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Charles Claude (II) Husson

Paris, 1846–1915

Bow maker. Son of Charles Claude Husson (I), above. Employed by J. B. Vuillaume from 1873, Voirin in 1875, and Gand & Bernardel from 1878. Established independently c.1880 at rue du Faubourg St. Denis. Work in the style of Vigneron. Branded: HUSSON PARIS or CH HUSSON A PARIS — John Dilworth

Worked Paris
Made Violin, Violin Bow
Family Son of Charles Claude Husson

Auction Price History

Highest auction price

£14,863

57 results

Type Details Auction house Sold Price
Violin BowSilver mounted, thin lapping Lot 583VichyDecember 2025£1,868est. € 1.200-1.500
Violin BowSilver mounted Lot 2195VichyJune 2025£868est. € 800-1.000
Violin BowSilver mounted, signed Husson à Paris Lot 748VichyJune 2025£1,264est. € 1.200-1.500
Viola BowSilver mounted, round stick stamped Collin Mezin Lot 31TarisioMay 2025£7,126est. $ 3,000-5,000
Violin BowSilver mounted, not original frog and button, head and mortice blemishes, frog cracks, good condition Lot 144LaurentJanuary 2024£3,191est. € 3.000-4.000
Violin BowSilver mounted, octagonal stick stamped Ch. Husson à Paris, ebony frog with pearl eye Lot 59Ingles & H.January 2024£2,040est. £ 1,800-2,500
Violin BowSilver mounted, signed A. Lamy à Paris Lot 177VichyNovember 2023£5,622est. € 3.000-4.000
Violin BowSilver mounted, ivory frog Lot 148VichyJune 2023£6,412est. € 5.000-6.000
Violin BowNickel mounted, signed Lot 735VichyMay 2023£1,545est. € 1.500-2.000
Violin BowSilver mounted Lot 2288VichyNovember 2022£1,284est. € 800
Violin BowSilver mounted, branded Gand et Bernardel ... Lot 123ArtealJuly 2022£2,274est. CHF 1,000-2,000
Violin BowSilver mounted Lot 249VichyDecember 2021£5,488est. € 4.000-5.000
Violin BowNickel mounted, signed Husson à Paris Lot 82VichyDecember 2021£3,166est. € 3.000-4.000
Violin BowSilver mounted, branded Husson à Paris, ebony frog Lot 349DognyNovember 2021£1,071est. CHF 1,000-1,200
Double Bass BowNickel mounted, round stick stamped faintly Gand ... Lot 32TarisioJune 2021£1,560est. £ 1,000-1,500
Violin BowSilver mounted, later nickel button, small dents to the handle Lot 227VichyJune 2021£4,276est. € 4.000-5.000
Violin BowSilver mounted, signed N. Audinot à Paris, later nickel button Lot 286VichyDecember 2020£4,480est. € 4.000-5.000
Cello BowSilver mounted, signed, thin lapping Lot 328VichyDecember 2020£9,408est. € 5.000-6.000
Violin BowNickel mounted, round stick stamped Ch. Husson à Paris, button later Lot 84TarisioMarch 2020£1,180est. £ 1,000-1,500
Violin BowSilver mounted, thin lapping Lot 235VichyNovember 2019£9,231est. € 6.000-7.000
Violin BowFrog by A. Barbé Lot 239VichyNovember 2019£2,051est. € 1.000-1.500
Violin BowSilver mounted, round stick stamped N. AUDINOT A PARIS, silver wrap Lot 128SkinnersJune 2019£3,892est. $ 2,000-3,000
Violin BowSilver mounted, round stick stamped Paul Jombar Paris Lot 83TarisioJune 2019£4,720est. £ 1,500-2,200
Violin BowSilver mounted, round stick stamped CH HUSSON A PARIS, ebony frog with pearl eye Lot 86KestenbaumMay 2019£2,598est. $ 3,800-5,000
Violin BowCollection of Arnold R. Bone, nickel mounted, round stick stamped CH. HUSSON A PARIS, cat. n. 1102 Lot 101SkinnersNovember 2018£1,610est. $ 1,000-1,500
Small Violin Bow7/8 size violin bow, nickel mounted, minus hair Lot 2027VichyJune 2018£400est. € 400
Violin BowNickel mounted, thin lapping Lot 132VichyJune 2018£3,681est. € 2.000-3.000
Cello BowSilver mounted, signed Audinot à Paris Lot 338VichyJune 2018£4,732est. € 5.000-6.000
Violin BowSilver mounted Lot 41VichyJune 2017£1,148est. € 1.000-1.200
Violin BowSilver mounted, signed Lot 238VichyJune 2017£6,055est. € 6.000-8.000
Violin BowNickel mounted, signed Lot 97VichyDecember 2016£4,062est. € 3.000-3.500
Violin BowSilver mounted Lot 183VichyDecember 2016£2,539est. € 2.500-3.000
Violin BowNickel mounted, signed, thin lapping Lot 843VichyJune 2016£750est. € 800
Violin BowSilver mounted, signed A. Lamy à Paris Lot 343VichyJune 2016£5,657est. € 6.000-7.000
Violin BowMade for Paul Jombar, silver mounted Lot 495VichyDecember 2015£4,685est. € 4.000-5.000
Violin BowSilver mounted, round stick stamped Husson a Paris, cloth lapping Lot 16Brompton’sNovember 2015£1,200est. £ 800-1,200
Violin BowSilver mounted, round stick stamped Husson. Dufour a Paris, stamped again on the audience side Lot 218Brompton’sNovember 2015£3,600est. £ 3,000-5,000
Violin BowNickel mounted, abeille stick Lot 655VichyJune 2015£528est. € 800
Violin BowNickel mounted, signed Lot 43VichyJune 2015£3,504est. € 4.000-5.000
Viola BowSilver mounted, signed Lot 293VichyJune 2015£2,628est. € 3.000-3.500
Violin BowSilver mounted, round stick stamped Ch. Husson à Paris Lot 99TarisioMarch 2015£2,160est. £ 1,800-2,500
Violin BowSilver mounted, octagonal stick stamped CH. Husson à Paris, ebony frog with Paris eye, silver button Lot 112Ingles & HaydayMarch 2015£3,120est. £ 1,500-2,500
Viola BowSilver mounted, signed, ivory frog, thin lapping Lot 242VichyJune 2014£3,386est. € 3.000-4.000
Violin BowSilver mounted, round stick unstamped Lot 155TarisioMay 2014£14,863est. $ 20,000-30,000
Violin BowSilver mounted Lot 184VichyDecember 2013£1,792est. € 1.500-2.000
Violin BowSigned P. Jombar, silk lapping Lot 2031VichyDecember 2013£497est. € 200
Violin BowSilver mounted, stamped Ch Husson a Paris, without hair Lot 92TarisioAugust 2013£928est. $ 400-600
Violin BowSilver mounted Lot 98VichyJune 2013£2,040est. € 2.000-3.000
Violin BowSilver mounted, stamped Ch. Husson à Paris Lot 88TarisioJune 2013£2,520est. £ 1,500-2,200
Violin BowSilver mounted, round stick, frog with later silver, button with nickel band and a later silver band Lot 46Sotheby'sOctober 2012£1,875est. £ 1,500-2,500
Cello BowNickel mounted, signed, minus hair, thin lapping Lot 603VichyJune 2012£1,754est. € 1.000
Cello BowNickel mounted, thin silver lapping Lot 331VichyJune 2012£582est. € 1.000-1.500
Violin BowS/E 59.5 g. Paris, 1890-5 c.January 2009£2,374
Violin35.6 cm Paris, 1900 c.January 2009£1,200
Violin BowS/E 58 g. branded "Gand & Bernardel"without lappingJanuary 2008£2,971
Violin BowS/E 58 g. branded "Grand et Bernardel Frères"January 2007£1,532
Violin BowS/E 60 g. made for "Gand & Bernardel"January 2001£1,691

Biographies

The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:

John Dilworth+

HUSSON, Charles Claude (II) Born 1846 Mirecourt, died 1915 Paris France. Bow maker. Son of Charles Claude Husson (I), above. Employed by J. B. Vuillaume from 1873, Voirin in 1875, and Gand & Bernardel from 1878. Established independently c.1880 at rue du Faubourg St. Denis. Work in the style of Vigneron. Branded: HUSSON PARIS or CH HUSSON A PARIS

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