Nicolas Augustin Chappuy

Highest auction price achieved
£ 24126.00

By Cecie Stainer

Worked in Paris about 1732-76. His violins are fairly good, generally on a large pattern, the work well finished, the varnish bad, generally yellow colour (he used spirit varnish, like most French makers of that time); nearly all are branded on the button with his name and the initial N. Sometimes are labelled " Luthier de S.A.R. la Duchesse de Montpensier." A violin, which was used for 37 years by Fr. Habeneck in his classes, is in the Paris Conservatoire Collection. Labels: " Chappuy a Paris," and in a violin; another violin was dated 1732. A maker of the same name is mentioned in 1794.

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Price History

Type Title Sold Price
Violin 36.1 cm Paris, 1760 c. Thu 1st December 11 £ 2114.00
Violin 36.0 cm Mirecourt, 1765, Thu 1st December 11 £ 691.00
Violin 36.1 cm Mirecourt, 1775-1780 c. Thu 1st December 11 £ 2125.00
Violin 36.3 cm Paris, 1760 c. Wed 1st June 11 £ 443.00
Violin 35.6 cm Mirecourt, 1790 c. Sun 1st May 11 £ 2131.00
Viola 40.7 cm Mirecourt, 1775-1780 c. Wed 1st December 10 £ 9320.00
Viola 40.9 cm Mirecourt, 1770-1775 c. Tue 1st June 10 £ 12427.00
Violin 36.3 cm Mirecourt, 1778 (some restorations) Mon 1st June 09 £ 726.00
Cello 75.2 cm Mirecourt, 1787 (some restorations) Mon 1st June 09 £ 7779.00
Violin 36.1 cm Mirecourt, 1770/1775 c. (restorations, soundpost crack) Mon 1st June 09 £ 1141.00
Violin 35.7 cm Paris, 1780 c. Mon 1st December 08 £ 2839.00
Violin 36.1 cm Mirecourt, 1780 c. Mon 1st December 08 £ 819.00
Violin 36.0 cm Paris, 1780 c. Wed 1st October 08 £ 2223.00
Violin 35.8 cm Mirecourt, 1770-1775 c. Sun 1st June 08 £ 928.00
Violin 36.1 cm Mirecourt, late 18th C. Sat 1st March 08 £ 1755.00
Violin 35.9 cm Sat 1st March 08 £ 882.00
Violin 35.8 cm Paris, 1760 Sat 1st December 07 £ 936.00
Violin 36.2 cm Mirecourt, 1780 c. Sat 1st December 07 £ 1106.00
Violin 36.1 cm Paris, 1770 c. Sun 1st April 07 £ 1577.00
Violin 35.8 cm Mirecourt, 1775 c. (head replaced) Fri 1st December 06 £ 2557.00
Violin 35.9 cm Mirecourt, 1775-1780 c. Fri 1st December 06 £ 1198.00
Violin 35.9 cm Mirecourt, 1770-1775 c. Fri 1st December 06 £ 2077.00
Violin 35.9 cm Mirecourt, 1770-1775 c. Thu 1st June 06 £ 486.00
Violin 35.8 cm Mirecourt, 1779 Thu 1st June 06 £ 2024.00
Violin Mirecourt, 1775-1780 c. Thu 1st December 05 £ 2395.00
Violin Paris, 1765 Tue 1st November 05 £ 1263.00
Violin Paris, 1780 Sat 1st October 05 £ 1638.00
Cello Mirecourt, 1780 c. (scroll replaced) Wed 1st June 05 £ 4352.00
Violin Mirecourt, 1776 Wed 1st June 05 £ 1820.00
Violin Mirecourt, 1773 Wed 1st June 05 £ 1662.00
Violin Mireocurt, 1773 Wed 1st June 05 £ 1424.00
Violin Paris, 1775 Wed 1st June 05 £ 3220.00
Violin Paris, 1770 c. Wed 1st June 05 £ 2294.00
Violin Paris, 1740 c. Sun 1st May 05 £ 1800.00
Violin Mirecourt, 1773 Wed 1st December 04 £ 1547.00
Cello Mirecourt, 1773 Thu 1st July 04 £ 4200.00
Violin Mirecourt, 1780 c. 3/4 size Tue 1st June 04 £ 157.00
Violin Paris, 1778 [Probably by] Sat 1st May 04 £ 777.00
Cello Paris, 1774 Sat 1st May 04 £ 24126.00
Violin 1770 Sun 1st June 03 £ 1652.00
Violin 1775 Sat 1st June 02 £ 3454.00
Cello 1770 Fri 1st June 01 £ 6275.00
Viola 38.1 cm 1780 Wed 1st November 00 £ 1610.00
Violin 1770 c. Wed 1st November 00 £ 2866.00
Violin 1750 Fri 1st September 00 £ 3680.00
Violin 1775 Sat 1st July 00 £ 1080.00
Violin 1763 Mon 1st November 99 £ 1725.00
Violin 1784 Tue 1st June 99 £ 2300.00
Violin 1780 Tue 1st June 99 £ 2861.00
Viola 40.5 cm 1775 Tue 1st December 98 £ 4033.00
Violin 1780 Tue 1st September 98 £ 1095.00
Violin 1770 c. Wed 1st July 98 £ 1208.00
Violin 1775 Fri 1st May 98 £ 1764.00
Violin 1777 Wed 1st October 97 £ 748.00
Violin Wed 1st October 97 £ 750.00
Violin 1760 c. Sat 1st March 97 £ 368.00
Violin 1780 Sat 1st March 97 £ 1150.00
Violin 1770 Fri 1st March 96 £ 713.00
Violin 1781 Thu 1st June 95 £ 1150.00
Violin 1762 Thu 1st June 95 £ 748.00
Violin 1788 Wed 1st March 95 £ 1265.00
Violin 1770 Wed 1st March 95 £ 828.00
Violin 1780 Tue 1st November 94 £ 1035.00
Violin 1770 Wed 1st June 94 £ 978.00
Violin 1773 Sun 1st May 94 £ 690.00
Violin 1772 Tue 1st March 94 £ 4140.00
Viola 39.2 cm 1775-99 Sun 1st November 92 £ 1210.00
Violin 17-- Fri 1st November 91 £ 1045.00
Violin 1772 Tue 1st October 91 £ 396.00
Violin 17-- Mon 1st April 91 £ 2200.00
Viola 38.6 cm 1770 c. Sat 1st September 90 £ 2090.00
Violin 1779 Fri 1st June 90 £ 1210.00
Viola 38.7 cm 1781 Thu 1st December 88 £ 121.00
Cello 1761 Sat 1st November 86 £ 3300.00
Viola 39.1 cm 1781 Sat 1st March 86 £ 2200.00
Violin 36.1 cm Mirecourt, Late 18th C. Fri 1st October 10 £ 3004.00
Violin 36.2 cm Paris, 1782 c. Thu 1st October 09 £ 1080.00
Violin 35.3 cm Paris, 1760 c. Sun 1st March 09 £ 2925.00
Cello Mirecourt, 1775-1780 c. 7/8 Size (scroll replaced) Thu 1st December 05 £ 3592.00
Violin 1765 c. Tue 1st July 03 £ 6000.00
Violin 1780 Sun 1st June 03 £ 833.00
Violin 1772 Wed 1st May 02 £ 2956.00
Viola 39.6 cm 1775 Sat 1st December 01 £ 2123.00
Cello 1777 Fri 1st December 00 £ 1631.00
Viola 41.0 cm 1770 c. Mon 1st June 98 £ 6900.00
Cello 17-- Sat 1st March 86 £ 3959.00
Cello 17-- Wed 1st June 83 £ 3080.00
Violin 36.1 cm Paris 1774 Tue 1st March 11 £ 5100.00
Cello 75.9 cm Paris, 1760 c. Tue 1st March 11 £ 15000.00
Violin 36.4 cm Paris, 1769 Thu 1st October 09 £ 1049.00
Cello Mon 25th June 18 £ 3120.00

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