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Charles Adolphe Gand

A member of the extensive Gand dynasty of French violin makers, Charles Adolphe was born in 1812, the son of Charles François and the elder brother of Charles Nicolas Eugène. He succeeded to the family business in the rue Croix-des-Petits-Champs in Paris in 1845, working with his brother as ‘Gand Frères’ from 1855. He gained many honours and prizes throughout his career, winning first prize at the Paris Exhibition in 1855, being appointed Luthier to the Paris Opera and to the Emperor and made Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur in 1862. His work as a connoisseur and expert overshadows his relatively limited production of very fine Stradivari copies, and bows.

Charles Adolphe Gand

(Paris, b 1812; d 1866)

A member of the extensive Gand dynasty of French violin makers, Charles Adolphe was born in 1812, the son of Charles François and the elder brother of Charles Nicolas Eugène. He succeeded to the family business in the rue Croix-des-Petits-Champs in Paris in 1845, working with his brother as ‘Gand Frères’ from 1855. He gained many honours and prizes throughout his career, winning first prize at the Paris Exhibition in 1855, being appointed Luthier to the Paris Opera and to the Emperor and made Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur in 1862. His work as a connoisseur and expert overshadows his... Read more

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A cello by Charles Adolphe Gand

Paris, 1847

Born into a dynasty of distinguished violin makers, Charles Adolphe Gand joined the family business in the rue Croix-des-Petits-Champs in Paris in 1845. Throughout his career he was awarded numerous... read more

A cello by Charles Adolphe Gand

Paris, 1847

Born into a dynasty of distinguished violin makers, Charles Adolphe Gand joined the family business in the rue Croix-des-Petits-Champs in Paris in 1845. Throughout his career he was awarded numerous prizes and awards for his workmanship. This cello is a highly representative example of Gand’s early work. His maturity as a maker and eye for detail are evident in the beautiful edgework, the f-holes and the varnish. The model used is his personal interpretation of a Stradivari model, whilst staying stylistically faithful to the Gand family’s instrument making tradition.

This cello sounds powerful, clear and responsive in all registers.
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