OUVRARD, Jean, pupil of Claude Pierray.
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ANTONIO STRADIVARI. Plate XIV. |
PACHERELE, Michel, Paris, about 1779.
PACHEREL, Pierre, Nice, died 1871, probably related to Michel Pacherele. Good workmanship; made several copies of Stradivari.
PAUL, Saint, Paris, 17th century. Chiefly copied Amati. In the style of Boquay.
| Claude Pierray, proche la Comédie à Paris, 1725. |
PIERRAY, Claude, Paris, from about 1700 to 1725. Was an excellent workman, and many of his productions partake of the Italian character to a considerable extent. They are of two patterns, the majority being large. Amati would seem to have been his model, but his instruments can scarcely be considered copies of that maker, the outline only being retained, while the other features are dissimilar. The wood is rarely handsome, but its quality is good; the thicknesses are variable. The work is of average merit. Varnish is of a pale red colour, of good quality. It is interesting to learn that these instruments were appreciated in England at the beginning of the eighteenth century. Tom Britton had in his collection of books and instruments at Clerkenwell a "Claude Pierray," which is described in the sale catalogue as "a very beautiful Violin, and as good as a Cremona."
PIÈTE, N., Paris, about 1780.
PILLEMENT, F., Paris, 1790-1820. Work branded inside.