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Versailles

13 makers. The earliest year printed is 1748, the latest 1858.

Every maker here has Versailles in a printed line.

1700s

  • 1748 to 1820 Gand, Charles-Michel
    Gand, Charles Michel, the head of the Gand family, b. 1748, at Mirecourt; d. 1820, Versailles. He established himself in Versailles in 1780, …
  • about 1750 Viard, Nicolas
    VIARD (Nicolas) — Versailles circa 1750. Unimportant make.
  • 1775 to 1790 Caron
    CARON, ——, Versailles, 1775 to 1790.
  • 1777 to 1785 Caron, Versailles
    Caron, Versailles—1777-85.
  • 1787 Coty, Jean-Claude (Pierre du)
    Coty, Jean-Claude (Pierre du). — Versailles. 1787
  • 1787 Coty, Jean Claude
    Coty, Jean Claude. — Versailles. 1787.
  • 1787 to 1845 Gand, Charles François
    Gand, Charles François, eldest son of Charles Michel Gand, b. Aug. 5, 1787, Versailles; d. May 10, 1845, Paris. First worked at Versailles with …
  • 1788 Bomé, Thomas de
    Bomé, Thomas de. — Versailles. 1788. 1803.
  • 1790 Viard, N.
    Viard, N., Versailles—1790.
  • about 1790 Viard, Nicolas
    Viard, Nicolas. Was working in Versailles about 1790. Label: "Fait par Nicolas Viard à Versailles, 1790."
  • 1792 to 1858 Gand, Guillaume
    Gand, Guillaume, second son of Charles Michel Gand, b. July 22, 1792, Paris; d. May 31, 1858, Versailles. Was a pupil of Nicolas Lupot. Succeeded to his father's business at Versailles in 1820. His instruments are similar in work to those of Lupot, they are much liked, and always fetch a good price.
  • 1792 to 1858 Gand, Guillaume-Charles-Louis
    Gand, Guillaume Ch. L. — Versailles. Geb. 22. Juli 1792 in Paris, † 31. Mai 1858 in Versailles.

No year printed

  • no year Baton
    BATON — Versailles xviiitextsuperscript{th} century. Viols, quintoles and violins of no transcendency.

The books that name them

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