Lorient School
Amelot
Lorient, worked 1812–1845
Style of Lupot with red-orange varnish. Particularly fine double basses and cellos. Manuscript label: Réparé par / Amelot à Lorient / 1842 — John Dilworth
Auction price history
Highest auction price
| Type | Details | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cello | 74.8 cm Lorient, 1840 [Probably by] | May 2011 | £11,653 |
| Viola | 38.1 cm 1820 | May 1994 | £2,077 |
Biographies
The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:
John Dilworth+
AMELOT Worked 1812-1845 Lorient, Brittany France. Style of Lupot with red-orange varnish. Particularly fine double basses and cellos. Manuscript label: Réparé par / Amelot à Lorient / 1842
Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+
Gewöhnliche, französische Arbeit, kleiner Ton, manchmal gelber, meist aber röthlicher Lack. Er verwendet einen reichverzierten Zettel mit nebenstehendem Wortlaut.
George Hart+
worked early in the present century. He used a highly ornamented label.
Cecie Stainer+
A maker in Lorient (France) about 1812-29. His instruments are poor, the varnish is yellow colour.
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