Seraphin Bourgeois
Highest auction price
£2,638
Auction price history
Type | Details | Sold | Price |
---|---|---|---|
Violin | 36.2 cm Châlons-sur-Saône, 1839 | Sat 1st December 2007 | £2,638 |
Biographies
John Dilworth
BOURGEOIS, Séraphin Born 1798 Chatel-Blanc, Jura, died 1885 Lons-le-Saunier France. Established in la Grand’Rue, Geneva from 1823, and from 1865 in Châlon-sur-Saône. Stradivari-, but more commonly, Guarneri-derived models, slightly over-sized with ‘antique’ shaded alcohol varnish, decent workmanship, and excellent materials. Branded on back: ‘Z.Bourgeois’. Printed label: Z. Bourgeois / Luthier / Genève, 1864 Réparé par Séraphin Bourgeois à Genève 1830 Fait par / Séraphin Bourgeois / à Genève An 1825 Séraphin Bourgeois / à Châlon-s-Saône / 1880
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