Mirecourt School
Jean Laurent Clement
Mirecourt, b. 1783
Established workshop at 16 rue des Petits Champs, Paris 1810-1848. Some labels give the address as rue St-Orge or rue des Bons-Enfants. Employed Georges Chanot, Augière, Calot, and Thomassin, and enjoyed reputation as a leading authority. The workshop produced fine instruments in the current Parisia\u{2026} — John Dilworth
Auction price history
Highest auction price
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| Type | Details | Auction house | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | 35.7 cm Attributed to & possibly by | — | May 2011 | £2,367 |
| Violin | 36.0 cm 1816 #16 | — | September 2006 | £1,647 |
| Violin | 1840 | — | June 1995 | £4,025 |
| Violin | 1827 | — | June 1989 | £3,300 |
| Violin | 1800 c. | — | November 1987 | £770 |
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Biographies
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John Dilworth+
CLÉMENT, Jean Laurent Born 1783 Mirecourt, Worked 1810-1848 Paris France. Established workshop at 16 rue des Petits Champs, Paris 1810-1848. Some labels give the address as rue St-Orge or rue des Bons-Enfants. Employed Georges Chanot, Augière, Calot, and Thomassin, and enjoyed reputation as a leading authority. The workshop produced fine instruments in the current Parisian style after Lupot. Medal winner at Paris Exhibitions 1823 and 1827. Also made guitars, some highly decorated. Clement / Luthier breveté / Rue Croix-des-Petits / Champs. No.16. Paris Fait par / Clément en 1831 / rue St. Orge No. 33
Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+
Er wohnte erst in der Rue Croix des Petits-Champs und dann in der Rue des Bons-Enfants. Er arbeitete sauber nach italienischen Vorbildern und hatte gutes Holz und einen hübschen, dunkelrothbraunen Lack. In der Geschichte des Geigenbaus ist er weniger wegen seiner Arbeiten von Bedeutung, als in seiner Eigenschaft als Lehrmeister einer ganzen Reihe von trefflichen Schülern, unter denen G. Chanot, Augière, Calot, Thomassin u. A. hervorragen. Er machte fortgesetzt allerlei interessante Versuche und verschiedene Erfindungen; so liess er sich u. A. mit L. V. Brouot zusammen im Jahre 1823 ein Patent ausstellen für die Erfindung einer neuen Art von Wirbeln für Geigen und
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Alexis Gand b. 1797
Amable Chevrier 1823–1916
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