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Claude Auguste THOMASSIN

Highest auction price

£14,328

Auction price history
Type Details Sold Price
Violin Bow Nickel mounted, signed, handle and point blemishes, frog crack, handle wear, good condition Sat 1st June 2024 £6,382
Violin Bow Silver mounted, signed C. Thomassin ร  Paris, stick and head blemishes, otherwise good condition Sat 1st June 2024 £7,445
Violin Bow Nickel mounted, octagonal stick stamped C. Thomassin ร  Paris Wed 1st May 2024 £5,183
Cello Bow Silver mounted, round stick stamped C. Thomassin ร  Paris, ebony frog with pearl eye Fri 1st March 2024 £10,200
Viola Bow Silver mounted, round stick stamped Gand & Bernardel Frรจres Fri 1st March 2024 £13,129
Violin Bow Silver mounted, round stick stamped Gustave Bernardel Fri 1st March 2024 £7,377
Violin Bow Nickel mounted, round stick stamped C. Thomassin ร  Paris Fri 1st March 2024 £6,600
Violin Bow Nickel mounted, octagonal stick stamped C. Thomassin ร  Paris Fri 1st March 2024 £5,310
Violin Bow Nickel mounted, leather lapping, minor heel blemish, very minor stick wear, otherwise good condition Fri 1st March 2024 £4,788
Violin Bow Mon 25th June 2018 £5,760
Violin Bow Mon 25th June 2018 £3,600
Violin Bow Mon 25th June 2018 £4,800
Violin Bow Wed 29th October 2014 £3,750
Violin Bow Mon 12th May 2014 £1,375
Violin Bow Wed 31st October 2012 £7,875
Violin Bow S/E 62.5 g. Thu 1st December 2011 £5,073
Violin Bow S/E 52 g. no hair/winding, "Caressa et Franรƒยงais" Thu 1st December 2011 £4,756
Violin Bow S/E 55.5 g. (broken head at top) Thu 1st December 2011 £691
Violin Bow S/E 59.0 g. Tue 1st November 2011 £3,195
Violin Bow S/E 55.0 g. (button possibly not original) Tue 1st November 2011 £4,511
Cello Bow S/E 76.5 g. stamped "Paul Jombar Paris" Sat 1st October 2011 £792
Violin Bow S/E 61 g. Paris, 1910 c. Sat 1st October 2011 £10,000
Viola Bow S/E 62 g. without hair & partial lapping [Probably by] Sat 1st October 2011 £2,300
Violin Bow S/E 58.0 g. stamped, "John & Arthur Beare." Fri 1st July 2011 £3,305
Violin Bow N/E 58.0 g. Wed 1st June 2011 £3,300
Violin Bow N/E 62 g. with fine silver winding (button not original) Wed 1st June 2011 £1,102
Violin Bow S/E 57 g. silver tinsel winding Wed 1st June 2011 £5,511
Violin Bow G/E 57 g. with fine silver winding Wed 1st June 2011 £14,328
Violin Bow G/T 59.5 g. Wed 1st June 2011 £9,368
Violin Bow S/E 55.5 g. light tinsel lapping Sun 1st May 2011 £5,098
Violin Bow S/E 60.2 g. Tue 1st March 2011 £3,162
Viola Bow S/E 67 g. 1910 c. Tue 1st March 2011 £10,320
Violin Bow S/E 63 g. Paris, 1930 c. Tue 1st March 2011 £4,500
Violin Bow S/E 63 g. Mirecourt, 1900 c. "P. Serdet รƒย  Paris" Tue 1st March 2011 £7,500
Violin Bow S/E 59.5 g. Paris, 1925 c. Tue 1st March 2011 £3,750
Violin Bow N/E 50 g. without hair, gold winding Wed 1st December 2010 £2,382
Cello Bow S/E 77.5 g. [Probably by] Fri 1st October 2010 £394
Violin Bow S/E 61 g. Fri 1st October 2010 £4,800
Violin Bow S/E 61 g. stamped "John & Athur Beare" Fri 1st October 2010 £3,600
Viola Bow S/E 68.5 g. Fri 1st October 2010 £4,506
Cello Bow S/E 81.0 g. "Caressa & Franรƒยงais" [Probably by] Fri 1st October 2010 £3,755
Violin Bow S/E 59.0 g. Fri 1st October 2010 £2,629
Violin Bow S/E 58.5 g. [Made for "John & Arthur Beare"] Fri 1st October 2010 £4,882
Violin Bow S/E 60.5 g. Fri 1st October 2010 £3,600
Violin Bow S/E 53.0 g. [Attributed to] Thu 1st July 2010 £500
Cello Bow S/E 76.0 g. stamped "Gustave Bernardel" Tue 1st June 2010 £5,221
Violin Bow S/E 56.0 g. stamped "Caressa & Franรƒยงais" Tue 1st June 2010 £4,016
Violin Bow S/E 59.5 g. Tue 1st June 2010 £5,622
Violin Bow N/E 58.5 g. [Workshop of] Tue 1st June 2010 £1,553
Violin Bow S/E 54 g. with fine winding, branded "P. Serdet" Tue 1st June 2010 £3,107
Violin Bow G/E 51 g. without hair or winding Tue 1st June 2010 £4,971
Violin Bow N/E 49.5 g. no hair, with silk winding [Workshop of] Tue 1st June 2010 £1,243
Viola Bow N/E 62.0 g. Thu 1st April 2010 £2,750
Violin Bow S/E 52.5 g. stamped "John & Arthur Beare" Thu 1st April 2010 £2,357
Violin Bow N/E 58.5 g. Thu 1st April 2010 £3,142
Violin Bow G/I 61.0 g. Thu 1st April 2010 £10,213
Violin Bow S/E 60 g. Paris, 1930 c. stamped "P. Serdet รƒย  Paris" Mon 1st March 2010 £4,000
Violin Bow S/E 59 g. stamped "Gustave Bernardel" Mon 1st March 2010 £3,680
Violin Bow S/E 57 g. with silk winding, branded "Paul Serdet" Tue 1st December 2009 £4,135
Violin Bow N/E 53.0 g. without hair Thu 1st October 2009 £2,521
Violin Bow S/E 54.5 g. Thu 1st October 2009 £3,337
Cello Bow S/E 75 g. (use and wear) Thu 1st October 2009 £2,400
Violin Bow N/E 55 g. Mon 1st June 2009 £2,160
Cello Bow G/T 83 g. ferrule engraved "H.W." Mon 1st June 2009 £9,600
Violin Bow 54 g. no hair, silk winding, "Caressa & Franรƒยงais" Mon 1st June 2009 £4,978
Viola Bow 60 g. without hair, with silk winding Mon 1st June 2009 £4,149
Cello Bow 71 g. with fine winding, branded "P. Serdet" Mon 1st June 2009 £3,941
Cello Bow S/E 75.5 g. branded "Gustav Bernardel" Fri 1st May 2009 £2,524
Violin Bow S/E 60.0 g. stamped "Gustove Bernardel" Fri 1st May 2009 £3,688
Violin Bow S/E 62.0 g. Fri 1st May 2009 £4,658
Violin Bow S/E 56.5 g. Paris, 1920 c. Wed 1st April 2009 £1,863
Violin Bow S/E 62 g. Sun 1st March 2009 £3,120
Cello Bow N/E 70.0 g. [Attributed to] Sun 1st February 2009 £695
Violin Bow S/E 59.5 g. branded "Bernardel" [Probably by] Mon 1st December 2008 £2,673
Violin Bow N/E 55 g. [Workshop of] Mon 1st December 2008 £404
Violin Bow S/E 55 g. Paris, 1900 c. with orignal tinsel winding Sat 1st November 2008 £3,792
Violin Bow S/E 53 g. Paris, 1920 c. Sat 1st November 2008 £798
Violin Bow S/E 60 g. Paris, 1900 c. Sat 1st November 2008 £2,964
Violin Bow S/E 58.5 g. 1920 c. branded "Geo. W. & Sons" [Probably by] Wed 1st October 2008 £2,000
Violin Bow G/fT 54.0 g. (button later, pin crack to back of head) Wed 1st October 2008 £1,085
Violin Bow S/E 58.5 g. stamped "Gand & Bernardel" (frog possibly later) Wed 1st October 2008 £1,808
Violin Bow S/E 53.0 g. (button not original) Wed 1st October 2008 £1,638
Violin Bow S/E 59.0 g. stamped "Caressa & Francais" Wed 1st October 2008 £7,020
Violin Bow S/E 59 g. [Possibly by] Wed 1st October 2008 £974
Violin Bow N/E 52.5 g. Paris, 1905 c. Wed 1st October 2008 £2,568
Violin Bow S/E 59 g. Sun 1st June 2008 £2,825
Violin Bow S/E 58 g. Sun 1st June 2008 £4,446
Violin Bow S/E 62 g. Thu 1st May 2008 £3,613
Cello Bow S/E 75 g. Paris, 1930 c. [Lit: The Cooper Collection] Sat 1st March 2008 £5,000
Violin Bow S/E 59.5 g. Paris, 1930 c. Sat 1st March 2008 £4,375
Violin Bow N/E 59.5 g. Paris, 1920 c. (later adjustor) Sat 1st March 2008 £2,250
Violin Bow S/E 56.5 g. Mirecourt, 1920 c. Sat 1st March 2008 £1,750
Violin Bow S/E 57 g. Mirecourt, 1920 c. Sat 1st March 2008 £1,750
Violin Bow S/E 55 g. without hair or winding Sat 1st December 2007 £6,637
Viola Bow S/E 72 g. Possibly a cello bow Thu 1st November 2007 £1,200
Violin Bow N/E 52 g. Thu 1st November 2007 £1,320
Violin Bow N/E 56 g. Thu 1st November 2007 £2,640
Cello Bow S/E 75.5 g. "Caressa & Francaos" [Probably by] Mon 1st October 2007 £2,142
Cello Bow S/E 72.0 g. without lapping or grip Mon 1st October 2007 £2,855
Cello Bow S/E 75 g. Paris, 1895 c. Mon 1st October 2007 £4,375
Violin Bow S/E 57.5 g Paris, 1920 c. Mon 1st October 2007 £4,375
Violin Bow S/E Stamped "Gustav Bernardel" (button not original) [Attributed to] Sun 1st July 2007 £3,240
Violin Bow G/T 63 g. Fri 1st June 2007 £12,024
Violin Bow S/E 60 g. branded "Gustave Bernardel" Fri 1st June 2007 £4,248
Violin Bow S/E 64 g. branded "P. Serdet" Fri 1st June 2007 £3,206
Violin Bow S/E 61.5 g. branded "Gustave Bernardel" Fri 1st June 2007 £4,008
Cello Bow S/E 74.5 g. with light lapping Tue 1st May 2007 £2,022
Cello Bow S/E 77.0 g. Tue 1st May 2007 £4,334
Violin Bow S/E 56.5 g. Tue 1st May 2007 £2,600
Violin Bow G/E 58 g. (with baleen wrap) Tue 1st May 2007 £2,357
Violin Bow S/E 59.1 g. Paris, 1910 c. Sun 1st April 2007 £1,941
Violin Bow S/E 58 g. Paris, 1925 c. Sun 1st April 2007 £4,245
Violin Bow S/E 59 g. Thu 1st February 2007 £2,400
Violin Bow S/E 60.5 g. Fri 1st December 2006 £5,992
Cello Bow 81 g. Fri 1st December 2006 £6,791
Violin Bow N/E 47 g. without hair Fri 1st December 2006 £2,077
Violin Bow S/E 60.5 g. branded "J & A. Beare" Fri 1st December 2006 £4,394
Violin Bow S/E 56.5 g. Wed 1st November 2006 £1,804
Cello Bow N/E 49.5 g. 1/2 Size Sun 1st October 2006 £985
Violin Bow N/E 50.0 g. 7/8 Size (button possibly not original) Sun 1st October 2006 £1,539
Violin Bow N/E 60.5 g. Sun 1st October 2006 £2,771
Cello Bow S/E 75.5 g. Mirecourt, 1920 c. Stamped "Caressa & Franรƒยงais" [Probably by] Sat 1st July 2006 £3,000
Violin Bow S/E 57.5 g. Paris, 1920 c. Sat 1st July 2006 £2,880
Violin Bow S/E 58.5 g. Paris, 1925 c. Sat 1st July 2006 £3,600
Cello Bow S/E 76.5 g. Thu 1st June 2006 £5,666
Violin Bow N/E 56.5 g. (button of the period, some stick damage) Thu 1st June 2006 £809
Violin Bow S/E 45.0 g. 3/4 Size Mon 1st May 2006 £1,042
Violin Bow S/E 60.0 g. [Attributed to] Mon 1st May 2006 £1,042
Violin Bow N/E 59.5 g. (a small insert to head) Mon 1st May 2006 £1,993
Cello Bow N/E 78 g. Stamped "A. Vidoudez Geneve" Mon 1st May 2006 £2,087
Viola Bow S/E 71.5 g. Paris, 1925 c. [Probably by] Wed 1st February 2006 £2,640
Violin Bow S/E 60 g. branded "Gustave Bernardel" Thu 1st December 2005 £5,588
Violin Bow N/E 47 g. without hair or wrapping [Workshop] Thu 1st December 2005 £319
Cello Bow S/E 79.0 g. Tue 1st November 2005 £2,955
Violin Bow S/E 64.5 g. Tue 1st November 2005 £5,254
Violin Bow S/E 62.5 g. Tue 1st November 2005 £3,284
Violin Bow N/E 50.0 g. with no lapping Sat 1st October 2005 £1,507
Violin Bow S/E 58.5 g. (frog possibly later) Sat 1st October 2005 £1,638
Violin Bow S/E 60 g. [Attributed to] Fri 1st July 2005 £1,680
Viola Bow S/E 69 g. Wed 1st June 2005 £5,222
Violin Bow N/E 51 g. With silk winding Wed 1st June 2005 £1,108
Violin Bow N/E 56.5 g. (button not original & with repairs) Wed 1st June 2005 £1,029
Violin Bow G/E 62.5 g. Wed 1st June 2005 £5,232
Violin Bow S/E 59 g. Sun 1st May 2005 £2,807
Violin Bow S/E 56.0 g. Sun 1st May 2005 £2,137
Violin Bow S/E 59 g. branded "Gustave Bernardel" Wed 1st December 2004 £5,047
Violin Bow S/E 58 g. branded "Gand & Bernardel" Wed 1st December 2004 £326
Violin Bow G/E 58.5 g. Mon 1st November 2004 £5,040
Cello Bow N/E 78.0 g. Fri 1st October 2004 £3,817
Viola Bow N/E 69.0 g. Sat 1st May 2004 £3,539
Violin Bow S/E 56.0 g. [Attributed to] Sat 1st May 2004 £708
Violin Bow G/H 54.0 g. (button later, pin crack to back of head) Sat 1st May 2004 £1,930
Cello Bow S/E 75 g. stamped "Caressa & Francais" Mon 1st March 2004 £480
Violin Bow G/E 58.5 g. Mon 1st March 2004 £6,000
Violin Bow S/E 56.5 g. stamped "John & Arthur Beare" Mon 1st March 2004 £3,360
Viola Bow ?/? 69 g. For "Serdet" Mon 1st December 2003 £2,144
Violin Bow G/T 57 g. Mon 1st December 2003 £7,833
Violin Bow S/E 59 g. (composite) Wed 1st October 2003 £2,205
Violin Bow S/E 60 g. Wed 1st October 2003 £3,053
Violin Bow S/E 61 g. made for "Beare" Wed 1st October 2003 £3,223
Violin Bow S/E 63 g. Wed 1st October 2003 £4,160
Violin Bow S/E 58 g. Wed 1st October 2003 £1,434
Violin Bow S/E 63 g. Wed 1st October 2003 £3,227
Viola Bow N/E 67 g. Wed 1st October 2003 £4,410
Cello Bow S/E 69 g. Tue 1st July 2003 £3,360
Cello Bow S/E 78 g. Sun 1st June 2003 £5,083
Violin Bow N/E 58 g. Sun 1st June 2003 £2,583
Violin Bow S/E 59 g. Thu 1st May 2003 £3,305
Violin Bow S/E 61 g. Thu 1st May 2003 £6,624
Viola Bow S/E 68 g. For "George Withers" Thu 1st May 2003 £1,616
Violin Bow S/E 52 g. Sat 1st March 2003 £2,160
Violin Bow S/E 52 g. branded "Caressa & Francois" Sun 1st December 2002 £3,859
Violin Bow G/T 63 g. Fri 1st November 2002 £6,572
Violin Bow S/E 54 g. (poor condition) Fri 1st November 2002 £862
Violin Bow S/E 56 g. Tue 1st October 2002 £1,213
Violin Bow S/E 52 g. Sat 1st June 2002 £717
Viola Bow N/E 63 g. Thu 1st November 2001 £3,590
Violin Bow S/E 60 g. Thu 1st November 2001 £2,394
Violin Bow S/E 60 g. Fri 1st June 2001 £1,725
Violin Bow S/E 58 g. Tue 1st May 2001 £2,340
Cello Bow S/E 75 g. Tue 1st May 2001 £2,184
Violin Bow S/E 56 g. Thu 1st March 2001 £2,820
Violin Bow S/E 59 g. Thu 1st March 2001 £1,880
Cello Bow N/E 75 g. Thu 1st March 2001 £1,680
Violin Bow S/E 60 g. Wed 1st November 2000 £1,410
Viola Bow S/E 71 g. Wed 1st November 2000 £4,600
Violin Bow S/E 59 g. Wed 1st November 2000 £1,150
Cello Bow S/E 68 g. Wed 1st November 2000 £1,529
Viola Bow S/E 65 g. For "Beare" Wed 1st November 2000 £6,836
Violin Bow S/E 56 g. Wed 1st November 2000 £2,332
Violin Bow S/E 59 g. Fri 1st September 2000 £1,725
Violin Bow N/E 54 g. Sat 1st July 2000 £880
Violin Bow S/E 59 g. Thu 1st June 2000 £2,070
Violin Bow S/E 56 g. Mon 1st May 2000 £3,117
Violin Bow S/E 51 g. Wed 1st March 2000 £2,350
Violin Bow N/E 58 g. Mon 1st November 1999 £1,840
Violin Bow S/E 61 g. Mon 1st November 1999 £2,530
Cello Bow S/E 69 g. Tue 1st June 1999 £2,562
Violin Bow S/E 62 g. Sat 1st May 1999 £1,970
Violin Bow S/E 54 g. Mon 1st March 1999 £2,990
Violin Bow S/E 61 g. Sun 1st November 1998 £1,725
Violin Bow S/E 60 g. Mon 1st June 1998 £978
Violin Bow S/E 66 g. Mon 1st June 1998 £2,645
Violin Bow S/E 56 g. Fri 1st May 1998 £1,623
Violin Bow G/E 53 g. Wed 1st April 1998 £1,035
Violin Bow S/E 59 g. Sun 1st March 1998 £3,105
Violin Bow S/E 59 g. Sun 1st March 1998 £632
Violin Bow N/E 60 g. Sat 1st November 1997 £632
Violin Bow S/E 59 g. Tue 1st July 1997 £3,500
Violin Bow N/E 58 g. Sun 1st June 1997 £1,207
Violin Bow N/E 51 g. Sat 1st March 1997 £1,035
Violin Bow S/E 64 g. Sat 1st March 1997 £460
Viola Bow S/E 65 g. Fri 1st December 1995 £1,374
Viola Bow S/E 68 g. Mon 1st May 1995 £2,516
Cello Bow S/E 83 g. Tue 1st November 1994 £1,955
Cello Bow N/E 75 g. Fri 1st October 1993 £920
Cello Bow S/E 80 g. Thu 1st April 1993 £2,760
Viola Bow S/E 70 g. Sun 1st March 1992 £1,100
Viola Bow N/E 66 g. Fri 1st June 1990 £1,045
Cello Bow S/E 78 g. Thu 1st March 1990 £1,980
Cello Bow N/E 70 g. Thu 1st March 1990 £1,320
Cello Bow S/E 77 g. Thu 1st June 1989 £1,045
Cello Bow S/E 75 g. Wed 1st April 1987 £770
Viola Bow S/E 68 g. Sat 1st June 1985 £1,705
Viola Bow N/E 65 g. Mon 1st April 1985 £1,045
Cello Bow S/E 79 g. Mon 1st October 1984 £1,232
Viola Bow S/E 72 g. Mon 1st November 1982 £1,760
Biographies

John Dilworth

THOMASSIN, Claude Auguste Born 1865 Mirecourt, died 1942 Tribaldou France. Bow maker. Son and pupil of Louis Thomassin, below. Apprenticed to C. N. Bazin. Subsequently went to Paris to work for Gand & Bernardel c.1885. There he picked up the Paris style of Voirin, which he developed after establishing his own business1901 at 37 Rue de Paradis. Died in Tribaldou, Seine et Marne on a fishing expedition. Prolific maker. Usually round stick, dark colour, branded: C.THOMASSIN A PARIS in three differing typefaces. [Millant/Raffin]

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