Joseph Charotte-Millot

Mirecourt, 1798–1849

Pupil of Aldric. Very characterful work; vaguely Guarnerian model with open ‘c’ bouts and small outwardly pointing corners. Lower holes of ‘f’ strongly oval in a lateral direction. Shaded red varnish on yellow ground. Branded ‘Charotte à Paris’. Printed label: Charotte-Millot / élève d’Aldric de Par\u{2026} — John Dilworth

Worked Mirecourt

Taught by Aldric

Biographies

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John Dilworth+

CHAROTTE-MILLOT, Joseph Born 1798, died 1849 Mirecourt France. Pupil of Aldric. Very characterful work; vaguely Guarnerian model with open ‘c’ bouts and small outwardly pointing corners. Lower holes of ‘f’ strongly oval in a lateral direction. Shaded red varnish on yellow ground. Branded ‘Charotte à Paris’. Printed label: Charotte-Millot / élève d’Aldric de Paris / fabricant d’instruments à Mirecourt (Vosges)

Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+

Er nennt sich einen Schüler von Aldric und hat gut spielbare Violoncelli
und Bässe gebaut. Er führte das Schild »a la ville de Crémone«. Seine
Violinen sind gewöhnlich dem Stradivari-Modell nachgeahmt und hell lackirt.

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