Mirecourt School
Francois Cuny
Mirecourt, worked 1740–1778
Instruments branded ‘à Paris’. Typical trade work with dull yellow varnish. — John Dilworth
Biographies
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John Dilworth+
CUNY, François Worked circa. 1740-1778 Mirecourt France. Instruments branded ‘à Paris’. Typical trade work with dull yellow varnish.
Cecie Stainer+
A maker in Paris about 1740. A violin from which the label had disappeared was branded on the back “Cuny a Paris,” it was of inferior work, with thick brown varnish.
Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+
Seine Geigen sind von ganz gewöhnlicher Arbeit und haben dicken, braunen
Lack. Vidal schätzt sie höchstens 30—40 Francs werth. Eine Violine im
Museum des Pariser Conservatoriums (No. 14) trägt den Brandstempel:
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Working in Mirecourt at the same time
A. B. Mercier worked 1775
Alexis (I) Boyer worked 1773–1789
Alexis Husson 1729–1784
Antoine Aubry worked 1778–1784
Antoine Bailly worked 1760
Antoine Chevrier worked 1732–1775
Antoine Didelin b. 1749