Mirecourt School
Marcel Lapierre
Mirecourt, 1907–1979
Bow maker. Apprenticed with J. Thibouville-Lamy 1921-1923. Worked for Brouillier & Lotte c.1926, for F. Lotte 1931-1936, subsequently employed by L. Bazin, Morizot Frères, and briefly E. A. Ouchard 1946. In 1947 he worked for Vidoudez in Geneva, and finally established himself independently in \u{2026} — John Dilworth
Worked
Mirecourt
Made
Bass Bow, Cello Bow, Viola Bow, Violin, Violin Bow
Auction price history
Highest auction price
£2,900
160 results
| Type | Details | Auction house | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick, ebony frog with Paris eye, silver button Lot 104 | Ingles & H. | March 2025 | £2,040est. £ 1,500-2,000 |
| Cello Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped M. Lapierre on the handle, ebony frog with Paris eye, silver button Lot 139 | Ingles & H. | March 2025 | £1,680est. £ 1,500-2,500 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, octagonal stick stamped M. Lapierre, ebony frog with Paris eye, silver button Lot 155 | Ingles & H. | March 2025 | £1,680est. £ 1,500-2,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped M. Lapierre Lot 39 | Tarisio | March 2025 | £1,920est. £ 1,500-2,200 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, head and frog blemishes Lot 2243 | Laurent | June 2024 | £772est. £800 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, signed M. Lapierre, good condition Lot 628 | Laurent | June 2024 | £1,597est. € 1.500-2.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, signed M. Lapierre, ivory frog, minor stick and mortice blemishes, good condition Lot 631 | Laurent | June 2024 | £1,338est. € 800-1.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, signed, minor handle and head blemishes, frog crack, handle wear, good condition Lot 692 | Laurent | June 2024 | £1,597est. € 1.000-1.200 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, signed, thin hair and lapping, frog and bottom slide blemishes, frog crack, good condition Lot 41 | Laurent | June 2024 | £1,915est. € 1.800-2.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, signed M. Lapierre, stick and head blemishes, otherwise good condition Lot 49 | Laurent | June 2024 | £2,340est. € 1.500-1.800 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, unhaired and unlapping, handle and point blemishes, otherwise very good condition Lot 249 | Laurent | June 2024 | £2,553est. € 2.000-2.200 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped M. Lapierre, ebony frog with Paris eye, silver button, unhaired Lot 2246 | Gardiner | June 2024 | £1,159est. £ 1,000-1,400 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, round stick stamped M. Lapierre Lot 38 | Tarisio | February 2024 | £1,007est. € 1.500-2.200 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61.0 g. | — | December 2011 | £1,624 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 66.2 g. | — | December 2011 | £1,374 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 56 g. without hair, branded "Coné à Lyon" | — | December 2011 | £2,114 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 62.5 g. (frog & button probably not original) Probably by | — | July 2011 | £624 |
| Violin Bow | 61.5 g. | — | July 2011 | £2,571 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 61.0 g. | — | June 2011 | £1,020 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 63 g. | — | June 2011 | £1,102 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 83 g. | — | June 2011 | £1,874 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 56.5 g. without hair Probably by | — | May 2011 | £801 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61.5 g. | — | February 2011 | £1,113 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 58.5 g. | — | February 2011 | £965 |
| Violin Bow | S/I 56.5 g. without hair | — | December 2010 | £2,693 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 62 g. without hair, with silk winding | — | December 2010 | £2,278 |
| Bass Bow | N/E 131 g. Brazilwood, without hair | — | December 2010 | £311 |
| Cello Bow | N/E 38 g. 1/8 size | — | December 2010 | £207 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 55.5 g. without hair, with silk winding | — | December 2010 | £186 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 56 g. without hair | — | December 2010 | £984 |
| Cello Bow | G/I 84.0 g. | — | October 2010 | £1,320 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 73 g. | — | June 2010 | £2,900 |
| Bass Bow | S/E 115.5 g. without winding, branded "Dupuy à Paris" | — | June 2010 | £2,071 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 48.5 g. without hair, with silk winding | — | June 2010 | £2,589 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 42 g. 1/2 size without hair | — | June 2010 | £228 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 57 g. with hair and fine winding | — | June 2010 | £984 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. | — | June 2010 | £518 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 56 g. with fine hair, without winding | — | June 2010 | £1,243 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 54 g. with hair and fine winding | — | June 2010 | £362 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 65.0 g. | — | April 2010 | £1,100 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61.0 g. | — | April 2010 | £1,257 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 64.0 g. | — | April 2010 | £1,178 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 66 g. | — | April 2010 | £652 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 65 g. | — | April 2010 | £767 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 63 g. Mirecourt, Mid-20th C. | — | March 2010 | £2,000 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. | — | March 2010 | £1,440 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 71.5 g. fine winding, branded "P. Beuscher" | — | December 2009 | £1,414 |
| Violin Bow | S/I 61.5 g. branded "Marcel Vatelot" | — | December 2009 | £2,394 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59 g. with silk winding | — | December 2009 | £1,197 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 42 g. 3/4 size, without hair or winding | — | December 2009 | £109 |
| Bass Bow | N/E 102 g. without hair, with silk winding | — | December 2009 | £653 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60.5 g. | — | October 2009 | £1,483 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 80.5 g. | — | October 2009 | £960 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 68.0 g. | — | October 2009 | £1,320 |
| Violin Bow | S/I 58.5 g. | — | October 2009 | £1,680 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 64 g. | — | October 2009 | £600 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 67 g. without hair | — | October 2009 | £1,020 |
| Violin Bow | 55 g. without hair, branded "Vidoudez" | — | June 2009 | £1,245 |
| Violin Bow | 53 g. without hair or winding, branded "Coné & fils" | — | June 2009 | £1,348 |
| Cello Bow | S/I 83.5 g. | — | March 2009 | £2,106 |
| Cello Bow | G/T 85.5 g. | — | March 2009 | £2,574 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 73.0 g. | — | March 2009 | £2,340 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 65.0 g. | — | March 2009 | £2,340 |
| Viola Bow | G/I 68.5 g. | — | March 2009 | £2,223 |
| Violin Bow | S/I 60.5 g. | — | March 2009 | £2,106 |
| Violin Bow | S/T 58.5 g. | — | March 2009 | £1,989 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61.5 g. | — | March 2009 | £1,287 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60.0 g. branded "G. Cone & Fils a Lyon" | — | March 2009 | £2,340 |
| Cello Bow | N/E 71 g. with tinsel wrap (later adjustor) | — | March 2009 | £1,262 |
| Bass Bow | S/E 107 g. without hair or wrap | — | March 2009 | £926 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. | — | December 2008 | £921 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 55 g. | — | December 2008 | £1,011 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 77.0 g. with no hair | — | October 2008 | £1,663 |
| Viola Bow | N/E 70.0 g. (button later) | — | October 2008 | £819 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61.0 g. | — | October 2008 | £1,872 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 52 g. without hair and light lapping | — | June 2008 | £557 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 53 g. without hair and silk lapping (back accident) | — | June 2008 | £279 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61.5 g. | — | May 2008 | £2,098 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 55 g. | — | May 2008 | £602 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 53 g. without hair, branded "Collin Mezin" | — | December 2007 | £1,617 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 54 g. 3/4 Size | — | December 2007 | £68 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 55 g. (button not original) | — | December 2007 | £426 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61.0 g. | — | October 2007 | £1,314 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62 g. Mirecourt, Mid-20th C. | — | October 2007 | £2,250 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 73 g. (thumb & stick wear) | — | June 2007 | £1,683 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 75.5 g. with light lapping | — | May 2007 | £867 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 74.5 g. | — | May 2007 | £1,445 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 65.3 g. Mirecourt, 1950 c. | — | April 2007 | £849 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62.5 g. | — | March 2007 | £1,265 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62 g. France, Mid-20th C. | — | February 2007 | £840 |
| Violin | N/E 46.0 g. 3/4 Size | — | February 2007 | £147 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 58 g. | — | December 2006 | £799 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 63 g. Mirecourt, 1970 c. | — | November 2006 | £1,200 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 86.5 g. France, mid-20th C. | — | July 2006 | £1,200 |
| Bass Bow | S/E 114 g. | — | June 2006 | £1,538 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 69.0 g. | — | May 2006 | £2,299 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 69 g. Without hair, with baleen grip | — | May 2006 | £1,454 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 46.0 g. 1/2 Size | — | February 2006 | £139 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 50.5 g. without hair, branded "Paul Beuscher" | — | December 2005 | £798 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 63 g. | — | December 2005 | £798 |
| Bass Bow | N/E 115 g. Workshop | — | November 2005 | £602 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 57.5 g. no hair or wrapping, branded "N. Lemaire" | — | November 2005 | £963 |
| Violin Bow | S/I 61.5 g. | — | June 2005 | £1,187 |
| Violin Bow | S/E stamped "Gustave Villaume" | — | June 2005 | £1,029 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 71 g. branded "Maucotel Deschamp" | — | June 2005 | £1,610 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59 g. | — | June 2005 | £704 |
| Violin Bow | S/I 67 g. | — | May 2005 | £484 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 69.5 g. | — | May 2005 | £1,832 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 67.0 g. | — | May 2005 | £1,221 |
| Violin Bow | G/I 64.5 g. | — | February 2005 | £1,680 |
| Violin Bow | S/I 60 g. branded "P. Herbelot a Chambery" | — | December 2004 | £1,221 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 70 g. | — | November 2004 | £1,242 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 70.5 g. | — | October 2004 | £1,750 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 70.5 g. (the button later) | — | October 2004 | £954 |
| Cello Bow | N/E 77 g. without hair | — | October 2004 | £1,062 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 83 g. | — | October 2004 | £1,992 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 55.5 g. no lapping, stamped "P. Beuscher Paris" | — | July 2004 | £1,560 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61.0 g. | — | May 2004 | £1,480 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 67 g. violin/viola | — | March 2004 | £540 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 62 g. | — | December 2003 | £1,320 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 72 g. | — | October 2003 | £1,866 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 63 g. | — | April 2003 | £1,195 |
| Violin Bow | S/I 60 g. | — | April 2003 | £971 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 62 g. | — | December 2002 | £1,135 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 63 g. made for "Bisch" | — | October 2002 | £1,061 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 73 g. | — | June 2002 | £981 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 62 g. | — | June 2002 | £275 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. | — | March 2002 | £705 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. | — | November 2001 | £1,037 |
| Violin Bow | S/I 63 g. | — | November 2001 | £1,037 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. branded "Collin-Mezin" | — | December 2000 | £867 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 70 g. | — | November 2000 | £1,920 |
| Bass Bow | N/E 118 g. | — | June 2000 | £490 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. | — | June 2000 | £478 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62 g. | — | May 2000 | £971 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 77 g. | — | May 2000 | £1,068 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 63 g. | — | May 2000 | £1,145 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 55 g. | — | December 1999 | £944 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 55 g. | — | December 1999 | £828 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 62 g. | — | June 1999 | £161 |
| Cello Bow | N/E 52 g. | — | May 1999 | £352 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 54 g. | — | May 1999 | £387 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 55 g. | — | December 1998 | £611 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62 g. | — | November 1998 | £943 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62 g. | — | November 1998 | £762 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 64 g. | — | April 1998 | £805 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 72 g. | — | November 1997 | £747 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 72 g. | — | November 1996 | £1,840 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. | — | November 1996 | £1,115 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 64 g. | — | June 1996 | £690 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 75 g. | — | March 1996 | £1,495 |
| Violin Bow | S/I 63 g. | — | March 1996 | £2,070 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. | — | October 1995 | £862 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 67 g. | — | June 1995 | £1,124 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. | — | June 1995 | £1,150 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. | — | November 1994 | £709 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 72 g. | — | November 1994 | £1,610 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 76 g. | — | May 1993 | £550 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 79 g. | — | November 1992 | £550 |
| Cello Bow | S/I 87 g. | — | September 1990 | £550 |
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Biographies
The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:
John Dilworth+
LAPIERRE, Marcel Charles Born 1907, died 1979 Mirecourt France. Bow maker. Apprenticed with J. Thibouville-Lamy 1921-1923. Worked for Brouillier & Lotte c.1926, for F. Lotte 1931-1936, subsequently employed by L. Bazin, Morizot Frères, and briefly E. A. Ouchard 1946. In 1947 he worked for Vidoudez in Geneva, and finally established himself independently in Mirecourt 1948, in rue Vuillaume and later on rue Gambetta. Late work from c.1970 is a little coarse. Round and octagonal sticks, branded: M. LAPIERRE, M. LAPIERRE à MIRECOURT, M. CH. LAPIERRE [Millant/Raffin]
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