Georges Deroux
Mirecourt, 1822–1889
Pupil of Honoré Derazey. Known as ‘Deroux père’. Established his own business in Mirecourt in 1846, which became a training ground for many luthiers, including the members of the Hill family who were to establish the leading European firm of expertise and restoration in London from 1882. — John Dilworth
Auction Price History
Highest auction price
8 results
| Type | Details | Auction house | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | Labelled J. Derazey, good condition Lot 158 | Laurent | January 2024 | £4,763est. € 3.000-4.000 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's signature to the table Lot 205 | Vichy | June 2019 | £8,503est. € 8.000-9.000 |
| Violin | Bernard Millant collection, bearing the maker's brand, inscribed to the table Fait par ... Lot 48 | Vichy | November 2017 | £6,547est. € 2.000-3.000 |
| Violin | Unlabelled Lot 148 | Ingles & Hayday | March 2015 | £4,800est. £ 5,000-7,000 |
| Violin | 36.0 cm Mirecourt, 1850 c. | — | January 2009 | £1,197 |
| Violin | 36.5 cm Mirecourt, 1840 c. | — | January 2008 | £404 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Mirecourt, 1874 (soundpost back patch) | — | January 2008 | £1,857 |
| Violin | 36.3 cm Mirecourt, 1840 c. | — | January 2007 | £682 |
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Biographies
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John Dilworth+
DEROUX, Georges Born 1822 Mirecourt, died 1889 Rheims France. Pupil of Honoré Derazey. Known as ‘Deroux père’. Established his own business in Mirecourt in 1846, which became a training ground for many luthiers, including the members of the Hill family who were to establish the leading European firm of expertise and restoration in London from 1882. Left Mirecourt in 1880 to work with Mennesson in Rheims. Fine work generally on a Stradivarian model. Usually branded and signed on the interior: ‘Fait par Deroux Luthier à Mirecourt 1855’
Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+
Schüler von Honoré Derazey. Einer der besseren Mirecourter Meister, der
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