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    Amati > Makers Archive > B > Blondeau

    Blondeau

    Paris, worked 1816–1830

    Violist and amateur maker. 15 violins made on Stradivari model. Excellent craftsmanship and ‘antiqued’ varnish. Branded ‘B’ beside endpin and on button. Henley states that they were sold after his death with false labels of Georges Chanot. — John Dilworth
    Worked Paris
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    John Dilworth+

    BLONDEAU Worked circa. 1816-1830 Paris France. Violist and amateur maker. 15 violins made on Stradivari model. Excellent craftsmanship and ‘antiqued’ varnish. Branded ‘B’ beside endpin and on button. Henley states that they were sold after his death with false labels of Georges Chanot. Fait par / Blondeau / rue de Bourbon- Villeneuve / Paris— 1821

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