Georges Mougenot

Highest auction price achieved
£ 15600.00

By Cecie Stainer

b. June 23, 1843, Mirecourt (Vosges). Was apprenticed there to Deroux (pere), then worked under N. Darche at Aix-la-Chapelle; was his head workman, 1864-67. He established himself in Liege, in the rue Pont d'Ile ; but 1875 succeeded to the business of N. F. Vuillaume, for whom he had long been working, in Brussels, at 23, rue Montague de la Cour. He employs two workmen to make new violins and violoncellos, he himself always finishing them, determining the thicknesses, doing the varnishing. &c. He follows the Stradivari and Guarneri patterns, using brown-red varnish for the former and golden-red for the latter; the tone is good. Was awarded silver medal, Paris, 1878; gold medal, Amsterdam, 1883; gold medal, Antwerp, 1885 ; diploma of honour, Antwerp, 1894.

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Price History

Type Title Sold Price
Violin 35.6 cm Brussels, 1890 Thu 1st December 11 £ 660.00
Violin 35.8 cm Brussels, 1882 Sat 1st October 11 £ 5625.00
Violin 35.9 cm Bruxelles, 1905 c. [Workshop of] Tue 1st June 10 £ 2382.00
Violin 35.9 cm Brussels, 1898 Mon 1st March 10 £ 3600.00
Violin 35.8 cm Brussels, 1889 Sun 1st March 09 £ 2400.00
Violin 35.7 cm Brussels, 1890 Thu 1st May 08 £ 7184.00
Violin 35.8 cm Paris, 1925 Sat 1st March 08 £ 2457.00
Violin 35.8 cm Brussels, 1890 c. after "Guarneri" Sat 1st March 08 £ 3500.00
Violin 35.9 cm Brussels, 1892 "Guarnerius del Gesu" model Fri 1st December 06 £ 3595.00
Violin Brussels, 1891 Tue 1st November 05 £ 2211.00
Violin Brussels, 1894 Sat 1st October 05 £ 2293.00
Cello Brussels, 1898 Mon 1st November 04 £ 15600.00
Violin 1826 Sat 1st November 03 £ 3408.00
Violin 1934 Tue 1st October 02 £ 1378.00
Violin 1894 Thu 1st March 01 £ 5400.00
Viola 39.6 cm 1894 Sat 1st July 00 £ 2880.00
Violin 1898 Thu 1st June 00 £ 1306.00
Violin 1909 Thu 1st June 00 £ 4370.00
Violin 1916 Wed 1st March 00 £ 5175.00
Violin 1920 c. Thu 1st October 98 £ 1380.00
Violin 1892 Mon 1st June 98 £ 2875.00
Violin 1880 Sat 1st March 97 £ 5980.00
Violin 1915 Sun 1st November 92 £ 1870.00
Violin 1909 Fri 1st November 91 £ 1430.00
Violin Bow S/E 56 g. Fri 1st June 90 £ 550.00
Violin 1882 Wed 1st November 89 £ 1980.00
Violin 1898 Thu 1st August 85 £ 770.00
Violin 1884 Thu 1st September 83 £ 1320.00
Cello 1870 Fri 1st October 82 £ 4853.00
Violin 1899 Wed 1st September 82 £ 660.00

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