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Paul Francois Blanchard
Grandson of François Blanchard, a maker of guitars ; b. Feb. 10, 1851, Mirecourt (Vosges); apprenticed there (1865) to Auguste Darte (pupil of J. B. Vuillaume and successor to Nicolas Vuillaume) 1868, worked a few months at Marseilles with Daniel, and in October, 1869, settled at Lyons, working under Silvestre neveu, until he started his own business, 45, rue Ferrandieri, in 1876, which he moved, 1890, to 77, rue de la Republique. Two workmen are employed, one for repairs, the other for new instruments Blanchard himself repairs old instruments and makes all the new violins, which have his label: "Fait par Paul Blanchard a Lyon en 18—, No. —," priced at £12 each. Up till now he has made 379 instruments (all numbered), he makes from 25 to 30 a year; about the same number made by his workmen are sold at half the price of his own and are labelled : " Fait dans l'atelier de P. Blanchard, Lyon, 18—." Instruments made by his pupils are sold at £3 or £4 each, and have a label representing the Lyons city arms inscribed, " Lugdunum, anno 18—." Blanchard generally follows the Stradivari and G. Guarneri patterns, but does not attempt to artificially age his violins; the tone shows great equality on all the strings, is powerful and clear, the oil varnish, very transparent, is a golden red colour for his own instruments, a lighter colour for those made in his shop. He first exhibited at Paris, 1889, and gained a silver medal; was awarded the " Grand Prix " at the Lyons Exhibition in 1894;” appointed " Luthier du conservatoire national, de l'orchestre et des theatres municipaux."
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Type | Title | Sold | Price |
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Violin | 35.7 cm Lyon, 1893 n°311 | Thu 1st December 11 | £ 13210.00 |
Violin | 35.6 cm Lyon, 1905 n°638 | Thu 1st December 11 | £ 6341.00 |
Violin | 35.8 cm Lyon, 1918 [Workshop of] | Sat 1st October 11 | £ 1778.00 |
Violin | 35.7 cm Lyon, 1897 n°416 | Wed 1st June 11 | £ 7715.00 |
Violin | 35.7 cm Lyon, 1912 n°831 | Wed 1st June 11 | £ 8266.00 |
Violin | 35.6 cm Lyon, 1912 | Sun 1st May 11 | £ 9468.00 |
Violin | 35.5 cm Lyon, 1897 n°423 | Wed 1st December 10 | £ 4660.00 |
Violin | 35.7 cm Lyon, 1904 n°607 | Wed 1st December 10 | £ 7249.00 |
Viola | 40.0 cm Lyon, 1895 n°378 | Fri 1st October 10 | £ 7800.00 |
Violin Bow | S/E 58.0 g. [Made for] | Thu 1st July 10 | £ 1615.00 |
Violin | 36.1 cm [Workshop of] | Tue 1st June 10 | £ 2160.00 |
Violin | 35.8 cm Lyon, 1891 n°251 | Tue 1st June 10 | £ 5696.00 |
Violin | 36.0 cm Lyon, 1899 [Workshop of] | Tue 1st June 10 | £ 3107.00 |
Violin | 35.9 cm Lyon, 1899 [Workshop of] | Thu 1st April 10 | £ 1995.00 |
Violin | 57.5 cm Lyon, 1896 n°402 | Thu 1st October 09 | £ 6303.00 |
Violin | 35.7 cm Lyon, 1910 c. | Thu 1st October 09 | £ 10381.00 |
Violin | 35.6 cm Lyon, 1889 | Mon 1st June 09 | £ 3319.00 |
Violin | 35.7 cm Lyon, 1910 c. | Fri 1st May 09 | £ 4270.00 |
Violin | 35.7 cm Lyon, 1894 "1894 Universal Expostion" | Mon 1st December 08 | £ 10443.00 |
Violin | 35.7 cm Lyon, 1911 | Wed 1st October 08 | £ 8750.00 |
Violin | 35.6 cm Lyon, 1886 #122 | Sun 1st June 08 | £ 4642.00 |
Violin | 35.9 cm Lyon, 1891 [Workshop] | Sun 1st June 08 | £ 2785.00 |
Violin | 35.8 cm Lyon, 1907 [Workshop of] | Thu 1st May 08 | £ 1646.00 |
Violin | 35.7 cm Lyons, 1912, #830 | Sat 1st December 07 | £ 5531.00 |
Violin | 35.7 cm Lyon, 1885 c. [Workshop of] | Mon 1st October 07 | £ 1625.00 |
Violin | 35.9 cm Lyons, 1888, #183 | Fri 1st June 07 | £ 5451.00 |
Violin | 35.5 cm Lyon, 1912 | Thu 1st March 07 | £ 7105.00 |
Violin | 35.7 cm Lyon, 1907 #667 | Wed 1st November 06 | £ 5400.00 |
Cello | 76.1 cm Lyon, 1900 | Sun 1st October 06 | £ 15395.00 |
Viola | 42.2 cm Cesena, 1983 | Sun 1st October 06 | £ 2925.00 |
Viola | 40.7 cm Chicago, 1992 | Sun 1st October 06 | £ 2925.00 |
Violin | 35.8 cm Lyon, 1900 | Mon 1st May 06 | £ 4905.00 |
Violin | 36.0 cm Lyons, 1887 | Mon 1st May 06 | £ 1075.00 |
Violin | 35.6 cm Lyons, 1899 [Workshop of] | Mon 1st May 06 | £ 1202.00 |
Violin | Lyons, 1900 #528 | Thu 1st December 05 | £ 3991.00 |
Violin | Lyons, 1901 | Thu 1st December 05 | £ 5188.00 |
Violin | Lyon, 1893 #314 | Tue 1st November 05 | £ 7106.00 |
Violin | Lyon, 1910 #754 | Tue 1st November 05 | £ 6316.00 |
Violin | Lyon, 1901 | Tue 1st November 05 | £ 6568.00 |
Violin | [Attributed to] | Thu 1st September 05 | £ 3120.00 |
Violin | Lyon, 1895 #789 | Sun 1st May 05 | £ 6781.00 |
Violin | Lyon, 1895 #381 | Sun 1st May 05 | £ 6458.00 |
Violin | Lyon, 1895 #288 | Sun 1st May 05 | £ 5651.00 |
Violin | [Attributed to] | Sun 1st May 05 | £ 2442.00 |
Violin | 1903 | Wed 1st October 03 | £ 2946.00 |
Violin | 1912 c. | Wed 1st October 03 | £ 3944.00 |
Violin | 1899 | Tue 1st July 03 | £ 2585.00 |
Violin | 1887 | Fri 1st March 02 | £ 6000.00 |
Cello | 1895 | Sat 1st December 01 | £ 7092.00 |
Violin | 1886 | Fri 1st June 01 | £ 5167.00 |
Violin | 1898 | Thu 1st March 01 | £ 5400.00 |
Violin | 1907 | Fri 1st December 00 | £ 4894.00 |
Violin | 1908 | Fri 1st December 00 | £ 4689.00 |
Violin | 1888 | Thu 1st June 00 | £ 1495.00 |
Violin | 1912 | Mon 1st November 99 | £ 9775.00 |
Violin | 1907 | Tue 1st December 98 | £ 4839.00 |
Violin | 1888 | Mon 1st June 98 | £ 6679.00 |
Viola | 41.4 cm 1894 | Sat 1st March 97 | £ 8625.00 |
Violin | 1912 | Sat 1st June 96 | £ 9200.00 |
Violin | 1910 | Fri 1st March 96 | £ 7475.00 |
Viola | 1903 | Thu 1st June 95 | £ 3450.00 |
Violin | 1911 | Tue 1st March 94 | £ 7820.00 |
Violin | 1905 | Sun 1st November 92 | £ 7150.00 |
Violin | 1905 | Mon 1st June 92 | £ 5500.00 |
Violin | 1886 | Fri 1st March 91 | £ 4620.00 |
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