This violin was made by Louis Fricot violin, in Poussay, France dated 1930. Louis Fricot is a French luthier who received a silver medal in the 1900 Universal Exhibition in Paris and was appointed in 1912 as the Technical Director in the Thibouville Lamy workshop.
Louis Fricot (1863 - 1946) was born in Poussay, a village in Mirecourt district in France on August 19, 1863. Louise was said to be an apprentice in Jérôme Thibouville Lamy’s workshop his father Ghilbert-Jean Fricot was employed.
He received a silver medal in the 1900 Universal Exhibition in Paris while he was employed in the Thibouville Lamy workshop. He was appointed as a Technical Director in 1912.
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.
This is a French Amati Violin Model made in Mirecourt around 1925. Nicola Amati is an Italian master luthier who came from a family of violin makers and was then considered the most famous luthier in their clan.
This is an antique German violin estimated to be from around 1880. It does not bear a label and features an imitated neck graft with a well-executed sound post-repair on the top plate. Animato Strings has an extensive selection of new and old stringed instruments, including Asian-hand-made, European, U.S., Australian, and antique instruments and original Animato String brands.