Paris · about 1700 to 1735
Historical maker
Named in 3 books.
What the books printed
A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London; New York: Novello, Ewer, 1896. p. 11.
As printed on this page: "Boquay (Bocquay), Jacques, b. at Lyons. Worked in Paris about 1705-35, was living rue de la Juiverie, 1718, but went to rue d'Argenteuil, 1719. Made too many instruments to finish them with care. His violins are goo…"
A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London: Novello, n.d. p. 11.
As printed on this page: "Boquay (Bocquay), Jacques, b. at Lyons. Worked in Paris about 1705-35, was living rue de la Juiverie, 1718, but went to rue d'Argenteuil, 1719. Made too many instruments to finish them with care. His violins are goo…"
The violin, Hart, George, 1839-1891. [from old catalog]. London, Dubau and co. [etc.], 1875. Scan 207.
BOCQUAY, Jacques, Paris, 1700—1730. One of the first of the old French school. He, with a few of his contemporaries, inherited a good amount …
- Entries from 3 books stand under this name, and the software judged them likely the same person. Tell us if that is wrong and we will split the record.
Same name
Whether any of these is the same person, the books do not say.
Same town, same time
267 other Paris makers have a year in the 1700s. A few of them:
- 1698 to 1726 Pierray, Claude
- 1700 Boquay, Jaques
- 1700 to 1730 Ducheron, Matthieu (Mathurin)
- 1700 Veron, P. A.
- 1703 to 1757 Le Pileur, Pierre
- 1705 to 1735 Bocquay, J.