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Johannes Bernardus Cuypers

The Hague, 1781–1840

Son of Johannes Theodorus Cuypers, below, and younger brother of Johannes Franciscus. A lesser maker than his father or brother. Some of his own instruments are made independently of the family workshop and bear his own handwritten label or a signature applied directly on the wood of the back. — John Dilworth
Worked The Hague
Made Cello, Violin
Family Son of Johannes Theodorus Cuypers
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Instruments

Auction Price History

Highest auction price

£31,600

7 results

Type Details Auction house Sold Price
ViolinA violin by Johannes Bernardus Cuypers, The Hague, 1805 Lot 72AmatiOctober 2025£31,600est. £ 25,000-35,000
ViolinLabelled Johannes Bernardus, Cuypers fecit, Hage Lot 168TarisioOctober 2024£30,096est. € 40.000-60.000
ViolinLabelled Johannes Cuijpers fecit s'Hage ... Lot 198TarisioFebruary 2017£26,462est. $ 40,000-60,000
ViolinLabelled Joh Bernard Cuypers, fecet Hague, 1829 Lot 356TarisioNovember 2012£14,980est. $ 30,000-50,000
ViolinLabelled Joh. Bernardus Cuypers fecit S'Hage 1810 Lot 150Sotheby'sOctober 2012£3,750est. £ 3,000-5,000
Cello71.3 cm Probably Italian, mid 19th C. Ascribed to—May 2008£14,983
Violin35.7 cm The Hague, 1810 c.—February 2006£21,600

Biographies

The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:

John Dilworth+

CUYPERS, Johannes Bernardus Born 1781, died 1840 The Hague Netherlands. Son of Johannes Theodorus Cuypers, below, and younger brother of Johannes Franciscus. A lesser maker than his father or brother. Some of his own instruments are made independently of the family workshop and bear his own handwritten label or a signature applied directly on the wood of the back. Some have a more conventional scroll than the usual oval form on Cuypers workshop instruments and a thicker orange-brown varnish. John: Bernardus Cuypers / fecit ‘s Hage 1810

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