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Georges Chanot III (11 January 1831–11 March 1895) was a French luthier (or violin-maker) who ran a successful business in London in the late 19th-century. Born in Paris in France in 1830, the son of Georges Chanot II and the younger brother of Adolphe Chanot, he originally was apprenticed to his father George Chanot II in Paris, and later worked as an assistant to Charles Adolphe Maucotel (c.1820-1858) at Rupert Street in London from 1851-1857. When Maucotel retired Chanot bought the business and from 1858 he successfully ran it from 157 Wardour Street〔('157 Wardour Street, Then and Now' ''Soho Clarion'' - the Journal of The Soho Society - Winter 2006/7 Issue 127 - pg 12 )〕 in the Soho district of London, mostly selling violins made by his father.〔(Chanot on the Antonio Strings website )〕 However, he lived an extravagant lifestyle and spent his money as fast as he made it. In 1881 he was at the centre of a court case concerning a violin to which he had given a fake Carlo Bergonzi label and then sold as genuine. His deception was discovered by violin-maker William Ebsworth Hill but Chanot qualified his admission of guilt by claiming that this was common practice in the violin-selling business; the court was unconvinced by his explanation and found him guilty.〔(Chanot biography on the Corilon website )〕 Despite his dubious activities Chanot established a lasting reputation as one of the best luthiers in 19th-century London. Guests to his atelier included such notable violinists as Joseph Joachim, August Wilhelmj and Henryk Wieniawski. He held a Royal Warrant as violin-maker to the Duke of Edinburgh.〔 His violins won awards at exhibitions in Britain and in 1878 he was the only 'English' violin-maker to receive a ‘mention honourable’ at the Paris Exhibition in 1878.〔 He married Sarah Hollier (1830-1894) in London in 1854.〔(Marriage of Georges Chanot III and Sarah Hollier - Ancestry.com - pay to view )〕 His three sons, Joseph Antony Chanot, Frederick William Chanot and George Adolphus Chanot followed him in the business. The couple also had three daughters. Georges Chanot III died in London in 1895. In his will he left £3355 5s 8d.〔(England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966 for Georges Chanot- Ancestry.com - pay to view )〕 He was buried with his wife in St Mary's churchyard in Sydenham in Oxfordshire,〔(Grave of Sarah and Georges Chanot on Find a Grave )〕 where his wife's family came from. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Georges Chanot III」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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