | £ 920.00 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 80 g. | Thu 1st April 93 | £ 2760.00 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 70 g. | Sun 1st March 92 | £ 1100.00 |
| Viola Bow | N/E 66 g. | Fri 1st June 90 | £ 1045.00 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 78 g. | Thu 1st March 90 | £ 1980.00 |
| Cello Bow | N/E 70 g. | Thu 1st March 90 | £ 1320.00 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 77 g. | Thu 1st June 89 | £ 1045.00 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 75 g. | Wed 1st April 87 | £ 770.00 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 68 g. | Sat 1st June 85 | £ 1705.00 |
| Viola Bow | N/E 65 g. | Mon 1st April 85 | £ 1045.00 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 79 g. | Mon 1st October 84 | £ 1232.00 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 72 g. | Mon 1st November 82 | £ 1760.00 |
| Violin Bow | Mon 12th May 14 | £ 1375.00 | |
| Violin Bow | Wed 29th October 14 | £ 3750.00 | |
| Violin Bow | Wed 31st October 12 | £ 7875.00 | |
| Violin Bow | Mon 25th June 18 | £ 4800.00 | |
| Violin Bow | Mon 25th June 18 | £ 5760.00 | |
| Violin Bow | Mon 25th June 18 | £ 3600.00 |
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