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Francois (I) Durand

Mirecourt, worked 1740–1760

Founder of the violin-making family. Fair workmanship with pale gold-brown varnish. Branded on button: ‘F.D.’ — John Dilworth

Worked Mirecourt

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John Dilworth+

DURAND, François (I) Worked circa. 1740-1760 Mirecourt France. Founder of the violin-making family. Fair workmanship with pale gold-brown varnish. Branded on button: ‘F.D.’

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