Amati > Makers Archive > Felix Albert Caressa

Felix Albert Caressa

Highest auction price

£19,165

Auction price history

Type	Details	Sold	Price
Violin	35.7 cm Paris, 1906 nÂ°186	Thu 1st December 2011	£3,699
Violin Bow	48.7 g. without hair	Thu 1st December 2011	£951
Violin	35.8 cm 1920 c. [Made for]	Tue 1st November 2011	£3,693
Violin Bow	S/E 56 g.	Wed 1st June 2011	£1,560
Cello Bow	S/E 78.5 g. [Made for]	Wed 1st December 2010	£1,368
Violin	35.7 cm Paris, 1926	Fri 1st October 2010	£5,400
Viola	40.2 cm Paris, 1905-1910 c.	Tue 1st June 2010	£8,285
Violin	35.8 cm Paris, 1920 nÂ°570	Tue 1st June 2010	£4,971
Violin	35.8 cm Paris, 1912	Thu 1st April 2010	£6,678
Violin	35.7 cm Paris, 1926	Wed 1st April 2009	£6,773
Violin	35.7 cm Paris, 1925 #105	Mon 1st December 2008	£5,938
Violin	35.9 cm Paris, 1914 #455	Sun 1st June 2008	£5,570
Violin	36.0 cm [Made under the direction of]	Tue 1st April 2008	£1,143
Violin	35.7 cm [Workshop of]	Mon 1st October 2007	£1,199
Violin Bow	S/E 48.4 g, Paris, 1910 c. (without hair & lapping)	Mon 1st October 2007	£875
Violin	35.6 cm Paris, 1935, #225	Fri 1st June 2007	£2,485
Violin	35.7 cm [Workshop of]	Tue 1st May 2007	£1,267
Violin Bow	S/E 57.5 g.	Thu 1st March 2007	£2,300
Violin	35.8 cm Paris, 1918 With a gilded presentation appliquÃ© to the back dated 1919.	Sun 1st October 2006	£7,969
Violin	35.6 cm Paris, 1926	Sat 1st July 2006	£6,000
Violin	35.6 cm Paris, 1907	Thu 1st June 2006	£7,689
Violin Bow	S/E 57 g.	Tue 1st November 2005	£3,632
Violin Bow	S/E 60 g.	Tue 1st November 2005	£3,632
Cello	Paris, 1920 c. [Workshop]	Sat 1st October 2005	£4,351
Violin Bow	S/E 63 g.	Sun 1st May 2005	£1,320
Violin	Paris, 1904	Sun 1st May 2005	£5,974
Cello Bow	S/E 79 g. [Branded]	Fri 1st April 2005	£2,193
Cello	Paris, 1909	Sat 1st May 2004	£15,441
Violin	1908	Mon 1st December 2003	£4,947
Cello Bow	N/E 78 g.	Tue 1st July 2003	£2,160
Violin	1913	Tue 1st July 2003	£7,200
Cello	1926	Sun 1st June 2003	£19,165
Violin	1923	Tue 1st October 2002	£2,425
Violin	1920 c.	Tue 1st October 2002	£1,970
Violin	1920 c.	Sat 1st June 2002	£868
Violin	1913	Sat 1st June 2002	£6,281
Violin Bow	S/E 60 g.	Sat 1st September 2001	£935
Violin	1905	Fri 1st June 2001	£8,400
Violin	1917	Fri 1st June 2001	£4,791
Violin	1924	Fri 1st June 2001	£4,887
Violin Bow	S/E 60 g.	Thu 1st March 2001	£1,320
Violin Bow	S/E 60 g.	Thu 1st February 2001	£1,725
Violin	1910	Fri 1st December 2000	£4,387
Violin	1923	Wed 1st November 2000	£4,560
Viola	39.5 cm 1926	Thu 1st June 2000	£3,450
Violin	1912	Thu 1st June 2000	£5,549
Violin Bow	S/E 59 g.	Wed 1st March 2000	£1,380
Violin Bow	S/E 58 g.	Fri 1st October 1999	£275
Violin	1924	Sat 1st May 1999	£2,300
Violin Bow	S/E 66 g.	Mon 1st March 1999	£632
Cello	1924	Tue 1st December 1998	£8,757
Violin	1927	Mon 1st June 1998	£3,984
Violin Bow	S/E 58 g.	Sat 1st November 1997	£1,035
Violin Bow	S/E 61 g.	Sat 1st November 1997	£1,955
Violin Bow	N/E 60 g.	Tue 1st July 1997	£747
Violin Bow	S/E 61 g.	Sat 1st March 1997	£4,600
Violin Bow	S/E 61 g.	Fri 1st November 1996	£1,725
Violin Bow	S/E 60 g.	Sat 1st June 1996	£2,760
Violin Bow	S/E 59 g.	Sat 1st June 1996	£2,185
Violin Bow	S/E 56 g.	Fri 1st March 1996	£1,380
Violin	19--	Tue 1st November 1994	£3,547
Cello Bow	S/E 77 g.	Sun 1st May 1994	£1,781
Viola	40.0 cm 1907	Tue 1st March 1994	£7,475
Cello Bow	S/E 74 g.	Mon 1st November 1993	£2,860
Cello Bow	S/E 80 g.	Fri 1st October 1993	£2,530
Cello Bow	S/E 77 g.	Sat 1st May 1993	£1,320
Violin Bow	S/E 58 g.	Sat 1st May 1993	£1,833
Cello Bow	S/E 72 g.	Sat 1st May 1993	£587
Violin Bow	S/E 55 g.	Mon 1st June 1992	£990
Violin Bow	S/E 60 g.	Sun 1st March 1992	£1,760
Violin	1920	Fri 1st November 1991	£9,350
Violin	1933	Thu 1st November 1990	£3,520
Violin Bow	S/E 59 g.	Thu 1st November 1990	£880
Violin Bow	S/E 63 g.	Thu 1st March 1990	£1,705
Violin	1902	Thu 1st June 1989	£3,740
Violin	1905	Thu 1st June 1989	£6,600
Violin Bow	S/E 58 g.	Wed 1st March 1989	£935
Violin	1902	Tue 1st November 1988	£4,950
Violin	1905	Wed 1st June 1988	£5,500
Violin	1927	Sun 1st November 1987	£4,400
Cello Bow	S/E 70 g.	Mon 1st June 1987	£572
Violin	1912	Sat 1st November 1986	£4,840
Viola Bow	S/E 67 g.	Sat 1st March 1986	£1,155
Violin	1903	Mon 1st July 1985	£2,700
Violin	1916	Sat 1st June 1985	£2,112
Viola Bow	S/E 68 g.	Sat 1st June 1985	£938
Violin Bow	S/E 60 g.	Sun 1st January 1984	£910
Violin Bow	S/E 61 g.	Mon 1st November 1982	£605
Violin Bow	S/E 58 g.	Fri 1st October 1982	£330
Violin Bow	G/E 58 g.	Sun 1st March 1981	£1,065
Viola Bow	S/E 75 g.	Sun 1st June 1980	£281

Biographies

John Dilworth Willibald Leo Lütgendorff

John Dilworth

CARESSA, Felix Albert Born 1866, died 1939 Paris France. Apprenticed at Gand and Bernardel until 1901, when he established his own business at 12, rue de Madrid, Paris with Henri Français. Decorated Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur, 1910. Officer of the Academy 1922. Violins modelled after the Lupot style, many bearing the label of Gustave Bernardel. Caressa & Français made all classes of stringed instruments in the best French tradition, winning awards at St. Louis and Liège 1905. Jurors at the Milan Exhibition 1906, London 1908, Brussels 1910, and Turin 1911. Experts at the Civil Tribunal of the Seine. Bows branded: ‘CARESSA’ Caressa & Français / Luthiers du Conservatoire de Musique / No.. Paris. 19.. Albert Caressa Luthier du Conservatoire de Musique / No.. Paris 19.. Fait sous la direction de / Caressa & Français / Luthiers du Conservatoire / 12 Rue de Madrid à Paris 1901 à 1920