France School
Nicolas Maline
Mirecourt, Paris, 1822–1877
Son and pupil of Guillaume Maline, above. One of the great French bow makers of the classical period. Probably employed alongside N. Maire by E. Pajeot. From c.1840 supplied work to J. B. Vuillaume in Paris, although he does not appear ever to have left Mirecourt. Awarded the Légion d’Honneur for hi\u{2026} — John Dilworth
Auction price history
Highest auction price
105 results
| Type | Details | Auction house | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violin Bow | Made for Jean Baptiste Vuillaume, silver mounted, round stick stamped illegibly Lot 85 | Tarisio | March 2025 | £29,620est. $ 15,000-22,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick unstamped Lot 86 | Tarisio | March 2025 | £16,683est. $ 18,000-25,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped Vuillaume à Paris, ebony frog with pearl eye Lot 164 | Ingles & H. | March 2025 | £4,800est. £ 4,000-6,000 |
| Cello Bow | Nickel mounted, round stick stamped Maline, button probably original Lot 11 | Tarisio | March 2025 | £9,600est. £ 4,000-6,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, Vuillaume model ebony frog, head blemish, otherwise good condition Lot 70 | Aguttes | June 2024 | £18,474est. € 15.000-20.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, signed Vuillaume à Paris, stick and head restorations, handle blemishes and wear Lot 693 | Laurent | June 2024 | £10,111est. € 1.500-1.800 |
| Violin Bow | Silver remounted, not original button, unlapping, head and handle restorations, otherwise good condition Lot 95 | Laurent | June 2024 | £11,700est. € 14.000-18.000 |
| Viola Bow | Silver mounted, round stick, frog and button French and of the period but not original to the stick Lot 14 | Tarisio | March 2024 | £10,620est. £ 8,000-12,000 |
| Viola Bow | Nickel mounted, round stick in snakewood unstamped, button not original Lot 32 | Tarisio | March 2024 | £8,761est. $ 7,000-10,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped Vuillaume à Paris, button later Lot 44 | Tarisio | March 2024 | £21,600est. £ 16,000-23,000 |
| Viola Bow | N/E 70.0 g. Amourette stick (button of the period) | — | November 2011 | £8,270 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 57.5 g. (frog & button of the period) | — | November 2011 | £6,015 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 58 g. France, 19th C. stamped "C Vuillaume à Paris" Attributed to | — | October 2011 | £2,000 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59.5 g. Amourette wood (remounted, fair condition) | — | June 2011 | £2,315 |
| Violin Bow | N/I 58 g. Exotic wood, without hair or winding | — | June 2011 | £6,613 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 51.5 g. Brazilwood, without hair or winding | — | June 2011 | £354 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 67 g. France, 19th C. violin or viola bow, Attributed to | — | March 2011 | £15,000 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 72 g. | — | March 2011 | £2,880 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 54 g. Brazilwood, without hair, light winding | — | December 2010 | £2,382 |
| Cello Bow | N/E 60.8 g. Brazilwood, no hair or winding, falsely branded | — | December 2010 | £1,553 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 48 g. without hair or winding | — | December 2010 | £11,909 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 69 g. | — | December 2010 | £17,605 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 78.0 g. Probably by | — | October 2010 | £3,192 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 64.0 g. | — | October 2010 | £22,532 |
| Violin Bow | N/I 63 g. 19th C. | — | October 2010 | £1,250 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 58.5 g. Amourette stick Workshop of | — | June 2010 | £4,016 |
| Viola Bow | N/E 59.0 g. without hair or lapping Workshop of | — | April 2010 | £3,142 |
| Cello Bow | N/E 79.5 g. Possibly by | — | April 2010 | £4,714 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 61.5 g. (adustor lator) | — | April 2010 | £11,505 |
| Viola Bow | N/E 57 g. Ironwood, without hair or winding Workshop | — | December 2009 | £979 |
| Violin Bow | N/I 56 g. Ascribed to | — | October 2009 | £0 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 54 g. without hair or winding | — | June 2009 | £2,904 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. Amourette wood, no hair or winding (button of the period) | — | June 2009 | £3,111 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 60.5 g. | — | June 2009 | £7,260 |
| Cello Bow | N/E 64 g. Brazilwood, without hair or winding | — | June 2009 | £3,526 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 47.5 g. Brazilwood, without hair | — | June 2009 | £830 |
| Viola Bow | N/E 69.5 g. Amourette stick Workshop of | — | May 2009 | £1,087 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59.5 g. | — | May 2009 | £18,634 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62 g. France, 1835 c. (adjustor later) | — | April 2009 | £8,466 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 59.0 g. | — | March 2009 | £4,973 |
| Violin | 36.3 cm Mirecourt, 1820 c. | — | March 2009 | £1,320 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 63.5 g. Paris, 1860 c. "Vuillaume" style, adustor by "C.N. Bazin" | — | October 2008 | £6,000 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61.5 g. Attributed to | — | October 2008 | £2,750 |
| Viola Bow | N/E 62 g. Amourette wood, without hair and thread lapping Workshop | — | June 2008 | £1,485 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 61.0 g. Amourette stick Workshop of | — | May 2008 | £839 |
| Violin | 1950 c. 3/4 Size | — | April 2008 | £619 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61.5 g. (frog & button later) | — | April 2008 | £7,619 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62.5 g. Mirecourt, 1850 c. | — | March 2008 | £5,000 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 58 g. (frog repairs & button not original) | — | December 2007 | £6,807 |
| Violin Bow | N/I 63.0 g, Amourette stick (outter button ring missing) Workshop of | — | October 2007 | £1,998 |
| Violin Bow | N/I 57.5 g. Brazilwood | — | October 2007 | £2,928 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61.5 g. Paris, Mid-19th C. | — | October 2007 | £4,375 |
| Cello Bow | N/E 78.5 g. Amourette stick | — | May 2007 | £7,512 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 59.5 g. Probably by | — | May 2007 | £4,045 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 56.5 g. France, 19th C. Attributed to | — | February 2007 | £2,160 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 59 g. Brazilwood (ferrule replaced) | — | December 2006 | £1,838 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. branded "Vuillaume" | — | December 2006 | £6,391 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62 g. | — | December 2006 | £11,584 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 61.0 g. Brazilwood stick Workshop of | — | October 2006 | £1,108 |
| Violin Bow | 60.0 g. (the frog and button of the period but not original) Workshop of | — | October 2006 | £2,771 |
| Violin Bow | 56.0 g. | — | May 2006 | £2,146 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 60 g. Brazilwood | — | December 2005 | £1,596 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 60 g. Brazilwood | — | December 2005 | £1,916 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 80 g. (button not original) | — | November 2005 | £1,895 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60.0 g. (button later) | — | November 2005 | £6,568 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 58 g. | — | June 2005 | £3,165 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 59 g. | — | May 2005 | £3,431 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. stamped "Pajeot" | — | May 2005 | £3,119 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 66.5 g. Workshop | — | May 2005 | £3,000 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 65 g. | — | February 2005 | £2,640 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61.5 g. | — | November 2004 | £3,360 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 66 g. Probably by | — | November 2004 | £1,440 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. (possibly later adjuster) | — | October 2004 | £3,851 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 65.0 g. tinsel wrapping (repairs) | — | May 2004 | £12,224 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. | — | October 2003 | £9,499 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. | — | October 2003 | £6,586 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 63 g. | — | May 2003 | £13,248 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 58 g. | — | December 2002 | £18,161 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 71 g. | — | June 2002 | £5,888 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 56 g. | — | June 2002 | £9,421 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 63 g. | — | May 2002 | £9,254 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. For "Vuillaume" | — | December 2001 | £7,796 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 63 g. | — | December 2000 | £1,631 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 70 g. | — | November 2000 | £4,465 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 64 g. | — | November 2000 | £7,746 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. | — | July 2000 | £6,600 |
| Viola Bow | N/E 58 g. | — | December 1999 | £3,305 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 66 g. | — | November 1999 | £2,530 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 61 g. | — | November 1999 | £4,025 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 57 g. | — | June 1999 | £1,371 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. | — | November 1998 | £6,928 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. | — | July 1997 | £4,830 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. | — | May 1997 | £7,857 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. | — | November 1996 | £14,950 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59 g. | — | June 1996 | £2,300 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 61 g. | — | May 1996 | £2,781 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62 g. | — | June 1994 | £1,380 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 64 g. | — | March 1994 | £4,600 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 56 g. | — | April 1993 | £920 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. | — | March 1993 | £5,175 |
| Violin Bow | Ebny 54 g. Open frog | — | March 1992 | £2,860 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 63 g. | — | March 1991 | £6,050 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 82 g. | — | November 1990 | £2,310 |
| Violin Bow | S/T 58 g. | — | December 1989 | £5,720 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 64 g. | — | April 1987 | £3,080 |
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Biographies
The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:
John Dilworth+
MALINE, Nicolas Born 1822, died 1877 Mirecourt France. Son and pupil of Guillaume Maline, above. One of the great French bow makers of the classical period. Probably employed alongside N. Maire by E. Pajeot. From c.1840 supplied work to J. B. Vuillaume in Paris, although he does not appear ever to have left Mirecourt. Awarded the Légion d’Honneur for his military service in 1849, and some of his bows after 1850 are decorated with the cross symbol of that decoration. His activity increased from c.1855 and showed more personal inflections. Joined by his son Nicolas Auguste, below, from 1870, and the quality of work declines in subsequent years. Round sticks, generally of pernambuco but also snakewood and ironwood. Influenced by Peccatte. Most work carries the Vuillaume brand. First to make the characteristic Vuillaume frogs with rounded lower face and ferrule. Branded: MALINE [Millant/Raffin]
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