Charles François Gand père

Violin maker
(1787 – 1845)

Charles-François Gand (1787–1845), known as Gand Père, was one of the foremost French violin makers of the early 19th century. Born in Versailles into a family of violin makers, he entered the Paris workshop of Nicolas Lupot in 1802 and became one of his most important pupils. Lupot’s influence remained central to Gand’s ...Read More work throughout his career, particularly in his disciplined use of Stradivari models and his precise, elegant workmanship.

Gand married into Lupot’s family and succeeded to his workshop in 1824, thereby continuing one of the most important traditions of the Parisian school. His finest instruments are distinguished by refined modelling, clean execution and rich red-brown varnish. He held prestigious appointments connected with the French court and musical institutions and trained or influenced a number of important younger makers.

After his death in 1845, the workshop passed to his son Charles-Adolphe Gand, ensuring the continuation of a direct line of craftsmanship from Lupot into the later 19th-century Parisian tradition. Read Less

Price History

- The auction record for this maker is $67,538 in Mar 2008, for a violin.
- 46 auction price results.

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