Joseph Fonclause
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Joseph Fonclause (1799 – 1862) was a French archetier /bow maker.
He was trained by Dominique Peccatte
in Mirecourt and in 1820 went to Paris
to work for Lupot, Tourte
and Vuillaume
.
From 1840 he worked alone. Most of his bows are stamped.
Early in his career, he followed the Pajeot style. Nevertheless, later followed a very different direction on the basis of what was soon to happen in Paris (D. Peccatte's influence with the "hatchet-shaped" type head).
".....To our list of those affected by the Pajeot concept must also be added Claude Joseph Fonclause and Maire, as well as Nicolas Maline
, who worked for Pajeot but who probably studied with Maire. These three initially followed the Pajeot example, but later in their careers followed very different directions on the basis of what was soon to happen in Paris (the Dominique Peccatte
influence). Even there, though, the Pajeot style had influence, and was in Mirecourt the dominant stylistic influence into the 1840s, surviving until another dramatic sea-change in the late 1850s."
".....one of the top mid-19th century French Master Bow Makers whose bows are highly sought after." - Gennady Filimonov
He was trained by Dominique Peccatte
Dominique Peccatte
Dominique Peccatte was an influential French luthier and bow maker. He was apprenticed in Mirecourt and later worked with Jean Baptiste Vuillaume....
in Mirecourt and in 1820 went to Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
to work for Lupot, Tourte
François Tourte
François Xavier Tourte was a Frenchman who, though trained as a watchmaker, soon changed to making bows for playing classical string instruments such as the violin....
and Vuillaume
Jean Baptiste Vuillaume
Jean Baptiste Vuillaume was an illustrious French violin maker. He made over 3,000 instruments and was also a fine businessman and an inventor.-Early life:...
.
From 1840 he worked alone. Most of his bows are stamped.
Early in his career, he followed the Pajeot style. Nevertheless, later followed a very different direction on the basis of what was soon to happen in Paris (D. Peccatte's influence with the "hatchet-shaped" type head).
".....To our list of those affected by the Pajeot concept must also be added Claude Joseph Fonclause and Maire, as well as Nicolas Maline
Nicolas Maline
Nicolas Maline was a luthier and an archetier/bow maker.He was apprenticed in Mirecourt and worked for Etienne Pajeot, J.B...
, who worked for Pajeot but who probably studied with Maire. These three initially followed the Pajeot example, but later in their careers followed very different directions on the basis of what was soon to happen in Paris (the Dominique Peccatte
Dominique Peccatte
Dominique Peccatte was an influential French luthier and bow maker. He was apprenticed in Mirecourt and later worked with Jean Baptiste Vuillaume....
influence). Even there, though, the Pajeot style had influence, and was in Mirecourt the dominant stylistic influence into the 1840s, surviving until another dramatic sea-change in the late 1850s."
".....one of the top mid-19th century French Master Bow Makers whose bows are highly sought after." - Gennady Filimonov