Gustave Adolphe Bernardel
Highest auction price
£17,600
Auction price history
| Type | Details | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cello | 76 cm Paris, 1893 | Tue 1st November 2011 | £6,648 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Paris, 1899 | Fri 1st October 2010 | £8,262 |
| Violin | 35.9 cm Paris, 1895 | Thu 1st April 2010 | £12,570 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm France, 1890 c. [Workshop of] | Wed 1st April 2009 | £1,863 |
| Violin | 35.9 cm Paris, 1895 | Sun 1st March 2009 | £8,190 |
| Violin | 1892 | Sat 1st November 2008 | £7,575 |
| Bass | 108.4 cm 1860 c. [Attributed to] | Sat 1st November 2008 | £8,400 |
| Violin | 35.9 cm Paris, 1897 #1804 | Sun 1st June 2008 | £9,284 |
| Cello | 76.4 cm Paris, 1895, decoratively painted front & back [Lit.] | Sat 1st March 2008 | £2,470 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Paris, 1893, #1819 | Sat 1st December 2007 | £5,956 |
| Viola | 41.3 cm Paris, 1899 | Mon 1st October 2007 | £10,000 |
| Violin | Paris, 1897 #1797 | Thu 1st December 2005 | £4,789 |
| Violin | Nancy, 1933 | Thu 1st December 2005 | £1,277 |
| Violin | Nancy, 1937 | Thu 1st December 2005 | £718 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 63 g. | Tue 1st November 2005 | £3,316 |
| Violin | Paris, 1898 #1839 | Tue 1st November 2005 | £6,711 |
| Violin | Paris, 1897 #1796 | Tue 1st November 2005 | £5,921 |
| Violin | Paris, 1900 | Wed 1st June 2005 | £5,876 |
| Violin | Paris, 1899 | Sun 1st May 2005 | £7,800 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 55.1 g. no hair | Sun 1st May 2005 | £3,600 |
| Violin Bow | S/E | Sun 1st May 2005 | £121 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 78.5 g. [Possibly by "C. Thomassin"] | Sun 1st May 2005 | £2,747 |
| Violin | Paris, 1895 #1735 | Wed 1st December 2004 | £10,581 |
| Violin | Paris, 1901 | Fri 1st October 2004 | £6,640 |
| Cello | Thu 1st July 2004 | £8,365 | |
| Violin Bow | S/E [made for] | Thu 1st April 2004 | £2,154 |
| Violin | Paris | Mon 1st March 2004 | £10,755 |
| Violin | 1892 | Tue 1st July 2003 | £7,800 |
| Violin | 1894 | Fri 1st June 2001 | £11,500 |
| Viola | 41.3 cm 1896 | Mon 1st May 2000 | £7,630 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 76 g. | Mon 1st November 1999 | £1,065 |
| Cello | 1892 | Sat 1st May 1999 | £12,664 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 77 g. | Fri 1st May 1998 | £897 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 73 g. | Sun 1st February 1998 | £1,732 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 74 g. | Sun 1st June 1997 | £391 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. | Fri 1st November 1996 | £2,230 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 55 g. | Fri 1st November 1996 | £920 |
| Cello | 1865 | Sat 1st June 1996 | £16,100 |
| Violin | 1900 | Tue 1st November 1994 | £11,270 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 79 g. | Wed 1st June 1994 | £4,600 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 58 g. | Tue 1st March 1994 | £2,300 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59 g. | Fri 1st October 1993 | £1,035 |
| Violin | 1880-99 | Sat 1st May 1993 | £9,533 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 56 g. | Sat 1st May 1993 | £1,393 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 57 g. | Tue 1st September 1992 | £616 |
| Viola | 40.8 cm 1900 | Mon 1st June 1992 | £3,960 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 56 g. | Mon 1st June 1992 | £1,430 |
| Violin | 1893 | Sun 1st March 1992 | £10,450 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 74 g. | Fri 1st November 1991 | £605 |
| Violin | 1897 | Fri 1st November 1991 | £9,900 |
| Violin | 1895 | Fri 1st November 1991 | £6,600 |
| Cello | 1880 | Mon 1st July 1991 | £17,600 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62 g. | Sat 1st September 1990 | £506 |
| Violin | 1897 | Fri 1st June 1990 | £8,800 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 63 g. | Thu 1st March 1990 | £1,430 |
| Violin | 1850-75 | Wed 1st March 1989 | £7,700 |
| Viola | 40.8 cm 1900 | Thu 1st May 1986 | £4,620 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 75 g. | Mon 1st July 1985 | £990 |
| Violin | 1893 | Mon 1st July 1985 | £3,740 |
| Violin | 1901 | Sat 1st June 1985 | £6,822 |
| Violin | 1896 | Fri 1st June 1984 | £3,849 |
| Violin | 1901 | Sun 1st March 1981 | £3,313 |
| Violin | 1900 | Thu 1st May 1980 | £2,200 |
Biographies
John Dilworth
BERNARDEL, Gustave Adolphe Born 1832, died 1904 Paris France. Younger son of Bernardel Père, above. Joined his father in about 1849, succeeded to the business with his brother and Eugène Gand in 1866. When Ernest retired the shop became Gand et Bernardel, Gand leaving in 1892, and Gustave himself retired in 1901. The business then passed to Caressa and Français. The shop is one of the most illustrious in Parisian violin making, and continued as ‘Caressa & Français’ and latterly ‘Français’ in the late 20th century. A centre of expertise and restorations, new work gradually diminished in importance to the business, but standards never slipped below first class in the production of all instruments and bows. Gustave became officially appointed maker to the Conservatoire, to the opera orchestras, and to the Ministry of Fine Arts, and was made Chevalier of the Legion of Honour in 1900. Gustave Bernardel / Luthier du Conservatoire de musique / No.. Paris. 1891 Gustave Bernardel / à Paris. 1896. No. 1751
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