France School
Nicolas Caussin
Neufchateau, Rouvres Chét., Rouvres-la-Chetive, 1818–1889
Elder son of François Caussin, above. Worked for some time with his brother François Hippolyte in his father’s shop, but moved to Paris where he had a business at Place de la Croix-Rouge until 1857, when he returned to Neufchâteau. A specialist in varnish. Some later work made for him by his nephew \u{2026} — John Dilworth
Auction price history
Highest auction price
| Type | Details | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | Labelled N. Gagliano, head and table restorations including the sound post crack | June 2024 | £3,829 |
| Violin | Labelled Jacques Boquet, some table restorations including the sound post crack | November 2023 | £3,467 |
| Violin | 36.0 cm Neufchateau, 1860 c. [Ascribed to & Workshop of] | May 2011 | £1,530 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm France, 1860 c. | October 2010 | £1,080 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm France, 1870 c. | October 2010 | £2,880 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm 1870 c. | October 2010 | £3,240 |
| Cello | 76.5 cm Neufchateau, 1870 c. [Workshop of] | September 2010 | £8,160 |
| Violin | 35.5 cm Neufchateau, 1850 c. | March 2010 | £3,600 |
| Violin | 36.0 cm Neufchateau, 1840 c. [Probably by] | March 2009 | £780 |
| Violin | 36.3 cm Neufchateau, 1860 c. | December 2008 | £1,438 |
| Violin | 36.1 cm | May 2006 | £613 |
| Cello | 1860 c. | October 2003 | £12,213 |
Biographies
The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:
John Dilworth+
CAUSSIN, NICOLAS Born 1818 Rouvres-la-Chétive, died 1889 Neufchâteau Vosges France. Elder son of François Caussin, above. Worked for some time with his brother François Hippolyte in his father’s shop, but moved to Paris where he had a business at Place de la Croix-Rouge until 1857, when he returned to Neufchâteau. A specialist in varnish. Some later work made for him by his nephew Collenot. Branded: ‘Caussin Nicholas, fils’. One manuscript label reads: ‘made in the workshop of C. A. Miremont and varnished by Caussin in Neufchâtel in 1877’
Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+
Älterer Bruder von François C., der fast ausschliesslich für den Letzteren
arbeitete.
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