Andre Chardon

Highest auction price achieved
£ 8097.00

By John Dilworth

CHARDON, André Born 1897, died 1963 Paris France. Son and pupil of Marie Joseph Chardon, below. Active from 1911, but called for military service in 1915. Returned to Paris 1919; continued bow making and violin repair and adjustment. From c.1930 adopted the underslide developed by W. E. Hill & Sons in London, and evolved his own style based on Tourte and Peccatte, while established independently at 39 rue de Rome. Benefitted from a large stock of aged pernambuco acquired by his father and grandfather. Succeeded to the family business in 1949, in partnership with his sister Joséphine. Small output, but fine quality bows. Branded: ‘CHANOT et CHARDON. PARIS’, and ‘CHARDON à PARIS’ in the usual

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Price History

Type Title Sold Price
Violin 35.7 cm Paris, 1900 Sun 1st June 08 £ 7427.00
Cello 1921 Sat 1st May 99 £ 5750.00
Violin 34.4 cm Mirecourt, 1900 c. Sun 1st May 11 £ 1704.00
Violin 35.6 cm Paris, 1931 [Workshop] Sun 1st June 08 £ 2600.00
Violin Paris, 1927 Thu 1st July 04 £ 3600.00
Viola 41.3 cm Paris, 1932 Thu 1st April 04 £ 3366.00
Viola 1906 Thu 1st November 90 £ 3080.00
Violin 1926 Wed 1st November 89 £ 2200.00
Violin 1914 Wed 1st March 89 £ 2420.00
Violin Bow S/E 56 g. without hair or winding, branded "Chanot et Chardon C.C.C" Thu 1st December 11 £ 5284.00
Violin Bow S/E 62.5 g. (frog & button possibly not original) Tue 1st February 11 £ 2412.00
Bass Bow S/E 116.5 g. Wed 1st December 10 £ 725.00
Violin Bow S/E 59.5 g. Tue 1st June 10 £ 5622.00
Violin Bow S/E 63.5 g. Thu 1st April 10 £ 3142.00
Violin Bow S/E 59.5 g. Thu 1st October 09 £ 4200.00
Violin Bow S/E 63 g. Sun 1st March 09 £ 3600.00
Violin Bow S/E 54 g. without hair (head side crack) Mon 1st December 08 £ 3174.00
Violin Bow S/E 59 g. Mon 1st December 08 £ 3071.00
Cello Bow S/E 65.5 g. with no hair (button probably not original) Wed 1st October 08 £ 2531.00
Violin Bow S/E 60.0 g. Sat 1st March 08 £ 2340.00
Violin Bow G/E 54.5 g. [Probably by] Thu 1st March 07 £ 1725.00
Cello Bow S/E 83 g. Fri 1st December 06 £ 4154.00
Cello Bow S/E 84 g. Fri 1st December 06 £ 7190.00
Violin Bow S/E 60.5 g. branded "C.C.C." Wed 1st December 04 £ 2686.00
Cello Bow S/E 63 g. For "Chano & Chardon" Mon 1st December 03 £ 1814.00
Violin Bow S/E 59 g. Thu 1st May 03 £ 4968.00
Cello Bow S/E 76 g. Sun 1st December 02 £ 3859.00
Violin Bow G/T 59 g. Sun 1st December 02 £ 8097.00
Viola Bow S/E 70 g. For "Chano & Chardon" Wed 1st May 02 £ 2945.00
Bass Bow 106 g. Thu 1st June 00 £ 2720.00
Viola Bow S/E 70 g. Tue 1st June 99 £ 3397.00
Violin Bow S/E 62 g. Thu 1st April 93 £ 2875.00
Violin 1914 Mon 1st November 82 £ 990.00

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