1776 Nicolas A. Chappuy -France Violin
1776 Nicolas A. Chappuy -France Violin
$20,000.00
1776 Nicolas A. Chappuy -France
CHAPPUY, Nicolas Ausgustin Born circa. 1730 Mirecourt, died 1784 Paris France. Trained in Mirecourt and active in Paris from c.1750. Prolific, but a wide range of qualities and characteristic of both the Mirecourt and ‘vieux Paris’ schools. This violin is extremely responsive and has a beautiful tone in all registers. Brand beneath endpin or back button: ‘N. Chappuy à Paris’. Printed labels: Augustinus Chappuy / fecit Parisiis anno 1776 N