France School
Alexandre Delanoy
Bordeaux, Lille, Mirecourt, 1850–1928
Pupil of Buthod. From 1877 worked for J. B. Vuillaume in Paris. Took over the atelier of N. Vaillant in rue Cadillac, Bordeaux 1880. Employed Louis Poiret and Marcel Lapouge. Passed the business to Lapouge in 1922. Won gold medal and diploma at Bordeaux Exhibition 1907. Stradivari model in the style\u{2026} — John Dilworth
Auction price history
Highest auction price
| Type | Details | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label n. 184 and brand to the upper block and back, fair condition | June 2024 | £9,768 |
| Violin | 36.1 cm Lille, 1834 | December 2008 | £921 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Bordeaux, 1884 | December 2006 | £6,791 |
| Violin | 1929 | June 2002 | £2,983 |
| Violin | 1920 | June 1990 | £1,980 |
| Violin | 1879 | November 1986 | £1,870 |
Biographies
The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:
John Dilworth+
DELANOY, Alexandre Born 1850 Mirecourt, died 1928 Bordeaux France. Pupil of Buthod. From 1877 worked for J. B. Vuillaume in Paris. Took over the atelier of N. Vaillant in rue Cadillac, Bordeaux 1880. Employed Louis Poiret and Marcel Lapouge. Passed the business to Lapouge in 1922. Won gold medal and diploma at Bordeaux Exhibition 1907. Stradivari model in the style of Vuillaume. Very refined work. A. Delanoy / Bordeaux / médailles d’or 1889 A. Delanoy / Élève de J. B. Vuillaume / médailles d’or / Bordeaux 1891 Alexdre Delanoy à Bordeaux A D. / élève de J. B. Vuillaume. 19..
Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+
Schüler von Buthod, arbeitete drei Jahre lang bei Vuillaume und wurde 1880
Nicolas Vaillant’s Nachfolger in Bordeaux. Er baut nach den Traditionen von
J. B. Vuillaume’s Werkstatt, den er als seinen eigentlichen Lehrer ansieht,
copirt ein Stradivari-Modell und verwendet Vuillaume’schen Öllack. Seine
Arbeit zeichnet sich durch Genauigkeit und künstlerische Durchführung aus,
wesshalb er auch mehrere goldene Medaillen erhielt. Er ist ein erfahrener
Kenner alter Instrumente, mit denen er Handel treibt. Er erfand auch eine
den Bedürfnissen der Colonien entsprechende Geige.
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