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Charles Gaillard
Mirecourt, Paris, worked 1851–1880
GAILLARD, Charles b. Mirecourt, Worked circa. 1851-1880 Paris France. Violin and bow maker. Son of Louis Gaillard, below. First apprentice of Gand in Paris. Established there independently, initially in the Faubourg Poissonnière, and from 1865 at 20 rue Notre-Dame de Rouvrance. Teacher of Dugad. Fin\u{2026} — John Dilworth
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| Type | Details | Auction house | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | Branded internally ... à Paris 1830, one-piece back, very good and playing condition Lot 43 | De Baecque | November 2024 | £9,359est. € 9.000-12.000 |
| Violin | 35.9 cm Paris, 1866 | — | October 2011 | £1,783 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Paris, 1863 c. Attributed to & possibly by | — | October 2010 | £5,257 |
| Violin | 35.9 cm Paris, 1860 c. Probably by | — | March 2007 | £3,450 |
| Violin | 1880 c. Attributed to | — | February 2005 | £1,804 |
| Violin | Paris, 1856 | — | October 2004 | £10,815 |
| Violin | 1867 | — | May 2000 | £11,000 |
| Viola | 40.8 cm 1860 | — | November 1999 | £8,625 |
| Viola | 39.2 cm 1861 | — | November 1999 | £3,910 |
| Violin | 1863 | — | November 1996 | £1,725 |
| Violin | 1863 | — | November 1991 | £1,980 |
| Violin | 1869 | — | September 1991 | £9,900 |
| Violin | 1852 | — | December 1986 | £825 |
| Violin | 1850-80 | — | May 1980 | £1,595 |
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Biographies
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John Dilworth+
GAILLARD, Charles b. Mirecourt, Worked circa. 1851-1880 Paris France. Violin and bow maker. Son of Louis Gaillard, below. First apprentice of Gand in Paris. Established there independently, initially in the Faubourg Poissonnière, and from 1865 at 20 rue Notre-Dame de Rouvrance. Teacher of Dugad. Fine work in the Gand style, some modelled on Guarneri. Varnished generally without shading or artificial ageing; thin textured orange-brown colour. Small violas notable (back length: 39cm; 153/8”). Bows branded: GAILLARD PARIS. Printed violin label: Charles Gaillard / Rue Poissonnière, 15. Paris 1851 Charles Gaillard / No. 20 Rue Notre-Dame-de-Recouvrance No. 20 / Paris 1865
Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+
Er kam aus Mirecourt, wo er Schüler seines Vaters war, nach Paris zu C. A. Gand, bei dem er Werkführer wurde. Seine Arbeit ist der von Gand sehr ähnlich.
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