Varquain

worked 1742–1761

Established in rue de Bussy, Paris. Maker of vielles. Vannes suggests he may have made violins, but none are presently known. Varquain, rue Carrefour-de-Bussi, F. S. Germain, à Paris, 1748 Varquain, Carrefour de Busy / Faubg St-Germain, Paris, 1750 [Vannes] — John Dilworth

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John Dilworth+

VARQUAIN Worked circa. 1742-1761 Paris France. Established in rue de Bussy, Paris. Maker of vielles. Vannes suggests he may have made violins, but none are presently known. Varquain, rue Carrefour-de-Bussi, F. S. Germain, à Paris, 1748 Varquain, Carrefour de Busy / Faubg St-Germain, Paris, 1750 [Vannes]

Cecie Stainer+

A maker in Bologna in 1813.

Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+

Er wohnte an der Ecke der Rue de Bussy und hat hauptsächlich Leiern gemacht. Eine solche (Vielle) war im South Kens. Mus. 1872 ausgestellt, doch soll er auch Geigen verfertigt haben.

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