Marie-Louis Piernot
Neufchateau, Paris, b. 1880
Bow maker. Pupil of C. Bazin. Worked for Vigneron, Bernardel, and finally established independently in Paris from 1923. Workshop in Parmain, Eine-et-Oise. Highly regarded. — John Dilworth
Auction Price History
Highest auction price
69 results
| Type | Details | Auction house | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, round stick unstamped Lot 53 | Tarisio | March 2025 | £1,669est. $ 1,800-2,500 |
| Cello Bow | Silver mounted, signed René Bernardel à Paris, minor head and frog blemishes, otherwise good condition Lot 36 | Laurent | June 2024 | £4,680est. € 4.000-5.000 |
| Cello Bow | Silver mounted, signed Ch. Husson ..., minor stick and head blemishes, minor frog crack, good condition Lot 77 | Laurent | June 2024 | £4,893est. € 2.500-3.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, signed A. Voirin, head and button blemishes, otherwise good condition Lot 88 | Laurent | June 2024 | £2,978est. € 3.000-4.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, signed L. Piernot à Paris, minor button crack, otherwise perfect condition Lot 292 | Laurent | June 2024 | £3,829est. € 2.000-3.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, signed Léon Bernardel ..., silk lapping, minor head blemishes, otherwise perfect condition Lot 1783 | Piguet | March 2024 | £2,672est. CHF 1,000-1,500 |
| Viola Bow | Lot 149 | Brompton's | June 2018 | £1,416 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. branded "Léon Bernardel" | — | December 2011 | £1,268 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62 g. | — | December 2011 | £1,585 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60.0 g. stamped "P. Beuscher Paris" | — | November 2011 | £2,068 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62 g. stamped "G. Fournier" | — | October 2011 | £3,326 |
| Cello Bow | N/E 78.5 g. | — | June 2011 | £2,280 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61.5 g. | — | June 2011 | £4,200 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 42.5 g. 3/4 size | — | May 2011 | £874 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 79 g. Ascribed to | — | March 2011 | £2,640 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62.0 g. | — | March 2011 | £2,160 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 55 g. no hair or winding, branded "Léon Bernardel" | — | December 2010 | £3,107 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 60 g. branded "E. Boulangeot" | — | December 2010 | £1,864 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 58.5 g. stamped "C.C. Paris" | — | October 2010 | £2,854 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 78.5 g. stamped "Gustave Bernardel" | — | October 2010 | £2,000 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 70.0 g. | — | June 2010 | £2,410 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59.0 g. | — | June 2010 | £2,008 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 62 g. no hair or winding, branded "Chanot & Chardon Paris" | — | June 2010 | £2,278 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 60.5 g. | — | June 2010 | £414 |
| Viola Bow | S/fT 69.5 g. | — | April 2010 | £2,750 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 60 g. branded "Chanot et Chardon" | — | December 2009 | £1,088 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 69 g. | — | December 2009 | £1,741 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 46 g. without hair or winding, branded "Lupot " | — | June 2009 | £363 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 65 g. branded "Chanot & Chardon", without hair | — | December 2008 | £1,945 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. | — | December 2008 | £2,150 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 63.5 g. | — | June 2008 | £2,321 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 82.0 g. | — | March 2008 | £3,218 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62 g. | — | June 2007 | £1,283 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59.5 g. branded "Leon Bernardel" (button later) | — | June 2006 | £324 |
| Cello Bow | N/E 78 g. | — | December 2005 | £958 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 58 g. | — | December 2005 | £2,315 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 48.5 g. without hair, branded "CC Paris" | — | December 2005 | £479 |
| Violin Bow | stamped "P. Beuscher" | — | June 2005 | £2,611 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 50.5 g. without hair | — | June 2005 | £119 |
| Cello Bow | N/E 81 g. branded "P. Beuscher a Paris" | — | June 2005 | £2,254 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 59 g. branded "P. Beuscher a Paris" | — | June 2005 | £1,360 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 57 g. without hair | — | December 2004 | £2,605 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62.5 g. made for "George Apparut" | — | July 2004 | £996 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 64 g. | — | December 2003 | £1,072 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. branded "L. Bernardel" | — | December 2003 | £2,062 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. branded "P. Hel" | — | December 2003 | £659 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 54 g. | — | December 2003 | £412 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 64 g. | — | July 2003 | £1,320 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 78 g. | — | December 2002 | £3,639 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 54 g. branded "Bernardel" | — | December 2002 | £908 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 56 g. | — | December 2002 | £832 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. for "Boulangeot" | — | June 2002 | £1,256 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 50 g. | — | June 2002 | £306 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. | — | June 2002 | £3,623 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. | — | June 2002 | £1,510 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 71 g. | — | May 2002 | £3,365 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 50 g. branded "Bernardel" | — | December 2001 | £945 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. | — | June 2001 | £1,411 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. branded "P. Hel" | — | December 2000 | £1,834 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. branded "L. Francai" | — | November 2000 | £1,162 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 68 g. | — | December 1999 | £1,358 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 76 g. | — | June 1999 | £1,371 |
| Bass Bow | S/E 110 g. | — | December 1998 | £438 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 63 g. | — | June 1998 | £750 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 76 g. | — | November 1996 | £1,045 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 81 g. | — | March 1995 | £2,300 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 66 g. | — | April 1993 | £690 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. | — | January 1984 | £379 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 67 g. | — | May 1980 | £264 |
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Biographies
The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:
John Dilworth+
PIERNOT, Marie-Louis Born 1880 Neufchâteau France. Bow maker. Pupil of C. Bazin. Worked for Vigneron, Bernardel, and finally established independently in Paris from 1923. Workshop in Parmain, Eine-et-Oise. Highly regarded.
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