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Felix Albert Caressa

Auction price history

Highest auction price

£38,076

Type	Details	Sold	Price
Violin	Labelled Albert Caressa, luthier du Conservatoire de Musique, no. 140 Paris 1926, branded	October 2024	£10,800
Violin	With the coat of arms of Conservatoire de Music to the back, in excellent and playing condition	November 2023	£8,820
Cello	Labelled Albert Caressa Luthier du Conservatoire de Musique No. 44 Paris 1923	November 2023	£38,076
Violin	Labelled Albert Caressa, Luthier du Conservatoire de Musique, No 116 Paris 1924	October 2023	£6,275
Violin	35.7 cm Paris, 1906 nÂ°186	December 2011	£3,699
Violin Bow	48.7 g. without hair	December 2011	£951
Violin	35.8 cm 1920 c. [Made for]	November 2011	£3,693
Violin Bow	S/E 56 g.	June 2011	£1,560
Cello Bow	S/E 78.5 g. [Made for]	December 2010	£1,368
Violin	35.7 cm Paris, 1926	October 2010	£5,400
Viola	40.2 cm Paris, 1905-1910 c.	June 2010	£8,285
Violin	35.8 cm Paris, 1920 nÂ°570	June 2010	£4,971
Violin	35.8 cm Paris, 1912	April 2010	£6,678
Violin	35.7 cm Paris, 1926	April 2009	£6,773
Violin	35.7 cm Paris, 1925 #105	December 2008	£5,938
Violin	35.9 cm Paris, 1914 #455	June 2008	£5,570
Violin	36.0 cm [Made under the direction of]	April 2008	£1,143
Violin	35.7 cm [Workshop of]	October 2007	£1,199
Violin Bow	S/E 48.4 g, Paris, 1910 c. (without hair & lapping)	October 2007	£875
Violin	35.6 cm Paris, 1935, #225	June 2007	£2,485
Violin	35.7 cm [Workshop of]	May 2007	£1,267
Violin Bow	S/E 57.5 g.	March 2007	£2,300
Violin	35.8 cm Paris, 1918 With a gilded presentation appliquÃ© to the back dated 1919.	October 2006	£7,969
Violin	35.6 cm Paris, 1926	July 2006	£6,000
Violin	35.6 cm Paris, 1907	June 2006	£7,689
Violin Bow	S/E 60 g.	November 2005	£3,632
Violin Bow	S/E 57 g.	November 2005	£3,632
Cello	Paris, 1920 c. [Workshop]	October 2005	£4,351
Violin	Paris, 1904	May 2005	£5,974
Violin Bow	S/E 63 g.	May 2005	£1,320
Cello Bow	S/E 79 g. [Branded]	April 2005	£2,193
Cello	Paris, 1909	May 2004	£15,441
Violin	1908	December 2003	£4,947
Cello Bow	N/E 78 g.	July 2003	£2,160
Violin	1913	July 2003	£7,200
Cello	1926	June 2003	£19,165
Violin	1920 c.	October 2002	£1,970
Violin	1923	October 2002	£2,425
Violin	1913	June 2002	£6,281
Violin	1920 c.	June 2002	£868
Violin Bow	S/E 60 g.	September 2001	£935
Violin	1905	June 2001	£8,400
Violin	1917	June 2001	£4,791
Violin	1924	June 2001	£4,887
Violin Bow	S/E 60 g.	March 2001	£1,320
Violin Bow	S/E 60 g.	February 2001	£1,725
Violin	1910	December 2000	£4,387
Violin	1923	November 2000	£4,560
Viola	39.5 cm 1926	June 2000	£3,450
Violin	1912	June 2000	£5,549
Violin Bow	S/E 59 g.	March 2000	£1,380
Violin Bow	S/E 58 g.	October 1999	£275
Violin	1924	May 1999	£2,300
Violin Bow	S/E 66 g.	March 1999	£632
Cello	1924	December 1998	£8,757
Violin	1927	June 1998	£3,984
Violin Bow	S/E 58 g.	November 1997	£1,035
Violin Bow	S/E 61 g.	November 1997	£1,955
Violin Bow	N/E 60 g.	July 1997	£747
Violin Bow	S/E 61 g.	March 1997	£4,600
Violin Bow	S/E 61 g.	November 1996	£1,725
Violin Bow	S/E 59 g.	June 1996	£2,185
Violin Bow	S/E 60 g.	June 1996	£2,760
Violin Bow	S/E 56 g.	March 1996	£1,380
Violin	19--	November 1994	£3,547
Cello Bow	S/E 77 g.	May 1994	£1,781
Viola	40.0 cm 1907	March 1994	£7,475
Cello Bow	S/E 74 g.	November 1993	£2,860
Cello Bow	S/E 80 g.	October 1993	£2,530
Cello Bow	S/E 72 g.	May 1993	£587
Cello Bow	S/E 77 g.	May 1993	£1,320
Violin Bow	S/E 58 g.	May 1993	£1,833
Violin Bow	S/E 55 g.	June 1992	£990
Violin Bow	S/E 60 g.	March 1992	£1,760
Violin	1920	November 1991	£9,350
Violin	1933	November 1990	£3,520
Violin Bow	S/E 59 g.	November 1990	£880
Violin Bow	S/E 63 g.	March 1990	£1,705
Violin	1902	June 1989	£3,740
Violin	1905	June 1989	£6,600
Violin Bow	S/E 58 g.	March 1989	£935
Violin	1902	November 1988	£4,950
Violin	1905	June 1988	£5,500
Violin	1927	November 1987	£4,400
Cello Bow	S/E 70 g.	June 1987	£572
Violin	1912	November 1986	£4,840
Viola Bow	S/E 67 g.	March 1986	£1,155
Violin	1903	July 1985	£2,700
Violin	1916	June 1985	£2,112
Viola Bow	S/E 68 g.	June 1985	£938
Violin Bow	S/E 60 g.	January 1984	£910
Violin Bow	S/E 61 g.	November 1982	£605
Violin Bow	S/E 58 g.	October 1982	£330
Violin Bow	G/E 58 g.	March 1981	£1,065
Viola Bow	S/E 75 g.	June 1980	£281

Biographies

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John Dilworth

CARESSA, Felix Albert Born 1866, died 1939 Paris France. Apprenticed at Gand and Bernardel until 1901, when he established his own business at 12, rue de Madrid, Paris with Henri Français. Decorated Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur, 1910. Officer of the Academy 1922. Violins modelled after the Lupot style, many bearing the label of Gustave Bernardel. Caressa & Français made all classes of stringed instruments in the best French tradition, winning awards at St. Louis and Liège 1905. Jurors at the Milan Exhibition 1906, London 1908, Brussels 1910, and Turin 1911. Experts at the Civil Tribunal of the Seine. Bows branded: ‘CARESSA’ Caressa & Français / Luthiers du Conservatoire de Musique / No.. Paris. 19.. Albert Caressa Luthier du Conservatoire de Musique / No.. Paris 19.. Fait sous la direction de / Caressa & Français / Luthiers du Conservatoire / 12 Rue de Madrid à Paris 1901 à 1920