Louis Guersan

Auction price history

Highest auction price

£14,300

Type	Details	Sold	Price
Violin	35.6 cm Paris, 1742	December 2011	£1,440
Violin	35.9 cm Paris, 1757	December 2011	£9,511
Cello	69.2 cm Paris, 1740 -1745 c. 3/4 size	December 2011	£5,073
Violin		October 2011	£11,000
Violin	35.3 cm Paris, 1760 c. [Attributed to]	October 2011	£11,000
Violin	35.9 cm Paris, 1747	October 2011	£6,600
Violin	35.5 cm Paris, 1751	June 2011	£2,094
Violin	35.8 cm Paris, 1760 c. [Probably by]	December 2010	£2,880
Violin	35.7 cm Paris, 1740 - 1745 c. (head replaced, restored soundpost crack, more)	June 2010	£7,249
Cello	75.1 cm Paris, 1761	October 2009	£9,639
Violin	35.4 cm Paris, 1711	October 2009	£6,673
Violin	35.1 cm Paris, 1755, Quinton later transformed to violin (head replaced)	December 2008	£1,024
Violin	35.4 cm Paris, 1745	October 2008	£1,614
Violin	35.4 cm Paris, mid 18th C. [Probably by]	October 2008	£1,321
Violin	35.4 cm 1720 c.	June 2008	£4,001
Violin	36.0 cm Paris, 1750 c.	June 2008	£9,284
Violin	35.4 cm 1770 c.	April 2008	£11,904
Violin	35.5 cm Paris, 1746 (restored soundpost crack)	December 2007	£5,105
Violin	35.4 cm Paris, 1760 c.	December 2007	£11,913
Violin Bow	S/E 56 g. without hair	December 2007	£5,531
Violin	35.4 cm Paris, 1749	October 2007	£8,125
Violin	35.3 cm Paris, 1756 (restorable conditon)	July 2007	£1,822
Violin	35.4 cm 1740-1745 c. (scroll replaced)	June 2007	£8,417
Violin	35.9 cm France, mid-18th C. [Attributed to]	November 2006	£1,560
Violin	35.3 cm Paris, 1755	November 2006	£6,600
Violin	35.3 cm Paris, 1756	July 2006	£2,029
Violin	35.8 cm Markneukirchen, 1895	July 2006	£1,311
Violin	36.0 cm Paris, 1750 c.	June 2006	£7,285
Violin	Paris 18th C. [Attributed to]	November 2005	£3,360
Violin	Paris, 1761	November 2005	£4,421
Cello	Paris, 1743	July 2004	£8,400
Violin	Paris, 1760 c. [Probably by]	July 2004	£2,160
Violin	1750	December 2002	£3,405
Cello	1766	November 2002	£9,200
Violin	1747	October 2002	£4,716
Violin	1798	February 2001	£1,370
Violin	1755	November 2000	£8,050
Violin	1746	October 1999	£2,751
Violin	1760	June 1999	£345
Violin	1760 c.	October 1997	£506
Cello	1850 c.	November 1996	£1,380
Violin	1757	October 1995	£3,450
Viola	41.0 cm 1763	March 1995	£10,925
Violin	1671	June 1994	£3,520
Cello	17--	March 1994	£8,625
Cello	1775	March 1993	£2,750
Violin	1755	November 1992	£2,420
Cello	1738	March 1991	£4,950
Viola	42.4 cm	November 1990	£14,300
Violin	1739	September 1990	£1,705
Violin	1850 c.	June 1988	£1,980
Violin	1760 c.	April 1987	£1,485
Violin	1745	September 1986	£2,750
Violin	1787	May 1986	£2,592
Violin	1762	March 1986	£3,520
Cello	1746	April 1984	£2,601
Violin	1750	January 1984	£978
Violin	1740	November 1981	£3,740
Violin	1743	January 1981	£978
Violin	1751	January 1981	£978
Violin	1752	July 1980	£3,300

Biographies

John Dilworth George Hart Cecie Stainer Willibald Leo Lütgendorff

John Dilworth

GUERSAN, Louis Born circa. 1713, d. after 1781 Paris France. Pupil and successor of Claude Pierray. Member of the corporation of luthiers from 1748 and made head in 1769. Workshop located in the rue Fossé-St-Germain des Prés. Appointed maker and repairer to the Dauphin and to the Opéra. Pattern usually of small dimensions, somewhat narrow, and of medium arching, but very well executed and finely finished. Others are of broader Tyrolian aspect. Very distinctive head with last turn of the volute extended up into a slightly bizarre comma-shaped eye. Fluting of front face also extends beyond the throat outside the pegbox. Fine materials, and pale golden-amber varnish. Many and various instruments, quintons, pardessus de viols, as well as violins, violas, and cellos recorded. Louis Guersan / près la commedie Françoise / A Paris 1738 Ludovicus Guersan / prope / Comoediam / Gallicam / Lutetiae / Anno / 1760 Ludovicus Guersan prope comediam / Gallicam. Anno 1737