Mirecourt School
Francois Peccatte
Mirecourt, 1821–1855
Francois Peccatte (1821-1855) was a French bow maker, younger brother of Dominique Peccatte. He trained in Mirecourt, worked briefly in Paris with his brother and possibly J. R. Lafleur, before returning to Mirecourt to establish his own workshop employing 8-10 craftsmen. He later worked for J. B. Vuillaume in Paris (1852-1853) and was strongly influenced by his brother. His bows featured round sticks and were branded "PECCATTE".
Auction price history
Highest auction price
120 results
| Type | Details | Auction house | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick unstamped, button later Lot 45 | Tarisio | March 2024 | £18,880est. £ 18,000-25,000 |
| Cello Bow | Ivory 77 g. Exotic wood without winding (frog by "Gaulard", button of the period) Workshop of | — | December 2011 | £1,480 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 51.5 g. with fine hair, without winding | — | December 2011 | £3,699 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 60.5 g. Amourette with fine hair, without winding Workshop of | — | December 2011 | £1,063 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 52 g. Amourette, no hair or winding Workshop of | — | December 2011 | £638 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 78 g. Attributed to | — | October 2011 | £4,750 |
| Cello Bow | N/E 75 g. Amourette wood, no hair, thread winding Worskhop of | — | June 2011 | £3,086 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. | — | June 2011 | £29,758 |
| Cello Bow | N/E 56 g. Amourette wood, no hair / winding Worskhop | — | June 2011 | £4,188 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 50 g. Amourette wood, without hair or winding | — | June 2011 | £3,858 |
| Violin Bow | S/E (frog not original) | — | June 2011 | £20,941 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 47 g. Brazilwood, no hair, fine winding Worskhop | — | June 2011 | £332 |
| Violin Bow | 51.5 g. Exotic wood, without hair or winding | — | June 2011 | £553 |
| Cello Bow | N/E 80 g. France, 1855 c. | — | March 2011 | £26,400 |
| Violin Bow | --/-- 37 g. 1/4 size, no winding Workshop of | — | December 2010 | £1,036 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 57 g. Workshop of | — | December 2010 | £3,625 |
| Cello Bow | N/E 66 g. Amourette wood, no hair or winding Workshop of | — | June 2010 | £3,107 |
| Violin Bow | --/-- 50 g. Exotic wood, no winding Workshop of | — | June 2010 | £1,036 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 51 g. Amourette wood, no hair or winding Workshop of | — | June 2010 | £3,107 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 61 g. without winding | — | June 2010 | £5,178 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 60 g. Amourette wood Workshop of | — | June 2010 | £362 |
| Viola Bow | N/E 63.5 g. Ironwood, no hair or winding Workshop of | — | June 2010 | £725 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 59.5 g. | — | April 2010 | £31,229 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 66 g. 1845 c. (adjustor later) | — | March 2010 | £6,875 |
| Violin Bow | N/E no hair or winding (frog not original, button missing) Workshop of | — | December 2009 | £2,285 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 59 g. with light silver winding | — | December 2009 | £8,161 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 55 g. without hair or winding Workshop of | — | December 2009 | £1,414 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 56 g. Exotic wood, silk winding (frog and button of the period) | — | December 2009 | £979 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 61 g. | — | December 2009 | £5,223 |
| Violin Bow | 41.5 g. Exotic wood 3/4 size, no hair or winding Workshop of | — | December 2009 | £544 |
| Cello Bow | N/E 61 g. without hair or winding Workshop of | — | December 2009 | £3,047 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 61.0 g. stamped "Stentor" Workshop of | — | October 2009 | £7,415 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 63 g. Amourette wood, silk winding Workshop of | — | June 2009 | £2,178 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 55 g. Amourette wood, no hair or winding | — | June 2009 | £5,186 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 57 g. without hair, with light winding Workshop of | — | June 2009 | £1,141 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 60 g. Exotic wood Workshop of | — | June 2009 | £1,452 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 57.5 g. Amourette stick Workshop of | — | March 2009 | £1,521 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 50 g. without hair nor winding | — | December 2008 | £10,238 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 61 g. Amourette wood | — | December 2008 | £2,560 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 57 g. Amourette wood, without hair Workshop of | — | December 2008 | £1,415 |
| Viola Bow | N/E 68.5 g. (botton of the period) Workshop of | — | October 2008 | £1,988 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 61.0 g. stamped "Stentor" | — | October 2008 | £9,360 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59.5 g. Paris, 1850 c. | — | October 2008 | £5,000 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 62 g. Paris, 1850 c. Workshop of | — | October 2008 | £2,250 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 59.5 g. Paris, 1850 c. | — | October 2008 | £3,500 |
| Cello Bow | 65 g. Iron wood, without hair or lapping Workshop | — | June 2008 | £2,971 |
| Viola Bow | N/E 71 g. Amourette wood Workshop | — | June 2008 | £4,364 |
| Viola Bow | 45 g. Amourette wood, stick only (back cracks) Workshop | — | June 2008 | £928 |
| Viola Bow | N/E 69 g. Amourette wood (frog & button, school of "Peccatte") Workshop | — | June 2008 | £7,149 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 51 g. Amourette wood, without hair or lapping Workshop | — | June 2008 | £2,785 |
| Violin Bow | N/E Falsely branded "F.N. Voirin" Workshop | — | June 2008 | £1,857 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 62 g. Workshop | — | May 2008 | £1,024 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61.5 g. Paris, 1850 c. | — | March 2008 | £22,100 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 62.5 g. Paris, 1850 c. | — | March 2008 | £8,750 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 78 g. Amourette wood (button not original) | — | December 2007 | £4,935 |
| Viola Bow | N/E 60 g. Amourette wood, without hair or winding (crack in stick) | — | December 2007 | £3,404 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 51 g. without hair or winding Workshop | — | December 2007 | £1,787 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 47 g. Amourette wood, without hair or winding | — | December 2007 | £2,127 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 53 g. Amourette wood, without hair or winding | — | December 2007 | £4,255 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 55 g. without hair or winding | — | December 2007 | £2,978 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 78.5 g. | — | October 2007 | £11,420 |
| Viola Bow | N/E 61 g. Amourette wood, without hair or winding (poor condition) Workshop of & probably by | — | June 2007 | £2,244 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 80.0 g. (frog by "Dominique Peccatte, button of the period but not original) Workshop of | — | May 2007 | £10,369 |
| Viola Bow | N/E 61.0 g. Amourette stick with no hair or lapping Workshop of | — | May 2007 | £1,733 |
| Viola Bow | N/E 67.5 g. Amourette stick. Repaired behind the head | — | May 2007 | £1,271 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60.5 g. (button later) Workshop of | — | March 2007 | £3,450 |
| Cello Bow | N/E 71 g. Amourette wood, without hair or winding Workshop | — | December 2006 | £4,154 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 82 g. | — | December 2006 | £11,984 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 55.5 g. Amourette wood, without hair or winding (mortice damage) | — | December 2006 | £3,995 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 60.0 g. Amourette stick | — | November 2006 | £4,812 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. Paris, 1850 c. (button possibly later) Workshop of | — | November 2006 | £3,840 |
| Violin Bow | 59.8 cm Paris, 1850 c. | — | November 2006 | £17,482 |
| Cello Bow | N/E 80 g. | — | October 2006 | £6,315 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 56.5 g. Paris, mid-19th C. Possibly by | — | July 2006 | £1,080 |
| Violin Bow | 45 g. without hair or winding Workshop | — | June 2006 | £1,214 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 53 g. Amourette wood, without hair or winding | — | June 2006 | £4,047 |
| Viola Bow | N/E 71 g. Paris, 1850 c. Workshop of | — | February 2006 | £4,560 |
| Viola Bow | N/E 61 g. without hair | — | December 2005 | £2,794 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 65 g. Ironwood Workshop | — | December 2005 | £1,596 |
| Violin Bow | N/E Amourette wood | — | December 2005 | £5,588 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 57 g. Amourette Workshop | — | December 2005 | £798 |
| Violin Bow | ?/? 49.4 g. without wrapping (no button) Workshop | — | December 2005 | £1,197 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 78 g. | — | November 2005 | £18,000 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 60.5 g. | — | November 2005 | £2,640 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. (frog & button by "A.Lenoble") | — | November 2005 | £1,579 |
| Violin | N/E 48.5 g. Open trench frog, 3/4 Size | — | November 2005 | £1,642 |
| Cello Bow | N/E 64 g. no hair/winding | — | June 2005 | £7,912 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 57 g. no hair/wrapping, armourette wood | — | June 2005 | £1,582 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 60 g. Amourette wood workshop | — | June 2005 | £396 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 60 g. . Workshop | — | May 2005 | £2,183 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. (button replaced) | — | May 2005 | £8,073 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 60 g. Workshop | — | May 2005 | £3,360 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 62.5 g. | — | February 2005 | £5,400 |
| Viola Bow | N/E 63.5 g. without wrapping, Amourette wood. | — | December 2004 | £1,221 |
| Viola Bow | Exotic wood Workshop | — | December 2004 | £1,221 |
| Violin Bow | N/E Amourette wood Workshop | — | December 2004 | £1,302 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60.5 g. Button later Possibly by | — | October 2004 | £3,181 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 60.5 g. Workshop | — | March 2004 | £3,600 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62 g. | — | November 2003 | £14,400 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 59 g. | — | October 2002 | £3,628 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 57 g. | — | November 2001 | £12,766 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 60 g. | — | May 2001 | £11,702 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. | — | May 2001 | £13,262 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62 g. | — | May 2001 | £6,573 |
| Cello Bow | N/E 80 g. | — | November 2000 | £3,290 |
| Cello Bow | N/T 81 g. | — | June 2000 | £5,192 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 79 g. | — | March 2000 | £9,200 |
| Violin Bow | G/T 65 g. | — | November 1999 | £14,950 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59 g. | — | June 1999 | £7,152 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 57 g. | — | June 1999 | £3,218 |
| Cello Bow | N/E 80 g. | — | December 1998 | £7,951 |
| Viola Bow | N/E 71 g. | — | December 1998 | £9,449 |
| Viola Bow | N/E 71 g. | — | June 1998 | £7,500 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 73 g. | — | June 1996 | £9,775 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. | — | October 1995 | £4,600 |
| Cello Bow | N/E 83 g. | — | November 1994 | £4,830 |
| Cello Bow | N/E 83 g. | — | April 1993 | £5,520 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. | — | March 1990 | £6,600 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 56 g. | — | March 1989 | £2,200 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 57 g. | — | November 1981 | £1,155 |
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Maker Overview
Life
Francois Peccatte (1821-1855) was born in 1821 and died in 1855 in Mirecourt, France. He was the younger brother of Dominique Peccatte. Francois Peccatte trained in Mirecourt but joined his brother in Paris around 1840-1842. He may have worked briefly for J. R. Lafleur before returning to Mirecourt in 1842. In Mirecourt, he established a thriving workshop that employed 8-10 craftsmen. His business continued even while he briefly returned to Paris to work for J. B. Vuillaume from 1852 to 1853.
Characteristics
- Characteristics
- His last bows are described as weak, and he produced bows with round sticks.
- Branding
- His bows were branded "PECCATTE", and rarely with "PARIS" on the opposite side, according to [Millant/Raffin].
Influence and legacy
- Mentorship: Francois Peccatte was strongly influenced by his brother, Dominique Peccatte, in later years, after Dominique had established himself separately in Mirecourt from 1847.
Biographies
The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:
John Dilworth+
PECCATTE, François Born 1821, died 1855 Mirecourt France. Younger brother of Dominique, above. Trained in Mirecourt but joined his brother in Paris c.1840-1842. May have worked briefly for J. R. Lafleur, but returned to Mirecourt 1842. Established a thriving workshop there employing 8-10 craftsmen. Influenced strongly by his brother in later years, after Dominique was himself separately established in Mirecourt from 1847. His business continued while he briefly returned to Paris to work for J. B. Vuillaume 1852-1853, but his last bows are weak. Round sticks. Branded: PECCATTE, rarely with PARIS on the opposite side. [Millant/Raffin]
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