Jean Baptiste Verpy
b. 1740
after 1807 Bloise France. Active as a bow maker 1767-1773. Thereafter established as a violin maker. Moved to Blois c.1789. Heavy and unrefined work. Manuscript label: Repare par / Verpy à Blois / en 1807 — John Dilworth
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VERPY, Jean Baptiste Born 1740, Worked Mirecourt, d. after 1807 Bloise France. Active as a bow maker 1767-1773. Thereafter established as a violin maker. Moved to Blois c.1789. Heavy and unrefined work. Manuscript label: Repare par / Verpy à Blois / en 1807
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