Honoré Derazey, Mirecourt c.1845

About the instrument:

A French violin by Honoré Derazey c.1845 made in Mirecourt, bearing the label ‘Honoré Derazey père à Mirecourt’ and branded ‘H. Derazey’ above the label.

Honoré Derazey trained in Mirecourt and his abilities took him to Paris where he gained employment with various makers, arriving at the J.B. Vuillaume workshop in 1830, and staying until 1839. He then left to establish his own business back in Mirecourt though he continued to supply Vuillaume with instruments over the next ten years.

In his time working for various high quality workshops Derazey produced violins on many different models but for his own work he generally favoured that of Stradivari.

The violin back, length 358mm, is in one piece of quarter-sawn maple with a strong curl of medium width; the ribs, scroll and neck of similar wood. The front is of medium grain spruce and the varnish of a red-brown colour on a golden ground.

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