Here are some of the many violins sold by us during the last few years

A violin labelled Robert Coné fils, dated 1929.
A well made Strad. copy from the Coné workshops, with an excellent tone. There was a very well known maker by the name of George Coné, other family members were known to have continued his business after he died.
Conservatory violin from the J.T.L. workshops, circa 1920.
An excellent violin from the J. Thibouville-Lamy workshops.
An Italian violin labelled Contavalli, dated 1907.
An unusual Italian violin, it is labelled Contavalli but I prefer to offer it as if it was unlabelled as I cannot establish the authenticity of the label and therefore the maker. I do guarantee though that it is an Italian violin.
A quality violin from the Corvisier workshops, circa 1910.
A beautifully made violin from E.Corvisier Atelier, he employed several assistants, this violin would have been made by one of them, he always gave the final touches and regulated the tone to all the violins from his workshops, he was a pupil of Georges Cunault and succeeded to the business of L.Audinot.
Good quality Couesnon violin, circa 1910.
A good violin from one of the most successful workshops of the period, Couesnon made stringed instruments in Mirecourt from 1867, moved to Paris and eventually started additional workshops producing brass instruments as well as continuing to produce fine stringed instruments.
7/8 size from the L.Courtier workshops, dated 1934.
A well constructed violin in good sound condition, from the workshops of Louis Courtier.
Couturieux violin, circa 1920.
Always consistent in their tone and quality M.Couturieux violins are a good choice for an intermediate player wanting a balanced sound at an affordable price.
Cunin

Violin supplied by Curtil (probably Mougenot), circa 1920.
Born 1872 died 1933. Set up shop in 1896 Curtil was a dealer and collector as well as a maker, many violins signed by him were in fact the work of other good makers. This example is probably the work of Mougenot.
violin from the workshops of A.Deblaye, dated 1923.

William Henley's Dictionary of Violin and Bow Makers states the following about the maker.

DEBLAYE, ALBERT JOSEPH. Born 1874 died 1929. Worked at several Parisien ateliers and at Toulouse with Gautier, 1897-1900. Established at Mirecourt, 1900. Became technical director of the Deblaye and Meunier Amalgamation 1922. Workmanship of irreproachable finish. Designs immaculate in beauty of curvature. Harmonical perfection attained in the attuning of the plates, and by an ingenious arrangement of the bass-bar. Tonal quality of excellent homogenial sonority and brilliancy, well-appreciated by many of the French symphony orchestra players. Woods especially chosen for acoustical properties as well as for prettiness. Produced violas of similar qualifications.
School of Deconet violin, circa 1880.
A violin of some character, probably French, with a lovely warm conker colour to the varnish.
A Derazey violin, circa 1860.
An interesting French instrument with character, Paris made and inscribed to the inner back with the H.Derazey brand.
A violin labelled Deroux, dated 1898.
An intriguing instrument with a lions head scroll labelled Auguste Deroux, Paris. Although almost all of the lions head scroll violins tend to be German, this instrument is French.
Fine quality violin by Amédèe Dieudonne , dated 1932.

Amédèe Dieudonne is a highly sought after maker. William Henley's Dictionary of Violin and Bow Makers states the following.

Amédée Dieudonne. Born 1890. Pupil of Gustave Bazin. Worked for Darche at Brussels. Established at Mirecourt 1924. Splendid hand-made replicas of ancient violins, faithfuly depicting all familiar elements; rich and sheeny reddish/yellow or bright red varnish.
Dieudonne violin finished by Schmitt, dated 1938.
A fine quality violin finished by a well known French maker Lucien Schmitt. This is an unusual instrument in that it was actually made in the workshops of Amèdée Dieudonne. Lucien Schmitt was known to buy in violins from various master makers and then finish and fine tune them himself as well as making instruments in his own right.
A Didelot violin, circa 1920.
An interesting violin, J.Didelot was a name used by one of the Mirecourt workshops in 1925.