Mirecourt School
Patrix Franot
Mirecourt, worked 1840
Some instruments on the large, flat Mirecourt model; other examples in Maggini style with double purfling. Yellow or brown varnish. Branded in place of a label on the back interior: ‘Px Franot’ or ‘Patrix Franot à Paris’ — John Dilworth
Auction price history
Highest auction price
| Type | Details | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | Mirecourt, 1840 c. | June 2004 | £314 |
| Violin | 1890 c. | November 1996 | £836 |
| Violin | 1840-70 | April 1987 | £825 |
Biographies
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John Dilworth+
FRANOT, Patrix Worked circa. 1840-1870 Mirecourt France. Some instruments on the large, flat Mirecourt model; other examples in Maggini style with double purfling. Yellow or brown varnish. Branded in place of a label on the back interior: ‘Px Franot’ or ‘Patrix Franot à Paris’
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Working in Mirecourt at the same time
(Persoit) Jean Pierre Marie Persois worked 1809–1854
A. Blondelet worked 1850–1865
Aimable Antoine Thouvenel 1815–1890
Alexandre Paverot worked 1820
Alexis Gand b. 1797
Amable Chevrier 1823–1916
Antoine Anciaume b. 1776
Antoine Lagarde 1798–1882