Charles (II) SIMONIN
Auction price history
Highest auction price
£4,600
| Type | Details | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | Bearing the maker's brand internally and to the button, one-piece back, back and head worm | November 2024 | £686 |
| Violin | 36.1 cm 1840 c. | June 2010 | £570 |
| Violin | 36.2 cm Toulouse, 1850 c. | December 2008 | £505 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm late 19th C. [Attributed to] | May 2008 | £2,095 |
| Violin | Toulouse, 1853 | December 2005 | £798 |
| Violin | 1840 | December 2003 | £1,650 |
| Violin | 1840 | November 2001 | £1,495 |
| Violin | 1850 | December 2000 | £1,326 |
| Violin | 1840 c. | March 1999 | £1,700 |
| Violin | 1840 c. | March 1995 | £4,600 |
| Violin | 1846 | March 1987 | £935 |
| Violin | 18-- | November 1985 | £756 |
Biographies
John Dilworth
SIMONIN, Charles (II) Born 1815 Mirecourt, d.c.1880 Toulouse France. Apprentice and assistant of J. B. Vuillaume in Paris. Established independently in Geneva 1841. Moved to Toulouse 1849. Honourable mention in the Paris Exposition 1855. Guarneri model. Some double-purfled models also, in the style of Vuillaume. Branded: ‘S.C.’. Printed labels: Charles Simonin / à Mirecourt Réparé par Ch. Simonin / Luthier à Toulouse / élève de M. Veuillaume (sic) de Paris Ch Simonin, luthier à Toulouse 1877
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