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 the Paul Kaul violin made in France dated 1918. Paul Kaul is a French violin maker who joined several workshops such as Thibouville Lamy, Silvestre and Maucotel, Vuillemin-Didion. He started several workshops on rue Racine, Nantes in 1907, rue du Pont Communeau in 1908, and at 130 Boulevard Brune in 1926.
Lambert-Humbert Frères firm (fl. 1876 – 1969) was a major violin manufacturer in Mirecourt, offering a wide range of models and quality levels, established in 1876 by violin-making brothers Maurice-Emile and Pierre Alexis Auguste Laberte.
Paul Lorange, a renowned French luthier from Lyon, worked in Marseille during the early to mid-20th century. He established his independent workshop in the city in the early 1930s and was known for his fine workmanship on classical models and his use of various shades of red varnish. The violin in question was made in 1932, and it's noted that the handwriting on the violin and his original label may differ.
This is a Breton Mirecourt Violin made around 1900. Stamped internally Breton, Brevete, De S.A.R.M.e. Francois Breton was a French violin maker in Mirecourt, France who was Duchesse d’Angouleme’s personal luthier.
This is an H. Denis Violin made in Mirecourt France in 1910 with a label and signature. H. Denis was a luthier active between 1900 and 1930.
This beautiful violin is a French Amati Model made around 1900. Nicola Amati came from a family of luthiers and was later considered the most famous luthier in their clan.
Amati Mangenot made this violin, but he "Italianised" his name and city, resulting in Mageno and Bordo.
Amati Mangenot (1901 – 1966), a French luthier, crafted this violin. He collaborated with the Laurent brothers and later took over Emile Laurent's workshop in Bordeaux.
