Mirecourt School
Jules Gaillard-Lajoue
Mirecourt, worked 1855
Younger brother of Charles Gaillard, above. Silver medal at 1855 Paris Exhibition. Good work. Guarneri models with lightly shaded varnish. Also produced some extraordinary ‘double violins’ and Chanot-style guitar shaped instruments. Branded internally: ‘L. Gaillard’ — John Dilworth
Auction price history
Highest auction price
| Type | Details | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | Bearing the maker's signature to the table, labelled Stradivari, fair condition | December 2024 | £6,392 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label and signature to the back, fair condition | June 2024 | £7,445 |
| Violin | 35.2 cm Mirecourt, 1880 c. | December 2009 | £3,091 |
Biographies
The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:
John Dilworth+
GAILLARD-LAJOUE, Jules Worked circa. 1855 Mirecourt France. Younger brother of Charles Gaillard, above. Silver medal at 1855 Paris Exhibition. Good work. Guarneri models with lightly shaded varnish. Also produced some extraordinary ‘double violins’ and Chanot-style guitar shaped instruments. Branded internally: ‘L. Gaillard’
Cecie Stainer+
A maker at Mirecourt, d. about 1870. First an apprentice and then first workman in the workshop of Gand. About 1852 he started his own business, and in 1855 obtained a medal at the Paris Exhibition. He made a great many violins, of fairly good proportions : the varnish was rather harsh, but the tone was good.
Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+
Bruder von Charles G. Erst Schüler und dann Gehilfe bei Gand. Im
Jahre 1852 machte er sich selbstständig und erhielt bereits 1855 auf der Pariser
Ausstellung eine Medaille. Seine Arbeit war sehr gut, obwohl er den Geigenbau
fabrikmässig betrieb, auch der Ton ist fast immer ansprechend, nur der
Lack ist hart und spröde.
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Working in Mirecourt at the same time
A. Blondelet worked 1850–1865
Aimable Antoine Thouvenel 1815–1890
Alexandre Delanoy 1850–1928
Alexis Gand b. 1797
Alfred Joseph Lamy 1850–1919
Amable Chevrier 1823–1916
Antoine Brubach 1847–1894
Antoine Lagarde 1798–1882