N. Couturieux
Mirecourt, worked 1830–1850
COUTURIEUX, N. b. Mirecourt, Worked circa. 1830-1850 Toulouse & Montpellier France. Some well-made examples in the style of Bernardel. Others of more usual flat, yellow Mirecourt type, after Nicolas. Branded: ‘N. Couturieux Montpellier’ N. Couturieux, luthier / à Toulouse / 1844. — John Dilworth
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| Type | Details | Auction house | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labelled Luthier rue écorche Boeuf à Lyon 1835, minor table and ribs restorations Lot 302 | — | December 2025 | £5,188est. € 5.000-6.000 | |
| Bearing the maker's signature to the back, many table restorations including sound post crack Lot 46 | — | June 2025 | £6,011est. € 5.000-8.000 | |
| Cello | Table hairline sound post crack, minor varnish blemishes and bruising consistent with age and playing Lot 2517 | Gardiner | January 2023 | £9,150est. £ 1,500-2,500 |
| Labelled Lutherie Artistique, M. Couturieux Lot 2405 | — | March 2022 | £780est. £ 400-600 | |
| Bearing the maker's label and signature to the table and back, some restorations, unrestored table cracks Lot 151 | — | December 2021 | £2,005est. € 2.000-3.000 | |
| Labelled N. Couturieux luthier, Place des Terreaux no. 19, à Lyon 1834, inscribed N. Couturieux ... Lot 100 | — | June 2021 | £3,300est. £ 1,200-1,800 | |
| 7/8 size violin, labelled M. Couturieux, Luthierie Artistique, 1904, good condition Lot 2434 | — | June 2021 | £671 | |
| Bearing the maker's label and signature to the table, back crack close the sound post, table worm damage Lot 169 | — | June 2019 | £2,126est. € 2.000-2.500 | |
| Labelled Lutherie Artistique, L. Couturieux Lot 1049 | — | March 2018 | £288est. £ 150-200 | |
| Labelled Lutherie Artistique M. Couturieux Lot 1475 | — | March 2018 | £552est. £ 500-700 | |
| Labelled Lutherie Artistique, M. Couturieux 1924 Lot 264 | — | December 2017 | £336est. £ 300-500 | |
| Minor repairs to table and back, sound post crack in table and back, sound post patch in back Lot 160 | — | October 2016 | £3,840est. £ 3,000-5,000 | |
| Violin | Labelled M. Couturieux Lot 441 | Gardiner | January 2012 | £360est. £ 300-500 |
| Viola | 37.9 cm 1830 | — | January 2000 | £598 |
| Violin | 1840 c. | — | January 1989 | £209 |
| Violin | 1830 c. | — | January 1987 | £352 |
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John Dilworth+
COUTURIEUX, N. b. Mirecourt, Worked circa. 1830-1850 Toulouse & Montpellier France. Some well-made examples in the style of Bernardel. Others of more usual flat, yellow Mirecourt type, after Nicolas. Branded: ‘N. Couturieux Montpellier’ N. Couturieux, luthier / à Toulouse / 1844.
Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+
Einer der besseren französischen Geigenmacher im Stile von Nicolas. Er
stammte wahrscheinlich aus Mirecourt und hat gute Geigen gemacht, die durch
hübsches Holz, saubere Arbeit und ihren reichen, dunkelrothen oder gelben Lack,
sowie den oft vollen, süssen Ton auffallen. Er brannte in seine Violinen häufig
die Buchstaben N. C. ein.
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