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Francois Caussin

Highest auction price

£3,500

Auction price history
Type Details Sold Price
Violin Mon 21st May 2018 £400
Violin Mon 21st May 2018 £359
Violin Wed 22nd May 2013 £3,500
Biographies

John Dilworth

CAUSSIN, François Born 1794 Rouvres-la-Chétive, died 1866 Neufchâteau,Vosges France. Pupil of Gaillard in Mirecourt. Established an atelier in his home town in 1815, moving to Neufchâteau after 1830. Finely worked copies, frequently of Amati inspiration. Good quality varnish, usually applied in shaded ‘antiqued’ manner, but thin and not highly reflective. Also worked on some bizarre experimental forms. Branded: ‘Caussin’ Caussin Luthier Neufchâteau (Vosges)

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