ugustin, Paris, "Strad" pattern, yellow varnish, good wood.

CLEMENT, ----, Paris, 1815-40.

CLIQUOT, Henri, Paris, about 1765.

CLIQUOT, Louis Alexandre, about 1765.

COUSINEAU, Paris, about the end of the 18th century. Well made, name
often branded on button.

CUNAULT, Georges, Paris, contemporary; worked with Miremont, and
afterwards alone; a careful maker.

CUNY, ----, Paris. 18th century.

CUYPERS, Johannes, 1755-18--. Worked at the Hague; varnish often
yellow in colour. Well finished instruments, which are rising in
value.

DANIEL, ----, 1656, is described as having made a Double-Bass for the
orchestra of one of the chapels at Antwerp Cathedral.

DARCHE, Nicholas, Aix la Chapelle, died 1873. Made many useful
instruments on the lines of the Cremonese Masters. Other makers of
this name worked in Brussels and Mirecourt in the 19th century.

DAVID, ----. Maker to the court of Louis XVI.

DE COMBLE, Ambroise, Tournay, about 1760.

Fait a Tournay par
Ambroise de Comble, 1750.

It is said that he worked in the shop of Antonio Stradivari, and
judging from the character of the work, together with that of the
varnish, it is not unlikely that he did receive instructions from the
great Cremonese maker. The varnish is very like Italian; the colour
often a rich red, with much body. His instruments are inclined to
roughness as regards workmanship, and therefore are not pleasing to
the eye. There is a resemblance to the instruments of Stradivari after
1732 in form, though not in workmanship, and he would therefore seem
to have copied those late instruments. They may be described as of
large pattern, flat model, and having an abundance of wood. They are
deserving of attention both from the professor and the amateur, the
workmanship being skilful and the material excellent. The tone is
large, and frequently possesses the richness so much admired in the
works of the Italians. This quality is traceable to the soft and
flexible nature of the superior varnish with which these instruments
are covered. Several Violas and Violoncellos are extant which were
made by De Comble.

DEHOMMAIS, Paris, 1870. _See_ GERMAIN (Emile).

DELANOIX, ----, Bruxelles, about 1760.

DELAUNAY, ----, Paris, 1775, Viol-maker. M. Chouquet describes an
instrument of this maker which is in the collection at the
Conservatoire.

DELEPLANQUE, Gerard, Lille, 1768.

DERAZEY, Honore, Mirecourt. Many of the instruments of this maker are
c