Lucien SCHMITT
Highest auction price
£5,635
Auction price history
| Type | Details | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label n. 209 and brand, good condition | Sat 1st June 2024 | £4,893 |
| Violin | Labelled Lucien SCHMIT, Luthier à ..., one-piece back, ribs and head similar, table of regular grain | Wed 1st May 2024 | £2,655 |
| Violin | Labelled Troisième violon de ce modèle dessiné et, entièrement exécuté par, Lucien Scmitt, luthier à ... | Thu 1st February 2024 | £5,635 |
| Violin | 36.1 cm Grenoble, 1940 c. [Workshop of] | Fri 1st July 2011 | £955 |
| Violin | 30.8 cm Grenoble, 1955 1/2 size [Workshop of] | Wed 1st December 2010 | £380 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm 1963 | Sat 1st November 2008 | £5,040 |
| Violin | 35.4 cm Grenoble, 1929 [Workshop] | Sat 1st December 2007 | £1,361 |
| Violin | 35.4 cm Grenoble, 1924 | Sun 1st July 2007 | £1,682 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60.0 g. | Tue 1st May 2007 | £1,589 |
| Violin | 35.9 cm Grenoble, 1963 | Thu 1st March 2007 | £1,725 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61.0 g. | Thu 1st March 2007 | £1,495 |
| Violin | 35.3 cm Grenoble, 1924 | Wed 1st November 2006 | £844 |
| Violin | 35.4 cm Grenoble, 1924 | Sat 1st July 2006 | £1,873 |
| Violin | Grenoble, 1935 | Tue 1st November 2005 | £1,263 |
| Violin | Grenoble, 1966 | Sun 1st May 2005 | £2,400 |
| Violin | 1964 | Fri 1st June 2001 | £3,000 |
| Violin | 1977 | Fri 1st June 2001 | £2,160 |
| Violin | 1926 | Thu 1st March 2001 | £1,175 |
| Violin | 1924 | Wed 1st November 2000 | £1,840 |
| Violin | 1936 | Mon 1st November 1999 | £2,875 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62 g. | Mon 1st June 1998 | £920 |
| Viola | 41.1 cm 1960 | Sun 1st March 1998 | £3,450 |
| Violin | 1924 | Fri 1st June 1990 | £1,980 |
| Violin | 1936 | Wed 1st June 1988 | £1,540 |
Biographies
John Dilworth
SCHMITT, Lucien Born 1892 Geneva Switzerland, d. after 1949 Maylan France. Studied the violin at Geneva conservatoire. Trained for two years as a luthier in Mirecourt with Mougenot. Studied bow making with Bazin. Worked for Vidoudez in Geneva, Lorange in Lyons, Madame Bovis in Nice, and Caressa and Français in Paris. Wounded during World War I. Established independently in Grenoble from 1922, moving to Meylan 1941. Assisted in later years by his son Jean Frédéric Schmitt (Born 1937). Three models: two derived from Amati and Guarneri respectively and a third entirely personal. These are titled ‘Modèle Normal’, Modèle de Soloiste’ and ‘Mieulx ne Sçay’. Fine workmanship. Branded internally and in the pegbox: ‘L.S.’ Lucien Schmitt / Luthier à Grenoble 19.. 1949 Instrument dessiné et entièrement exécuté par / Lucien Schmitt / no.120 / Violonier d’Art à Grenoble
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