Arturo Barini

Mirecourt, worked 1784

Arturo Barini is noted for working around 1784 in Mirecourt, France. While Henley described his instruments as being of slightly better quality than typical commercial Mirecourt work and following a Tyrolean model, the existence of such a maker is largely unsupported by other sources, suggesting the label attributed to him was likely fabricated.

Worked Mirecourt

Maker Overview

Life

Arturo Barini worked circa 1784 in Mirecourt, France., his work was of slightly better quality than the average commercial Mirecourt output, often following a Tyrolean model. However, this information is unsupported elsewhere, suggesting that the label attributed to him was, in all likelihood, fabricated. The purported label read: "Arturo Barini / Fabricateur de Violon / Mirecourt (Vosges) / France, 1784", as documented by Henley.

Characteristics

Workmanship: 's instruments were of slightly better quality than the average commercial work produced in Mirecourt.
Model: His instruments reportedly followed a Tyrolean model.

Recorded labels

Arturo Barini
Fabricateur de Violon
Mirecourt (Vosges)
France, 1784John Dilworth

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Biographies

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John Dilworth+

BARINI, Arturo Worked circa. 1784 Mirecourt France. According to Henley, slightly better quality than average commercial Mirecourt work of Tyrolean model. Unsupported elsewhere; in all likelihood a fabricated label. Arturo Barini / Fabricateur de Violon / Mirecourt (Vosges) / France, 1784 [Henley]

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