Nice

7 makers. The earliest year printed is 1803, the latest 1914.

Every maker here has Nice in a printed line.

1800s

• 1803 to 1871 Pacherele, Pierre
  Pacherele, Pierre, b. 1803, Mirecourt; d. Dec. 31, 1871, Nice. Was a fellow-apprentice of J. B. Vuillaume at Mirecourt. After 1830 he moved about, working first at Nice, then at Genoa, then at Turin with Press…
• 1828 to 1899 Blanchi, Augustin
  BLANCHI (Augustin) — Nice 1828-1899. Father of one above. Well constructed and deservedly esteemed make.
• 1864 to 1914 Bovis, François
  BOVIS (François) — Nice 1864-1914. Pupil of N. Bianchi, whom he joined in 1874 and succeeded in 1880. Mainly followed the Guarnerius model from choice. Finished workmanship and good
• born 1871 Blanchi, Albert
  BLANCHI (Albert) — Nice. Born in 1871. Son, pupil and successor in 1899 of the one following. Gold medal in Milan 1906 and London 1908. Own …
• died 1871 Pacherel, Pierre
  PACHEREL, Pierre, Nice, died 1871, probably related to Michel Pacherele. Good workmanship; made several copies of Stradivari.
• 1886 Gatti, Ernesto
  Gatti, Ernesto. — Nizza. 1886

1900s

• 1900 Briano, François
  Briano, François. — Nizza. 1900.

The books that name them

• Dictionary of Violin makers, Arnold Sewell, 1928
• A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer
• Die Geigen- und Lautenmacher vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart, 1904
• Die Geigen und Lautenmacher vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart, 1922
• The violin: its famous makers and their imitators, Hart, 1909

Some names appear twice under different spellings. Each is one book's spelling.