Georges Cousineau

Type	Details	Sold	Price
Violin	35.8 cm Paris, 1790-1795 c. (soundpost crack)	Wed 1st December 2010	£6,731
Viola	40.8 cm	Wed 1st April 1987	£2,310

John Dilworth

COUSINEAU, Georges Worked circa. 1735-1770 Paris France. Shared the workshop of J. Ouvrard c.1735. Apprenticed to F. Lejeune c.1748. Subsequently established at rue Bourg de Brie. Master of the Corporation of Makers of Musical Instruments in Paris 1769. Appointed luthier to the queen (Marie Antoinette). Primarily a harp-maker, but listed all kinds of stringed instruments, viols, violins, and cellos on his labels and trade cards. [Milliot]

Cecie Stainer

b. about 1753. in Paris ; d. 1824. In 1788 was entitled ” Luthier de la reme.” He chiefly made harps and guitars, but an alto is known branded with his name, and a double-bass with three strings, which is in the Paris Conservatoire Collection, was labelled ” rue des Poulies, vis-a-vis la colonade du Louvre, ‘ a la Victoire.’ Cousineau luthier, fait et vend harpes. lyres, violons, violoncellos, contrebasses, par-dessus de viole, alto-viola, guitares, violes d’amour, mandolines, sistres et autres instruments de musique. Il vend aussi des cordes de Naples et tient magasin de musique francaise et italienne. Son epouse grave la musique.”

Willibald Leo Lütgendorff

Wahrscheinlich Pierre Jos. C.’s Sohn. Er war geschworener Meister der
Pariser Lautenmacherzunft für 1769 und wurde 1788 „Luthier de la Reine«.
Obwohl er hauptsächlich Harfenmacher war, kennt man doch auch Violen und
Bässe von ihm. Er gebrauchte eine Brandmarke mit seinem Namen.

£6,731

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