Charles Gaillard
Mirecourt, Paris, worked 1851–1880
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. — John Dilworth
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| Type | Details | Auction house | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | Branded internally ... à Paris 1830, one-piece back, very good and playing condition Lot 43 | De Baecque | November 2024 | £9,359est. € 9.000-12.000 |
| Violin | Bearing a brand internally ... à Paris 1830, one-piece back Lot 16 | De Baecque | December 2023 | £12,621est. € 12.000-15.000 |
| Viola | Bearing the maker's label n. 2 and signatures to the table and back Lot 361 | Vichy | June 2023 | £6,598est. € 6.000-8.000 |
| Violin | A violin by Charles Gaillard, France, 1858 Lot 3 | Amati | January 2020 | £10,744est. £ 2,000-4,000 |
| Violin | Labelled Charles Gaillard, no. 20 rue Notre Dame de Recouvrance no. 20, Paris 1867 Lot 159 | Tarisio | October 2019 | £10,800est. £ 3,500-5,500 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label n. 80 and signatures Lot 355 | Vichy | June 2019 | £14,348est. € 15.000-18.000 |
| Viola | Labelled Charles Gaillard, no. 20 Rue Notre Dame de Recouvrance no 20, Paris 1866 Lot 36 | Tarisio | October 2018 | £2,360est. £ 3,000-5,000 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label n. 72 and signatures Lot 20 | Vichy | June 2017 | £9,918est. € 8.000-10.000 |
| Violin | Labelled Charles Gaillard, no. 20 Rue Notre-Dame-de-Recouvrance no. 20, Paris 1866 Lot 169 | Tarisio | March 2017 | £10,800est. £ 10,000-15,000 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label and brands Lot 72 | Vichy | December 2016 | £13,708est. € 15.000-20.000 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label n. 70 and brands Lot 60 | Vichy | December 2015 | £14,482est. € 13.000-15.000 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label n. 51 and signature internally to the table, revarnished Lot 455 | Vichy | December 2015 | £5,111est. € 4.000-5.000 |
| Violin | One-piece back of fine curl, table of medium grain, varnish of a reddish brown colour on a golden ground Lot 86 | Gardiner Houlgate | October 2013 | £1,800est. £ 1,200-1,600 |
| Violin | Guarneri del Gesù model, bearing the maker's label and brand Lot 160 | Vichy | June 2012 | £16,012est. € 10.000-12.000 |
| Violin | Labelled Gaillard, Luthier, Elève de Bernardel, de Paris, branded Gaillard internally on the back Lot 114 | Sotheby's | March 2012 | £3,500est. £ 3,000-5,000 |
| Violin | 35.9 cm Paris, 1866 | — | October 2011 | £1,783 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Paris, 1863 c. Attributed to & possibly by | — | October 2010 | £5,257 |
| Violin | 35.9 cm Paris, 1860 c. Probably by | — | March 2007 | £3,450 |
| Violin | 1880 c. Attributed to | — | February 2005 | £1,804 |
| Violin | Paris, 1856 | — | October 2004 | £10,815 |
| Violin | 1867 | — | May 2000 | £11,000 |
| Viola | 40.8 cm 1860 | — | November 1999 | £8,625 |
| Viola | 39.2 cm 1861 | — | November 1999 | £3,910 |
| Violin | 1863 | — | November 1996 | £1,725 |
| Violin | 1863 | — | November 1991 | £1,980 |
| Violin | 1869 | — | September 1991 | £9,900 |
| Violin | 1852 | — | December 1986 | £825 |
| Violin | 1850-80 | — | May 1980 | £1,595 |
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Biographies
The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:
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
Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+
Er kam aus Mirecourt, wo er Schüler seines Vaters war, nach Paris zu C. A. Gand, bei dem er Werkführer wurde. Seine Arbeit ist der von Gand sehr ähnlich.
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