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Charles Gaillard

Highest auction price

£11,000

Auction price history
Type Details Sold Price
Violin 35.9 cm Paris, 1866 Sat 1st October 2011 £1,783
Violin 35.8 cm Paris, 1863 c. [Attributed to & possibly by] Fri 1st October 2010 £5,257
Violin 35.9 cm Paris, 1860 c. [Probably by] Thu 1st March 2007 £3,450
Violin 1880 c. [Attributed to] Tue 1st February 2005 £1,804
Violin Paris, 1856 Fri 1st October 2004 £10,815
Violin 1867 Mon 1st May 2000 £11,000
Viola 40.8 cm 1860 Mon 1st November 1999 £8,625
Viola 39.2 cm 1861 Mon 1st November 1999 £3,910
Violin 1863 Fri 1st November 1996 £1,725
Violin 1863 Fri 1st November 1991 £1,980
Violin 1869 Sun 1st September 1991 £9,900
Violin 1852 Mon 1st December 1986 £825
Violin 1850-80 Thu 1st May 1980 £1,595
Biographies

John Dilworth

GAILLARD, Charles b. Mirecourt, Worked circa. 1851-1880 Paris France. Violin and bow maker. Son of Louis Gaillard, below. First apprentice of Gand in Paris. Established there independently, initially in the Faubourg Poissonnière, and from 1865 at 20 rue Notre-Dame de Rouvrance. Teacher of Dugad. Fine work in the Gand style, some modelled on Guarneri. Varnished generally without shading or artificial ageing; thin textured orange-brown colour. Small violas notable (back length: 39cm; 153/8”). Bows branded: GAILLARD PARIS. Printed violin label: Charles Gaillard / Rue Poissonnière, 15. Paris 1851 Charles Gaillard / No. 20 Rue Notre-Dame-de-Recouvrance No. 20 / Paris 1865

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