Jean Baptiste Vuillaume maintained a workshop in Paris at 3 rue Demours-Ternes, where he produced violins bearing his printed label and internal brand [1][2][3]. His instruments were systematically numbered; documented examples include serial numbers 2488 and 2874 [1][3]. Vuillaume specialized in close copies of celebrated Cremonese models, particularly the Messiah Stradivari (1716) from the Cozio di Salabue collection, which he reproduced with explicit attribution on the label as an 'Imitation précise du Stradiuarius' [1]. His dated instruments span at least 1871, indicating active production in the mid-to-late 19th century [2].
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