Roger & Max Millant operated as Luthiers d'Art from 51 rue de Rome, Paris, during the mid-twentieth century. The partnership produced instruments across the violin family, with documented work spanning at least from 1942 to 1965 [3][1][2]. The firm employed serial numbering on their labels, with instruments numbered sequentially (No. 371 in 1954, No. 488 in 1942, No. 550 in 1965) [1][3][2]. Their varnishing practices referenced historical Cremonese methods; at least one violin was finished according to the Greilsamer process, explicitly invoking the ancient Cremona school [3]. The workshop collaborated with other makers on significant commissions—a 1954 cello was made in collaboration with Pierre Audinot as part of a prize-winning quartet at the Province of Liège competition [1].
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