Antwerp School
De Soomer
Antwerp, b. 1886
1910-1925 Antwerp Belgium. Amatisé model. Good workmanship and materials. Vannes states that he worked as a repairer, possibly for some time in England. Manuscript label: Anno 1925 / L. de Soomer / me fecit / Antverpiensis no. 1 — John Dilworth
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John Dilworth+
DE SOOMER Born 1886, Worked circa. 1910-1925 Antwerp Belgium. Amatisé model. Good workmanship and materials. Vannes states that he worked as a repairer, possibly for some time in England. Manuscript label: Anno 1925 / L. de Soomer / me fecit / Antverpiensis no. 1
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