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    Francois (I) Durand

    Mirecourt, worked 1740–1760

    Founder of the violin-making family. Fair workmanship with pale gold-brown varnish. Branded on button: ‘F.D.’ — John Dilworth
    Worked Mirecourt
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    DURAND, François (I) Worked circa. 1740-1760 Mirecourt France. Founder of the violin-making family. Fair workmanship with pale gold-brown varnish. Branded on button: ‘F.D.’

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