Nicolas Caussin
Neufchateau, Rouvres Chét., Rouvres-la-Chetive, 1818–1889
Elder son of François Caussin, above. Worked for some time with his brother François Hippolyte in his father’s shop, but moved to Paris where he had a business at Place de la Croix-Rouge until 1857, when he returned to Neufchâteau. A specialist in varnish. — John Dilworth
Instruments
Auction Price History
Highest auction price
26 results
| Type | Details | Auction house | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Violin | 3/4 size violin, labelled Jacob Stainer, fair condition Lot 564 | — | December 2025 | £3,222est. € 1.000-1.500 |
| Violin | Labelled Domino Montagnana til Signa fecit Venitus anno 1718 Lot 141 | — | May 2025 | £3,563est. $ 4,000-6,000 |
| Violin | Labelled N. Gagliano, head and table restorations including the sound post crack Lot 262 | Laurent | June 2024 | £3,829est. € 3.500-4.000 |
| Violin | Labelled Jacques Boquet, some table restorations including the sound post crack Lot 570 | Laurent | November 2023 | £3,467est. € 1.500-2.000 |
| Cello | Some restorations including the table sound post and bass bar cracks, fingerboard missing Lot 116 | — | June 2023 | £5,498est. € 5.000-6.000 |
| Violin | Labelled Gobetti, some table restorations including the sound post crack Lot 13 | — | June 2023 | £3,633est. € 3.000-4.000 |
| Violin | Labelled Ricozali, some table and back restorations including a sound post crack Lot 9 | — | June 2023 | £3,420est. € 3.000-4.000 |
| Violin | Labelled Stainer, fair condition Lot 856 | — | May 2023 | £3,426est. € 2.000-2.500 |
| Violin | Labelled Giovanni Grancino in Contrada, largha di Milano al Signo della Corona 1727 Lot 100 | — | April 2022 | £5,045est. € 5.000-8.000 |
| Violin | A violin by Nicolas Caussin, Mirecourt Lot 213 | Amati | November 2021 | £2,300est. £ 2,000-4,000 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's brand, table restorations Lot 259 | — | December 2020 | £1,904est. € 2.000-3.000 |
| Viola | Bearing the maker's signature to the table, table sound post restoration Lot 656 | — | December 2020 | £2,113est. € 2.000-3.000 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label to the table, good condition Lot 163 | — | June 2018 | £5,258est. € 5.000-6.000 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label, good condition Lot 73 | — | November 2017 | £8,448est. € 3.000-4.000 |
| Violin | Branded Nicolas Caussin fils Ainé, table worm Lot 930 | — | December 2015 | £677est. € 800 |
| Violin | Labelled Ludovicus Ricolazi fecit cremonae anno 17... Lot 175 | — | June 2015 | £993est. $ 2,000-3,000 |
| Violin | 36.0 cm Neufchateau, 1860 c. Ascribed to & Workshop of | — | May 2011 | £1,530 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm France, 1860 c. | — | October 2010 | £1,080 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm France, 1870 c. | — | October 2010 | £2,880 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm 1870 c. | — | October 2010 | £3,240 |
| Cello | 76.5 cm Neufchateau, 1870 c. Workshop of | — | September 2010 | £8,160 |
| Violin | 35.5 cm Neufchateau, 1850 c. | — | March 2010 | £3,600 |
| Violin | 36.0 cm Neufchateau, 1840 c. Probably by | — | March 2009 | £780 |
| Violin | 36.3 cm Neufchateau, 1860 c. | — | December 2008 | £1,438 |
| Violin | 36.1 cm | — | May 2006 | £613 |
| Cello | 1860 c. | — | October 2003 | £12,213 |
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Biographies
The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:
John Dilworth+
CAUSSIN, NICOLAS Born 1818 Rouvres-la-Chétive, died 1889 Neufchâteau Vosges France. Elder son of François Caussin, above. Worked for some time with his brother François Hippolyte in his father’s shop, but moved to Paris where he had a business at Place de la Croix-Rouge until 1857, when he returned to Neufchâteau. A specialist in varnish. Some later work made for him by his nephew Collenot. Branded: ‘Caussin Nicholas, fils’. One manuscript label reads: ‘made in the workshop of C. A. Miremont and varnished by Caussin in Neufchâtel in 1877’
Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+
Älterer Bruder von François C., der fast ausschliesslich für den Letzteren
arbeitete.
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