Johannes Theodorus Cuypers
Auction price history
Highest auction price
£32,900
| Type | Details | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | June 2018 | £25,200 | |
| Viola | October 2011 | £21,250 | |
| Violin | 35.4 cm The Hague, 1792 | October 2011 | £30,096 |
| Cello | 73.0 cm the Hague, 1775 c. | October 2010 | £11,827 |
| Viola | 40.0 cm The Hague , 1776 | October 2009 | £30,000 |
| Violin | 35.5 cm The Hague , 1797 | March 2009 | £32,450 |
| Violin | 35.5 cm The Hague, late 18th C. | March 2009 | £16,250 |
| Violin | 35.2 cm The Hague, 1780 c. | October 2008 | £11,250 |
| Cello | 72.7 cm The Hague, 1775 c. | March 2008 | £32,900 |
| Violin | 35.3 cm The Hague, 1760 c. | October 2007 | £12,291 |
| Violin | 35.5 cm The Hague, 1783 | February 2007 | £26,400 |
| Violin | 35.4 cm The Hague, 1791 | May 2006 | £17,854 |
| Violin | The Hague, 1769 | November 2005 | £31,200 |
| Violin | The Hague, 1770 c. | May 2005 | £12,000 |
| Violin | The Hague, 1770 | February 2005 | £7,800 |
| Violin | The Hague, 1773 | July 2004 | £15,535 |
| Violin | The Hague, 1807 | July 2004 | £18,000 |
| Violin | The Hague, 1802 | April 2004 | £11,444 |
| Violin | 1775 | November 2001 | £7,500 |
| Cello | 1760 | November 2000 | £5,670 |
| Violin | 1765 | November 1998 | £17,250 |
| Violin | 1770 | June 1997 | £27,600 |
| Cello | 1766 | May 1986 | £8,250 |
| Cello | 1763 | May 1981 | £2,980 |
| Cello | 1766 | November 1980 | £3,740 |
Biographies
John Dilworth
CUYPERS, Johannes Theodorus Born 1724 Dornick, nr. Emmerich, Germany, died 1808 The Hague Netherlands Earliest work dated from The Hague in 1750. Early instruction possibly provided by Jean Joseph Wattier. Cuypers was very prolific, and has been called the Dutch Stradivari, although his style is distinctively French in origin, comparable with Guersan, and his cellos in particular show the influence of Stainer. By 1780 his workmanship became slightly heavier, with lower more Stradivarian arching, possibly due to the presence in the shop of his sons. He seems to have used locally sourced wood, which is a consistent feature of his work, along with one-piece tops. Generally a pale golden yellow varnish, slightly opaque. His slightly idiosyncratic work typified by the strongly oval shaped scroll, sets the tone of much Netherlands lutherie: independent of mind and aesthetic, and of good honest quality. Some early labels handwritten. On later work his age is also given as ‘aetatis suae 78’. Johannes Cuypers / Fecit ‘s Hage, Ao. 1769
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