This is an A. Dieudonne Violin made in Mirecourt in about 1933. Amédée Dominique Dieudonné is a French luthier who specializes in copying the works of Cremona masters.
A. Dieudonne Violin made in Mirecourt in about 1933
Amédée Dominique Dieudonné is a French luthier born in Mirecourt in the Vosges department on August 6, 1890. Since Amédée Dominique Dieudonné’s father Albert Dieudonné is a luthier, he developed his skills in the Darche workshop in Brussels under the tutelage of Gustave Bazin.
He started his own workshop and became a luthier after the First World War in Mirecourt where he specializes in copying the works of Cremona masters. Varnishing is his most notable expertise in violin making. Amédée Dominique Dieudonné died in February 1, 1960.
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.
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