Paris School
Paul Francois Grosset
Paris, worked 1746–1761
Pupil of Claude Pierray. Worked in rue de la Verrerie at the sign ‘Au Dieu Apollon’. Unrefined work. High arched model and clear golden-brown varnish. Small output: viols, quinton, violas, and cellos recorded. Manuscript label: P. F. Grosset. / Au Dieu Appollon, rue de la Verrerie / à Paris 1757 — John Dilworth
Auction price history
Highest auction price
| Type | Details | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | 35.9 cm Paris, 1757 | October 2010 | £4,882 |
Biographies
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John Dilworth+
GROSSET, Paul François Worked circa. 1746-1761 Paris France. Pupil of Claude Pierray. Worked in rue de la Verrerie at the sign ‘Au Dieu Apollon’. Unrefined work. High arched model and clear golden-brown varnish. Small output: viols, quinton, violas, and cellos recorded. Manuscript label: P. F. Grosset. / Au Dieu Appollon, rue de la Verrerie / à Paris 1757
George Hart+
Pupil of Claude Pierray.
Cecie Stainer+
A maker in Paris, 1747-59. Pupil of Claude Pierray. He made few instruments ; the proportions were generally bad, too much arched ; he used a good varnish of brilliant yellow colour ; the work was fairly good.
Two five-stringed viols of his are known, one, dated 1749, the other 1752. In a violoncello was the label : ” P. F. Grosset. Au dieu Apollon, rue de la Verrerio, a Paris, 1757″
Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+
Schüler von Claude Pierray. In Arbeit und Modell ungleich und mittelmässig,
am besten ist noch sein gelber oder brauner Spirituslack. Die Wölbung
nimmt er gewöhnlich ziemlich hoch. Er wohnte in der Rue de la Verrerie und
hatte den Schild »Au Dieu Apollon«. Da er nicht viele Geigen gemacht hat,
kommen sie auch ziemlich selten vor, doch waren solche aus den Jahren 1758 und
1759 aus dem Besitze E. Mennessons im Jahre 1895 auf der retrospectiven Ausstellung in Reims ausgestellt.
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