Charles Adolphe Gand
Highest auction price
£51,131
Auction price history
| Type | Details | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violin Bow | S/E 53 g. some hair, no lapping | Wed 1st December 2010 | £2,880 |
| Cello | 75.7 cm Paris, 1855-1860 c. (restorations & soundpost crack) | Tue 1st June 2010 | £41,424 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Paris, 1858 #295 | Sun 1st June 2008 | £14,854 |
| Violin | 35.9 cm Paris, 1861, #328 | Fri 1st June 2007 | £11,222 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 84 g. 19th C. [Attributed to] | Thu 1st February 2007 | £960 |
| Cello | 76.2 cm Paris, 1861, n°55 | Fri 1st December 2006 | £51,131 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Paris, 1861, n°321 | Thu 1st June 2006 | £14,165 |
| Violin | Paris, 1865 #405 | Wed 1st June 2005 | £10,286 |
| Violin | Paris, 1859 | Tue 1st February 2005 | £8,400 |
| Violin | 1866 | Tue 1st July 2003 | £9,000 |
| Violin | 1863 | Thu 1st November 2001 | £9,200 |
| Cello | 1830 | Fri 1st June 2001 | £9,220 |
| Violin | 1850 | Fri 1st December 2000 | £8,767 |
| Violin | 1866 | Tue 1st June 1999 | £8,625 |
| Violin | 1862 | Sun 1st November 1998 | £11,500 |
| Violin | 1858 | Sun 1st November 1998 | £6,325 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. | Sat 1st November 1997 | £1,150 |
| Violin | 1861 | Sun 1st October 1995 | £8,625 |
| Violin | 1851 | Wed 1st March 1995 | £14,950 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. | Wed 1st June 1994 | £10,382 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. | Mon 1st November 1993 | £1,784 |
| Violin | 1857 | Mon 1st November 1993 | £12,650 |
| Violin | 1848 | Mon 1st March 1993 | £10,450 |
| Violin | 1848 | Wed 1st July 1992 | £4,180 |
| Violin | 1848 c. | Thu 1st June 1989 | £9,350 |
| Violin | 1861 | Tue 1st November 1988 | £6,820 |
| Violin | 1857 | Sun 1st November 1987 | £8,800 |
| Violin | 1843 | Tue 1st September 1987 | £7,150 |
| Violin | 1858 | Wed 1st April 1987 | £12,100 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 75 g. | Sat 1st December 1984 | £1,664 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 77 g. | Sat 1st December 1984 | £1,849 |
| Violin | 1861 | Wed 1st June 1983 | £4,464 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 50 g. | Thu 1st April 1982 | £594 |
| Violin | 1833 | Thu 1st April 1982 | £7,150 |
Biographies
John Dilworth
GAND, Charles Adolphe Born 1812, died 1866 Paris France. Son and pupil of Charles François Gand, below. Active from about 1830 and succeeded to the business 1845, working with his brother Eugène, below, as ‘Gand Frères’ from 1855. First prize at the 1855 Paris Exhibition. Made Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur 1862. Luthier to the Paris Opera and to the Emperor. Renowned as an expert connoisseur and restorer of classical instruments, and as a consequence produced relatively few himself. Excellent work on the Stradivari model; very finely and accurately finished, bearing a fairly soft orange varnish. Fine bows branded: GAND FRERES A PARIS Adolphe Gand fils. / à Paris 1832 Gand, Luthier de la Musique du Roi / et du Conservatoire de Musique / rue Croix-des-Petits-Champs. Paris 18.. / 1845-1848. A.G. Gand, Luthier du Conservatoire de Musique / rue Croix-des-Petits-Champs. No. 20. Paris 1854 / A.G. Gand Frères, Luthiers de la Musique de l’Empereur / et du Conservatoire Imperial de Musique / No.. Paris. 1855 à 1866
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