France School
Joseph Didelin
Mirecourt, Nancy, worked 1760–1780
DIDELIN, JOSEPH b. Mirecourt, Worked circa. 1760-1780 Nancy France. Workshop at ‘A la Guitare des Dames de France’. Amatisé model and typical flat Mirecourt arch and equally flat yellow-brown varnish. His repair labels have been found in several instruments, including an Amati cello of 1656. Branded\u{2026} — John Dilworth
Auction price history
Highest auction price
| Type | Details | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Viola | 39.3 cm Nancy, 1770 c. | June 2010 | £4,142 |
| Violin | 1775 | June 2003 | £731 |
Biographies
The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:
John Dilworth+
DIDELIN, JOSEPH b. Mirecourt, Worked circa. 1760-1780 Nancy France. Workshop at ‘A la Guitare des Dames de France’. Amatisé model and typical flat Mirecourt arch and equally flat yellow-brown varnish. His repair labels have been found in several instruments, including an Amati cello of 1656. Branded: ‘Didelin à Nancy’. Printed label: Fait à Nancy par / Joseph Didelin Luthier / sous l’Enseigne de / la Guitare des Dames / de France en 17.. Raccomodé par moy didelin à Nancy
Cecie Stainer+
A maker in Nancy about 1765-75, at the sign “de la Guitare des Dames de France.” The few instruments known of his are inferior. An alto is dated 1775.
Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+
Wenig bekannt und nicht hervorragend. Sein Ladenschild lautete: De la Guitare des Dames de France.
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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
Antoine Nicolas worked 1755–1780