Scan 167
Critical & Documentary Dictionary of Violin Makers Old and Modern, 1928
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1PECCATTE (Dominique) — Paris 1810-1874. Born at Mirecourt. Master bow maker who sometimes equalled Tourte in his work of finish and great distinction. He has left a fairly large number of bows, most of them remarkable, but very few of them signed. After having worked for a certain length of time with J.-B. Vuillaume, he succeeded François Lupot in 1837. Mark: PECCATTE.
3PECCATTE (François) — Mirecourt and Paris 1820-1855. Born at Mirecourt. Brother of Dominique Peccatte. Without having the same value, his bows are often confused with those of his brother, the mark being the same. A little difference is however to be noticed in the size of the letters, Dominique making them smaller. François Peccatte, at the end of his short career lived in the rue de Lavandières-Sainte-Opportune, where he established himself after working for a short time with J.-B. Vuillaume. Mark: PECCATTE.
5PERRAULT — Paris 1780. Nice make. Little known.
7PERRIN — Mirecourt towards 1820. Now and again violins branded « Perrin » or « Perrin Fils » are met with. From their workmanship they must be classed with the current Mirecourt of the period. Yellow varnish.
9PERSOIS — Paris towards 1830. Bowmaker. His works are marked on the stick, under the frog, thus: « P. R. S. » Having worked for J.-B. Vuillaume for over twenty years, this explains why so few bows bear his initials. Excellent sticks. The head after the Tourte manner, swan throat fashion. Frog without pearl slide.
11PÉRON (Nicolas) — Paris circa 1780. Good make, pink or dark yellow varnish. On his label he called himself: « Luthier de S. A. R. Madame la Duchesse d’Orléans, rue Richelieu, près la Comédie Italienne ». Mark sometimes branded.
13PIERNOT (Marie-Louis) — Paris. Born at Neufchâteau in 1880. Bow maker. Apprenticed for three years with Charles Bazin at Mirecourt, he perfected himself working for Arthur Vigneron from 1900 to 1906 and afterwards joined Léon Bernardel from
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