Paris School
Claude Boivin
Paris, worked 1724–1760
Established at the sign ‘à la guitare royale’, 10 rue de la Poterie, later rue de Grenelle St Honoré and rue Tiquetonne. Master of the Violin-Makers’ Guild 1752. Viols, violins, cellos, and guitars in the Musée de la Musique, Paris, and Museum of Massachusetts. Servais played on a small cello of 174\u{2026} — John Dilworth
Biographies
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John Dilworth+
BOIVIN, Claude Worked circa. 1724-1760 Paris France. Established at the sign ‘à la guitare royale’, 10 rue de la Poterie, later rue de Grenelle St Honoré and rue Tiquetonne. Master of the Violin-Makers’ Guild 1752. Viols, violins, cellos, and guitars in the Musée de la Musique, Paris, and Museum of Massachusetts. Servais played on a small cello of 1741. Flat model violin of 1735 cited by Vannes. Some examples with fuller Amati-like arch and thin red-brown varnish. Claude Boivin / rue de grenelle St. Honoré / à Paris, 1730 Claude Boivin / Rue Tiquetonne ‘à la guitare royale’ / à Paris,1747
Cecie Stainer+
A maker in Paris about 1735-53. A violin with rose-coloured varnish was well made and had the label: “Claude Boivin, rue Tiquetonne, ‘ a la guitare royale,’ a Paris, 1746.” Two similar labels were dated 1744 and 1748. A bass-viol is dated 1735, and a guitar in the Paris Conservatoire Collection, made for the daughter of Louis XV., is dated 1749.
Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+
Unter den Pariser Lautenmachern war er sehr angesehen und wurde geschworner
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Working in Paris at the same time
Ambroise worked 1750–1810
Andrea Castagneri worked 1730–1762
Barbey worked 1720–1748
Benoist Flette worked 1755–1788
Benoit Fleury worked 1750–1792