Paul Bailley (pronounced By-Ee) has wonderful violin pedigree. He was born in Mirecourt in the mid 19th century and grew to study with Galliard – later with N F Vuilluame in Brussels – and his illustrious brother J B Vuilluame in Paris. He had a peripatetic working life – moving all over France,London, briefly in America, back to London and finally to Paris for the final chapter of a long,prolific life of making fine instruments.His best work was done on the Stradivari model
– this example shows working in a bold,free way …but with deep understanding. It is a robust Strad copy for which he is justly famous. This fine violin is being offered for sale.
