Jean (II) Adam

Highest auction price

£42,500

Auction price history

Type	Details	Sold	Price
Violin Bow	Nickel mounted, round stick unstamped, open trench ebony frog	Thu 1st February 2024	£15,368
Violin Bow	S/E 52.5 g. without hair or winding	Wed 1st June 2011	£34,166
Violin Bow	N/I 56.5 g. without winding (broken head)	Wed 1st June 2011	£4,849
Violin Bow	N/E 58.5 g. without hair [Attributed to]	Sun 1st May 2011	£2,367
Cello Bow	S/E 78.5 g.	Sun 1st May 2011	£6,919
Violin Bow	G/T 59.0 g. (frog & button not original)	Fri 1st October 2010	£14,270
Violin Bow	S/E 61.0 g. (frog & button possibly not original) [Attributed to]	Fri 1st October 2010	£2,816
Violin Bow	G/E 61.5 g. Paris, 1850 c. (frog & button not orignal)	Fri 1st October 2010	£17,500
Violin Bow	N/E 59.5 g. Brazilwood stick [Attributed to]	Fri 1st October 2010	£720
Violin Bow	S/E 62 g. [Lit.]	Tue 1st June 2010	£18,641
Violin Bow	N/E 59.0 g. Amourette stick	Tue 1st June 2010	£7,631
Violin Bow	S/E 58.5 g. (button not original)	Thu 1st April 2010	£8,642
Violin Bow	S/E 60.5 g. Paris, 1850 c.	Thu 1st October 2009	£25,000
Viola Bow	S/I 70 g. Paris, 1825 c. [Lit: The Cooper Collection]	Sat 1st March 2008	£42,500
Violin Bow	S/E 58 g. Paris, 1850 c. (later adjustor) [Lit: The Cooper Collection]	Sat 1st March 2008	£10,625
Violin Bow	S/E --- [Attributed to]	Thu 1st November 2007	£9,600
Violin Bow	S/E 59.0 g. Amourette stick	Tue 1st May 2007	£3,756
Violin Bow	N/E 55 g. (fair condition)	Thu 1st December 2005	£4,390
Violin Bow	S/E 57 g. with original wrapping	Thu 1st December 2005	£13,969
Violin Bow	S/E 58.5 g.	Sun 1st May 2005	£15,264
Violin Bow	S/E 59 g.	Sun 1st May 2005	£1,615
Violin Bow	S/E 59.5 g.	Mon 1st November 2004	£4,800
Cello Bow	S/E 76.5 g.	Sat 1st May 2004	£7,720
Viola Bow	S/E 71 g.	Thu 1st April 2004	£3,366
Cello Bow	S/E 80 g. (later button) [Attributed to "Tourte"]	Mon 1st March 2004	£9,560
Cello Bow	S/E 81 g.	Sun 1st June 2003	£11,666
Violin Bow	?/? 54 g.	Sun 1st June 2003	£9,999
Violin Bow	S/E 60 g.	Fri 1st June 2001	£9,000
Cello Bow	S/E 78 g.	Fri 1st December 2000	£3,568
Violin Bow	S/E 62 g.	Mon 1st May 2000	£9,708
Violin Bow	S/E 62 g.	Thu 1st April 1993	£9,718
Violin Bow	S/E 60 g.	Fri 1st November 1985	£5,940

Biographies

John Dilworth Willibald Leo Lütgendorff

John Dilworth

ADAM, Jean (II) Born 1823, died 1869 Mirecourt France. Bow maker. Known as ‘Grand Adam’. Son and pupil of Jean Dominique. Worked for J. B. Vuillaume in Paris 1842-1853 where he came under the influence of C. J. Fonclause and made classical Tourte models. Returned to Mirecourt where he produced very fine bows in his own workshop. One of the finest and most distinctive of the great 19th century French bow makers. Branded: ADAM. Many 20th century German factory bows bear a similar mark. [Millant/Raffin]