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.

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A fine quality violin by Victor Quesnoil, circa 1933. £2,850.00 stock no. WP202
From Haydn Concerto in G.
The label is inscribed:
Modèle de Sebastien Klotz No.14
Exécuté par VICTOR QUESNOIL, Luthier
This instrument will have a certificate of provenance from
Jean Jacques Rampal
Expert Près La Cour d'Appel de Paris.
A fine quality instrument by Victor Quesnoil, based on the Klotz model and in the Italian style. Victor Quesnoil worked for A.Deblaye and later at Massy from 1926. The back measures: 14.1/16 inches (35.6cm.). Condition is excellent, this instrument is in fine condition, just small varnish blemishes and a glued hairline wing crack. Set up with fine quality ebony fittings, Evah Pirazzi strings and supplied in a new case. A lovely violin to play, with a rich warm sound reminiscent of the earlier violins. An instrument with lots of character!
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