Mirecourt School
Sebastien Paquotte
Mirecourt, 1800–1863
Established at 51 rue de la Harpe from c.1830. Later at 20 rue de l’Ecole-de-Medicine. Succeeded by his nephew Jean-Batiste Paquotte, above. Conscientious work with golden-red varnish and good materials. — John Dilworth
Biographies
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John Dilworth+
PAQUOTTE, Sébastien Born 1800 Mirecourt, died 1863 Paris France. Established at 51 rue de la Harpe from c.1830. Later at 20 rue de l’Ecole-de-Medicine. Succeeded by his nephew Jean-Batiste Paquotte, above. Conscientious work with golden-red varnish and good materials.
Cecie Stainer+
b. 1800, Mirecourt ; d. 1863, Paris. In 1830 he founded the business in Paris, at 51, rue de la Harpe, afterwards moving to 20, rue de l’Ecole de Medicine. His son, Sebastien, b. Sept. 13, 1843, was not a violin maker, but studied violin playing at the Paris Conservatoire.
Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+
Er kam gegen 1830 nach Paris, wo er sich in der Rue de la Harpe 51
selbstständig machte. Er galt als geschickter, wenn auch nicht hervorragender
Geigenmacher. später wohnte er in der Rue de l’Ecole-de-Médicine No. 20 in
den Räumen, in welchen Marat von Charlotte Corday getödtet wurde. Das
Haus ist 1877 abgebrochen worden.
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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
Aine Poirot worked 1785–1820
Alexandre Paverot worked 1820
Alexis Antoine Pajeot worked 1800
Alexis Gand b. 1797
Amable Chevrier 1823–1916