Charles Louis Buthod

Highest auction price achieved
£ 13800.00

By Cecie Stainer

A maker of cheap instruments in Mirecourt. Worked under Vuillaume for some time. In 1839 was awarded a bronze medal. His violins are strongly made and are much used in orchestras and Conservatoires. About 800 violins, 40 altos, and 50 basses were turned out of his workshop each year. Later, went into partnership with Husson, and the business gradually developed into a trade in instruments of all kinds becoming " Husson, Buthod et Thibouville."

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Price History

Type Title Sold Price
Violin 35.7 cm Thu 1st December 11 £ 780.00
Cello 76.2 cm Mirecourt, 1890 c. Thu 1st December 11 £ 4560.00
Violin 35.6 cm Thu 1st September 11 £ 1200.00
Violin Bow S/E 59.5 g. Wed 1st June 11 £ 960.00
Violin 36.0 cm Mirecourt, Early 20thC. [Workshop of] Sun 1st May 11 £ 1457.00
Violin Bow S/E 57.0 g. stamped "Ch. Buthod à Paris" [Workshop of] Sun 1st May 11 £ 1311.00
Violin 36.0 cm Paris, 1870 c. Wed 1st December 10 £ 1080.00
Violin 36.0 cm Wed 1st December 10 £ 1200.00
Violin Bow N/E 53 g. leather lapping Mon 1st March 10 £ 240.00
Violin Bow S/E 58 g. Tue 1st December 09 £ 480.00
Viola 40.5 cm Mirecourt, 1880 c. Tue 1st December 09 £ 1440.00
Violin 36.0 cm 1890 c. Thu 1st October 09 £ 1320.00
Violin 36.0 cm Mirecourt, 1870 c. Thu 1st October 09 £ 1920.00
Violin Bow N/E 55 g. whalebone lapping Thu 1st October 09 £ 384.00
Violin 35.8 cm 1890 c. Mon 1st June 09 £ 840.00
Violin 36.1 cm Mirecourt, 1840 c. (some restorations) Mon 1st June 09 £ 2614.00
Violin Bow S/E 55 g. ferrule engraved "C.V…" Sun 1st March 09 £ 660.00
Violin 36.0 cm 1900 c. Sun 1st March 09 £ 1320.00
Violin Bow S/E 59 g. Paris, 1925 c. Sat 1st November 08 £ 798.00
Violin 36.1 cm Mirecourt, 1841 (restored soundpost crack & more) Fri 1st December 06 £ 3995.00
Violin Bow S/E 65.0 g. Sun 1st October 06 £ 739.00
Violin Bow S/E 64.0 g. Sun 1st October 06 £ 1170.00
Violin 35.8 cm [Ascribed to] Mon 1st May 06 £ 2299.00
Violin Paris, 1839 Wed 1st June 05 £ 2415.00
Violin 1900 c. [Workshop] Sun 1st May 05 £ 873.00
Violin Bow S/E 50 g. without hair Sun 1st May 05 £ 840.00
Cello Paris, 1880 Thu 1st July 04 £ 7051.00
Violin Mirecourt, 1880 c. Tue 1st June 04 £ 472.00
Violin Paris 3/4 Size Mon 1st March 04 £ 956.00
Violin 1841 Mon 1st December 03 £ 764.00
Violin 1865 c. Mon 1st September 03 £ 1175.00
Violin 1840 Sun 1st December 02 £ 3784.00
Viola 1880 Sat 1st September 01 £ 1610.00
Violin 1840 Tue 1st May 01 £ 2340.00
Cello Bow S/E 81 g. Wed 1st November 00 £ 575.00
Violin 1888 c. Wed 1st September 99 £ 1150.00
Cello Bow S/E 72 g. Mon 1st March 99 £ 483.00
Violin Bow S/E 62 g. Fri 1st May 98 £ 690.00
Viola 40.6 cm 18-- Tue 1st July 97 £ 1840.00
Violin 1870 Thu 1st May 97 £ 1000.00
Violin Bow S/E 58 g. Sat 1st March 97 £ 1380.00
Cello Bow S/E 77 g. Sat 1st March 97 £ 1035.00
Violin Sat 1st February 97 £ 690.00
Cello 18-- Fri 1st November 96 £ 6900.00
Violin 1880 c. Sat 1st June 96 £ 1725.00
Cello Bow S/E 77 g. Wed 1st May 96 £ 902.00
Viola Bow S/E 68 g. Wed 1st May 96 £ 752.00
Cello 18-- Fri 1st March 96 £ 13800.00
Cello 1875 c. Fri 1st March 96 £ 5520.00
Violin Bow S/E 61 g. Fri 1st March 96 £ 1035.00
Cello 18-- Wed 1st November 95 £ 9200.00
Violin Bow S/E 64 g. Wed 1st November 95 £ 920.00
Cello Bow S/E 82 g. Sun 1st October 95 £ 1035.00
Viola 39.7 cm 18-- Wed 1st March 95 £ 2070.00
Violin 18-- Wed 1st February 95 £ 632.00
Violin 18-- Sun 1st May 94 £ 550.00
Cello Bow S/E 77 g. Mon 1st November 93 £ 557.00
Violin Bow G/T 62 g. Sun 1st November 92 £ 1222.00
Violin Bow S/E 65 g. Self-Rehairing Sun 1st November 92 £ 467.00
Violin Bow S/E 60 g. Wed 1st July 92 £ 517.00
Violin Mon 1st June 92 £ 1540.00
Cello Sun 1st March 92 £ 9350.00
Violin Bow S/E 60 g. Fri 1st November 91 £ 286.00
Cello Bow S/E 78 g. Mon 1st April 91 £ 465.00
Violin 3/4 Size Fri 1st March 91 £ 770.00
Violin 1885 c. Sat 1st September 90 £ 396.00
Violin Fri 1st June 90 £ 1100.00
Violin 1870 c. Thu 1st March 90 £ 990.00
Violin 18-- Thu 1st March 90 £ 880.00
Violin 1890 c. Wed 1st November 89 £ 770.00
Violin Bow S/E 68 g. Wed 1st March 89 £ 220.00
Violin Tue 1st November 88 £ 660.00
Violin 1890 c. Tue 1st November 88 £ 550.00
Violin 1880-99 Wed 1st June 88 £ 605.00
Violin Bow S/E 61 g. Tue 1st December 87 £ 462.00
Cello 18-- Wed 1st April 87 £ 2420.00
Violin Bow S/E 61 g. Wed 1st April 87 £ 242.00
Violin Bow S/E 58 g. Mon 1st September 86 £ 352.00
Cello 18-- Sat 1st March 86 £ 1650.00
Viola 39.8 cm 18-- Fri 1st January 82 £ 715.00
Viola 40.5 cm 18-- Sat 1st November 80 £ 990.00
Cello 76.2 cm 1920 c. [Firm of] Mon 1st October 07 £ 2713.00
Cello 19-- Sun 1st October 95 £ 805.00
Violin 1910 c. Sun 1st October 95 £ 690.00
Violin Wed 7th August 13 £ 937.00
Violin Mon 21st May 18 £ 850.00

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