This French Made Violin for Barnes and Mullins was created in London in about 1900. Barnes and Mullins are representing several musical instruments bearing the largest names in the industry.
Barnes and Mullins are representing several musical instruments bearing the largest names in the industry. Barnes and Mullins are not selling products directly in public. The company is a trade-only distributor supplying instruments as well as accessories to hundreds of music stores around Ireland and the UK.
The company was founded by Mr. Albert Mullins and Mr. S. Bowley Barnes in 1894. Albert Mullins died on a shipwreck at the age of 40 in 1914. His partner Bowley Barnes continued the business until his son Mark Barnes took over in 1976. Mark Barned died in 1986 with the respect and admiration of his employees and customers.
This is a Paul Jean- Baptiste Chipot Violin made in Paris in about 1942. Paul Jean Baptiste Chipot is a French luthier the son of Chipot-Vuillaume. He worked in many workshops in Mirecourt then moved to Vendome to start his own workshop.
This is a French violin built by Jérôme Thibouville-Lamy in Mirecourt. It's a sought-after "Compagnon" violin, known for its antique appearance and warm, mature sound.
This is a Mirecourt Violin made around the 1930s with the label of a French luthier named L'Humbert. Emile L'Humbert is a French luthier who settled in rue de Passy in Paris in 1906 and began to make beautiful instruments until 1920 for Parisian luthiers.
This is a French JTL Virtuoso Violin Copy (c 1900) of Francisco Ruggieri dated 1671. Ruggieri was a skilled instrument maker from a renowned family of luthiers in Cremona, Italy. JTL represents Jérôme Thibouville-Lamy & Cie, a French musical instrument manufacturing company established by Louis Emile Jérôme Thibouville and Marguerite Hyacinthe Lamy in the early 1900s.
This is a Charles Gaillard 1867 Violin. Charles Gaillard was an apprentice of the prominent French violinmaker and restorer, Charles Adolphe Gand.
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Check out this Mast Fils Violin Dated 1827. Joseph Laurent Mast a French violin maker who branded his violins with the inscription inside that says “Mast Fils Toulouse."
This is a Henri Farny violin made around 1910 and imported from Mirecourt, France to the USA with a label. Henri Farni’s works were mostly imported by Rembert Wurlitzer from Mirecourt, France to Cincinnati and New York USA.
This is a Collin - Mezin violin made in Paris in 1902. Charles Jean Baptiste Collin-Mezin (1841–1923) was a Parisian luthier an Officier de l'Académie des Beaux-Arts and won gold and silver medals in 1878, 1889, and 1900 at the Paris Exhibitions.
