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Lucien Andre (I) Ragot

Serret, b. 1906

Pupil of L. Mougenot, Jacquet, Gand, and R. Jacquemin. Established independently in Céret, Pyrénées-Orientales. Awarded first prize as best craftsman in France 1930, silver medal at Brussels 1931, and diploma at The Hague 1949. Cremonese models, generally preferring Guarneri. — John Dilworth
Worked Serret
Made Cello, Viola, Violin
Taught by L. Mougenot
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Auction Price History

Highest auction price

£4,396

18 results

Type Details Auction house Sold Price
ViolinBearing the maker's brands and signatures, n. 217, good condition Lot 271LaurentDecember 2024£1,278est. € 1.000-1.500
ViolinOne-piece back of broad curl, table of fine grain, varnish of a reddish brown colour on a golden ground Lot 2417GardinerSeptember 2024£1,037est. £ 800-1,200
ViolinBearing the maker's label and signatures Lot 714VichyNovember 2022£1,071est. € 1.000-1.500
ViolinBearing the maker's signatures and brands to the back, n. 145 Lot 2225VichyNovember 2022£725est. € 800
ViolinGuarneri model, bearing the maker's label and brand under the button Lot 1380VichyJuly 2020£1,618
ViolinBranded L.A. Ragot internally, two-piece back, original bridge Lot 104De BaecqueNovember 2019£1,032est. € 1.000-1.200
ViolinBearing the maker's label Lot 428VichySeptember 2019£692
ViolinBearing the maker's signature to the back and brand under the button, n. 25 Lot 11VichyDecember 2018£1,069est. € 1.000-1.200
ViolinTwo-piece back of faint medium curl, varnish of a reddish brown colour, original maker's bridge Lot 2438Gardiner HoulgateDecember 2018£1,104est. £ 600-800
ViolinOne-piece back of broad curl, table of fine grain, varnish of a reddish colour on a golden ground Lot 2411Gardiner HoulgateSeptember 2018£1,260est. £ 1,000-1,500
ViolinBranded and inscribed to the inside back L.A. Ragot, Ceret. P.O. 1957, No 228. Diplôme d'Honneur la ... Lot 139TarisioMarch 2015£1,180est. £ 1,000-1,500
ViolinBearing the maker's label Lot 782VichyJune 2013£615est. € 600
ViolinBranded Grand prix Paris L.A. Ragot Lot 744VichyDecember 2012£1,169est. € 1.200
ViolinMade for the Paris exposition, bearing the maker's label Lot 321VichyDecember 2012£1,659est. € 1.200-1.500
Violin35.8 cm Mirecourt, 1930—June 2006£809
Violin1959—March 2003£881
Cello1940—June 2002£4,396
Viola41.0 cm 1956—February 1994£1,495

Biographies

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

John Dilworth+

RAGOT, Lucien André (I) Born 1906 Wassy, Worked Céret, Pyrénées-Orientales France. Pupil of L. Mougenot, Jacquet, Gand, and R. Jacquemin. Established independently in Céret, Pyrénées-Orientales. Awarded first prize as best craftsman in France 1930, silver medal at Brussels 1931, and diploma at The Hague 1949. Cremonese models, generally preferring Guarneri. Transparent red and red-brown varnish. Lutherie d’Art / Lucien, André Ragot / Père & Fils / Céret. P.O. 1948

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