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    Louis (I) Vissenaire

    d. 1880

    VISSENAIRE, Louis (I) b. Mirecourt, died 1880 Lyon France. Established in Lyons from c.1823. Prolific maker. Large model with broad open soundholes and bright red and red-brown varnish. Also various types of plucked instruments. Fait par Vissenaire / Me. — John Dilworth
    Made Violin
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    Auction Price History

    Highest auction price

    £2,800
    Type Details Auction house Sold Price
    Violin1850 c.—November 2001£2,800

    Biographies

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    John Dilworth+

    VISSENAIRE, Louis (I) b. Mirecourt, died 1880 Lyon France. Established in Lyons from c.1823. Prolific maker. Large model with broad open soundholes and bright red and red-brown varnish. Also various types of plucked instruments. Fait par Vissenaire / Me. Luthier à Lyon / Place Confort No. 16 Louis Nicolas Vissenaire / Place de l’Impératrice à Lyon l’an 1867

    Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+

    Geb. in Mirecourt. Er war hauptsächlich Händler und Guitarrenmacher und hat auch einige Geigen gemacht.

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