Carolus Henry
Paris, 1803–1859
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Auction Price History
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6 results
| Type | Details | Auction house | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viola | Bearing the maker's label and signature Lot 312 | Vichy | June 2023 | £3,420est. € 3.000-4.000 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label Lot 55 | Vichy | June 2022 | £10,566est. € 8.000-10.000 |
| Violin | 1839 | — | June 2003 | £7,599 |
| Violin | 1852 | — | November 1996 | £4,370 |
| Violin | 1832 | — | November 1987 | £3,520 |
| Violin | 1836 | — | November 1982 | £2,420 |
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Biographies
The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:
John Dilworth+
HENRY, Charles Born 1803, died 1859 Paris France. Son, pupil, and successor of Jean Baptiste Henry, below. Prolific maker of violins, violas, and cellos on various patterns. Very well-finished and of consistently fine quality. Red varnish on a yellow ground. Devised an octave-violin called the ‘Baryton’ 1847. Medals awarded in Paris 1849 and 1855. Sometimes signed internally. Carolus Henry luthier / rue Saint-Martin No. 151 / fecit anno Domini, 1837
George Hart+
Brother of [Henry, Jean Baptiste Felix], Made several excellent instruments.
Cecie Stainer+
Called Carolus, second son of Jean Baptiste Henry; b. 1803 ; d. 1859. Pupil of his father, to whose business in Paris he succeeded in 1831 ; he made a large number of violins, altos, and violoncellos. The pattern varied, especially in the violins; he used yellow-red varnish, and his work was carefully finished. In 1847 he made an instrument called the “baryton,” which, though played like the violin, sounded an octave below.
Awards : bronze medal, Paris, 1849 ; ” Mention honorable” and second-class medal, 1855.
His son, Eugene, was also a maker.
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