John Dilworth
SILVESTRE, Hippolyte Born 1808 Saint-Nicolas-du-Port, died 1879 Sommerviller France. Pupil of Blaise and J. B. Vuillaume in Mirecourt. Associated with his brother Pierre from 1831 as Silvestre Frères. Retired to Sommerviller 1848, but after Pierre’s death in 1859 resumed work at his shop in Lyons. Passed on the business to his nephew Chrétian 1865 and retired again to Sommerviller. His own labelled instruments are very rare since he was mostly involved in business. Joint labels with Pierre are more often seen than individual labels. Very good clean professional work of a commercial sort on classical Cremonese models with shaded varnish.
Cecie Stainer
b. Dec. 14. 1808, Saint-Nicolas-du-Port (Meurthe); d. Dec. 3,1879, Sommerviller, near Nancy. Was first a pupil of Blaise at Mirecourt, then of J. B. Vuillaume at Paris. In 1831 he joined his brother Pierre at Lyons, and worked with him till 1848. On the death of Pierre in 1859 he again took up the business, and continued in it till 1865, when he transferred it to H. Chretien, his sister’s son, and retired to Sommerviller, where he died.
George Hart
Brother of Pierre, with whom he entered into partnership at Lyons, in 1829. Hippolyte, worked in the shop of Vuillaume.
Willibald Leo Lütgendorff
Schüler von Blaise in Mirecourt und später von J. B. Vuillaume in Paris. Im Jahre 1831 trat er als Theilhaber in das Geschäft seines Bruders Pierre ein, wo er bis 1848 blieb. Später zog er sich nach Sommerviller zurück. Nach dem Tode seines Bruders übernahm er 1859 die Werkstatt wieder und behielt sie bis 1865. Er ging dann wieder nach Sommerviller, wo er starb.
Henri Poidras
Lyons 1808-1879. Born af Saint- Nicolas-du-Port (Meurthe). Like his brother, he was apprenticed with Blaise at Mirecourt. Later, he was a workman with J.-B. Vuillaume, then went into partnership with his brother at Lyons in. 1831, collaborating with him until 1848, when he retired to Sommerviller, continuing to make instruments as a hobby. At the death of his brother Pierre he was obliged to resume management of the concern to save it from disaster. In 1865 he retired again, leaving the business to his nephew,, M.-H.-C. Silvestre. His work, though not equal to that of his brother, deserves much praise.
