by mreichstadt | Aug 16, 2023 | Cordes-en
HURDY-GURDY CAILHE – DECANTE & FILS in CHARROUX, 19th century Jean-Baptiste CAILHE (1835-1919 and Jacques DECANTE (1808-1884) Henri CAILHE (1864 – …) Jacques Decante, hurdy-gurdy maker in Jenzat, joins forces with his son-in-law Jean-Baptiste Cailhe, who...
by mreichstadt | Aug 16, 2023 | Cordes-en
HURDY-GURDY TIXIER in JANZAT, 19th century Pierre TIXIER, (1829-1887). Worker at the Pajot workshop then master luthier. Throughout his career, his stamp indicated Janzat rather than Jenzat. Fir soundboard decorated with geometric patterns in cochineal carmine and...
by mreichstadt | Aug 16, 2023 | Cordes-en
HURDY-GURDY PAJOT JEUNE. JENZAT, 1895 Jacques-Antoine PAJOT (1845-1920) Founder of the workshop Pajot-Jeune. Fir soundboard decorated with geometric patterns in cochineal carmine and lined with bone and ebony marquetry. Body made of nine ribs of maple and walnut....
by mreichstadt | Aug 16, 2023 | Cordes-en
VIOLIN SCHOOL OF PARIS XVIIIth century Spruce soundboard. Back and ribs veneered with alternating strips of maple and mahogany. Head joint. Four period pegs, in rosewood. Apocryphal label by Nicolas Amati. Length: 35.4cm. Scale length: 19.7cm Read...
by mreichstadt | Aug 16, 2023 | Claviers-en
PIANO GIRAFFE FIRST EMPIRE The piece of furniture is made of Cuban mahogany, veneered or solid depending on the parts. A carved and gilded wooden cornice wraps around a butt at the top of the instrument. This rests on a fluted column, surmounted by a Corinthian...
