Mirecourt School
Claude Auguste Chevrier
Mirecourt, 1828–1913
Brother of Amable Chevrier, above. Worked for Koliker in Paris. Later established at Beauvais where he produced many antique-style pochettes for the benefit of collectors. Made other ‘faux-ancien’ instruments, including a Brescian style double purfled violin now in the Brussels Musical Instruments M\u{2026} — John Dilworth
Biographies
The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:
John Dilworth+
CHEVRIER, (CHEVRY) Claude Auguste (Augustine) Born 1828 Mirecourt, died 1913 Beauvais France. Brother of Amable Chevrier, above. Worked for Koliker in Paris. Later established at Beauvais where he produced many antique-style pochettes for the benefit of collectors. Made other ‘faux-ancien’ instruments, including a Brescian style double purfled violin now in the Brussels Musical Instruments Museum collection with the label ‘Andre Auguste Chevry / Bruxelles 1860’. Other work appears as copies of Lupot and others, but some are quite ordinary Mirecourt productions. Augustin Chevrier / luthier à Beauvais
Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+
Zweiter Sohn von J. Chevrier und wohl auch dessen Schüler.
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Working in Mirecourt at the same time
(fils) Acoulon worked 1913–1930
(Persoit) Jean Pierre Marie Persois worked 1809–1854
A. Blondelet worked 1850–1865
Adolphe Dupary 1870–1940
Aimable Antoine Thouvenel 1815–1890
Albert Cunin 1865–1890
Albert Joseph Deblaye 1874–1929