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Nicolas (I) Maire

Mirecourt, Paris, worked 1774

Son of Michel Maire, above. Similar plain work. — John Dilworth

Worked Mirecourt, Paris
Made Cello Bow, Violin Bow
Family Son of Michel Maire

Auction price history

Highest auction price

£96,000
Type Details Sold Price
Violin Bow Silver mounted, round stick, ebony frog with pearl eye, silver and ebony button March 2025 £42,000
Cello Bow Silver mounted, round stick unstamped March 2025 £96,000

Biographies

The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:

John Dilworth+

MAIRE, Nicolas (I) Worked circa. 1774 Mirecourt France. Son of Michel Maire, above. Similar plain work.

Cecie Stainer+

A violin bow maker in Paris; b. Dec. 28, 1800, in Mirecourt; d. July 17,1878. Paris. Was apprenticed to Jacques Lafleur in Paris, and continued to work there in rue Montmartre. He made excellent bows.

Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+

Schüler des alten J. Lafleur und dessen Nachfolger; ein geschickter Bogenmacher.
Er wohnte in der Rue de Viarmes und war ein Schwager des Geigenmachers
Nic. Guinot.

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