Charles Bazin
Mirecourt, 1907–1987
Bow maker. Son of Charles Louis Bazin, below. Last of this great and influential dynasty of archetiers. Active from 1922 and took a prominent role in the family business from 1925. Established independently following World War II in rue de Neuf Moulin and in 1952 incorporated his father’s business. — John Dilworth
Worked
Mirecourt
Made
Bass Bow, Cello Bow, Viola Bow, Violin Bow
Family
Son of Charles Louis Bazin
Auction Price History
Highest auction price
£4,941
222 results
| Type | Details | Auction house | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violin Bow | Stick only, faintly stamped, fair condition Lot 2087 | Laurent | June 2024 | £875est. €600 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, good condition Lot 2100 | Laurent | June 2024 | £876est. €1.00 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, signed Lupot, fair condition Lot 2177 | Laurent | June 2024 | £721est. €600 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, minus hair, unlapping, fair condition Lot 2342 | Laurent | June 2024 | £438est. €500 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, signed Louis Bazin, unlapping, frog and stick blemishes, frog crack, fair condition Lot 545 | Laurent | June 2024 | £1,132est. € 1.200-1.500 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, unhaired, thin lapping, good condition Lot 844 | Laurent | June 2024 | £1,338est. € 800-1.000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, unhaired and unlapping, minor stick and handle blemishes, otherwise good condition Lot 896 | Laurent | June 2024 | £1,064est. € 1.200-1.500 |
| Viola Bow | Silver mounted, handle and head blemishes, frog cracks, handle wear, otherwise good condition Lot 37 | Laurent | June 2024 | £2,765est. € 2.000-2.200 |
| Violin Bow | Lot 20 | Bonhams | May 2014 | £750 |
| Violin Bow | Lot 195 | Bonhams | October 2012 | £1,875 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 58.5 g. Workshop of | — | December 2011 | £1,624 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 63.0 g. (frog & button of the period) | — | December 2011 | £1,547 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 82 g. | — | December 2011 | £1,162 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 58 g. Workshop of | — | November 2011 | £739 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 64 g. | — | November 2011 | £2,068 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60.5 g. | — | November 2011 | £1,654 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61.0 g. stamped "E. Granier" | — | November 2011 | £2,443 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 52.5 g. | — | November 2011 | £902 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 66 g. | — | October 2011 | £633 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 38 g. Child's size | — | October 2011 | £674 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 56.5 g. without hair | — | July 2011 | £1,836 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 50 g. no hair | — | June 2011 | £1,080 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 65 g. with hair and fine winding | — | June 2011 | £2,425 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 65.5 g. | — | June 2011 | £1,102 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 60.5 g. | — | June 2011 | £2,040 |
| Bass Bow | S/E 131.0 g. | — | May 2011 | £2,003 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 63.7 cm | — | March 2011 | £843 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 56 g. no hair (later frog.) | — | March 2011 | £624 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61.0 g. | — | March 2011 | £2,760 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 73.5 g. | — | February 2011 | £1,410 |
| Cello Bow | N/E 73.0 g. Probably by | — | February 2011 | £631 |
| Violin Bow | G/E 56 g. stamped "Jerome Thibouville Lamy" Probably by | — | December 2010 | £2,280 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 79.0 g. | — | December 2010 | £4,941 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 57.5 g. (frog & button not original) | — | December 2010 | £1,824 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 50 g. without hair, with silk winding | — | December 2010 | £828 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 56.0 g. | — | December 2010 | £1,672 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 82.0 g. | — | October 2010 | £1,735 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 57.4 g. | — | October 2010 | £3,154 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 59.0 g. stamped "Leon Bernardel, Paris" | — | October 2010 | £2,365 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 80.5 g. Mirecourt, 1930 c. | — | October 2010 | £3,750 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 57.5 g. Workshop of | — | July 2010 | £1,231 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 55 g. without hair, with silk winding | — | June 2010 | £1,139 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 54 g. without hair or winding | — | June 2010 | £932 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 62.0 g. stamped "Feret-Marcotte a Paris" Probably by & Lit. | — | April 2010 | £2,876 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. Mirecourt, Mid-20th C. | — | March 2010 | £1,750 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 70.5 g. | — | February 2010 | £1,386 |
| Violin Bow | 56 g. without hair Workshop of | — | October 2009 | £1,498 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60.0 g. | — | October 2009 | £964 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61.5 g. | — | October 2009 | £890 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60.5 g. stamped "Tourte" | — | October 2009 | £2,400 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 77 g. | — | October 2009 | £1,049 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 51.0 g. stamped "Beaudin Paris", without hair or lapping | — | October 2009 | £1,320 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 67.5 g. | — | June 2009 | £1,953 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 57.5 g. with silk winding | — | June 2009 | £882 |
| Violin Bow | S/I 61.5 g. | — | May 2009 | £1,863 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. (partially haired) | — | March 2009 | £748 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. | — | March 2009 | £1,515 |
| Viola Bow | N/E 51 g. Workshop of | — | March 2009 | £337 |
| Cello Bow | N/E 64 g. Mirecourt, 1930 c. without hair or lapping | — | March 2009 | £2,500 |
| Viola Bow | N/E 71.5 g. | — | February 2009 | £1,389 |
| Bass Bow | N/E 118 g. without hair nor winding | — | December 2008 | £1,024 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 74 g. | — | December 2008 | £1,229 |
| Viola Bow | N/E 61 g. without hair nor winding (button later) | — | December 2008 | £1,536 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 48 g. without hair | — | December 2008 | £910 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 72 g. 1970 c. | — | November 2008 | £998 |
| Viola Bow | S/I 84 g. 1970 c. | — | November 2008 | £798 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59 g. 1970 c. | — | November 2008 | £1,597 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. 1970 c. | — | November 2008 | £798 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 63.5 g. Mirecourt, 1880 c. | — | October 2008 | £1,500 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 56 g. | — | June 2008 | £600 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62 g. (restored at hand position) | — | June 2008 | £720 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. Paris, 1890 c. | — | June 2008 | £2,371 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 57 g. 1900 c. Stamped "Withers Leicester SQ" Attributed to | — | June 2008 | £2,160 |
| Bass Bow | N/E 130 g. | — | June 2008 | £2,414 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 57 g. without lapping | — | June 2008 | £650 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 52 g. without hair nor lapping | — | June 2008 | £1,764 |
| Viola Bow | N/E 71.0 g. | — | May 2008 | £2,397 |
| Cello Bow | N/E 76 g. | — | April 2008 | £666 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 58 g. Attributed to | — | March 2008 | £1,920 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 63 g. Attributed to | — | March 2008 | £1,560 |
| Violin Bow | G/T 60.5 g. | — | March 2008 | £1,519 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 56 g. without hair | — | December 2007 | £1,106 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 58 g. | — | December 2007 | £2,042 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 60.0 g. | — | December 2007 | £853 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 60 g. Stamped "Wurlitzer Cie Ny 7" & "France" Workshop | — | October 2007 | £431 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 75 g. 1960 c. | — | October 2007 | £1,059 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 65.5 g. | — | October 2007 | £800 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 59 g. Mirecourt, 1930 c. | — | October 2007 | £1,500 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 68 g. | — | July 2007 | £2,400 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 54 g. without hair nor winding | — | June 2007 | £1,844 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. | — | June 2007 | £1,122 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 57 g. | — | June 2007 | £962 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 57 g. branded "Collin Mezin à Paris", silk winding | — | June 2007 | £1,683 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 51.5 g. branded "Tourte" | — | June 2007 | £802 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 55 g. without hair | — | June 2007 | £721 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 53 g. without hair | — | June 2007 | £962 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 50.5 g. without hair nor winding | — | June 2007 | £882 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 62 g. without hair, branded 'Paquotte à Paris' | — | June 2007 | £2,084 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 58 g. Stamped "Husson a Paris" Workshop | — | May 2007 | £825 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 71.5 g. | — | March 2007 | £1,840 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 58 g. Paris, 1940 c. | — | February 2007 | £960 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 63.5 g. France, 20th C. | — | February 2007 | £1,920 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 61.5 g. Mirecourt, 1945 c. | — | February 2007 | £1,680 |
| Violin Bow | S/I 62 g. Mirecourt, 1920 c. | — | November 2006 | £2,400 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 80 g. | — | October 2006 | £2,053 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 56.0 g. | — | October 2006 | £739 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 61.5 g. | — | October 2006 | £801 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 67 g. stamped "A. Marissal a Lille" | — | October 2006 | £1,895 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. | — | October 2006 | £1,579 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60.5 g. | — | June 2006 | £1,295 |
| Violin Bow | S/E | — | June 2006 | £809 |
| Viola Bow | N/E 72.0 g. Workshop of | — | February 2006 | £994 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60.5 g. Mirecourt, 1930 c. | — | February 2006 | £2,040 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 53.5 g. Mirecourt, 1920 c. | — | February 2006 | £1,020 |
| Cello Bow | N/E 78 g. | — | December 2005 | £1,118 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 65 g. without hair or wrapping | — | December 2005 | £958 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. | — | December 2005 | £958 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. | — | November 2005 | £439 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 69.5 g. | — | November 2005 | £3,840 |
| Bass Bow | S/E 156.5 g. | — | October 2005 | £1,179 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 75 g. without hair | — | October 2005 | £1,674 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 64 g. | — | June 2005 | £633 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62 g. branded "Cone à Lyon" | — | June 2005 | £712 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61.5 g. | — | June 2005 | £514 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 65 g. stamped "F.N. Voirin a Paris" Probably by | — | May 2005 | £2,183 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 62 g. | — | May 2005 | £873 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 57 g. without hair | — | May 2005 | £1,809 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59 g. | — | May 2005 | £404 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59 g. | — | May 2005 | £323 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 77.5 g. | — | May 2005 | £1,140 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 69 g. | — | May 2005 | £1,440 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 69.5 g. | — | May 2005 | £1,140 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61.5 g. | — | May 2005 | £1,920 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 64.5 g. | — | May 2005 | £720 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 59 g. Workshop | — | April 2005 | £251 |
| Violin Bow | S/I 62.5 g. | — | February 2005 | £1,800 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 60 g. | — | February 2005 | £1,800 |
| Viola Bow | G/I 68 g. | — | December 2004 | £3,256 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62 g. | — | December 2004 | £1,302 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 56.1 g. stamped "A. Lamy a Paris" | — | November 2004 | £1,195 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 80 g. | — | October 2004 | £2,656 |
| Cello Bow | N/E 78 g. | — | October 2004 | £930 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 70 g. Workshop | — | October 2004 | £864 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 63 g. | — | July 2004 | £960 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. | — | May 2004 | £1,525 |
| Violin Bow | S/I 62 g. | — | May 2004 | £1,260 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 57 g. stamped "J. Hel" | — | March 2004 | £1,440 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 63 g. | — | July 2003 | £1,200 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 70 g. | — | June 2003 | £1,833 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 51 g. | — | June 2003 | £599 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 58 g. | — | June 2003 | £506 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 63 g. | — | November 2002 | £1,645 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59 g. | — | November 2002 | £1,076 |
| Cello Bow | N/E 81 g. For "Cone & Fils" | — | October 2002 | £1,233 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 73 g. | — | October 2002 | £1,213 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59 g. | — | June 2002 | £2,629 |
| Bass Bow | S/E 156 g. | — | June 2002 | £1,208 |
| Cello Bow | G/E 73 g. | — | June 2002 | £1,963 |
| Cello Bow | N/E 65 g. | — | June 2002 | £1,256 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. | — | June 2002 | £707 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 61 g. | — | June 2002 | £2,642 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62 g. | — | June 2002 | £1,510 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 57 g. | — | June 2001 | £1,221 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 71 g. | — | March 2001 | £940 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. | — | March 2001 | £975 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 57 g. | — | November 2000 | £1,608 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 73 g. | — | May 2000 | £821 |
| Violin Bow | S/I 53 g. | — | December 1999 | £960 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. | — | December 1999 | £708 |
| Violin Bow | G/T 57 g. | — | October 1999 | £1,719 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 63 g. | — | September 1999 | £700 |
| Cello Bow | N/E 83 g. | — | June 1999 | £207 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. | — | June 1999 | £800 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. | — | May 1999 | £1,196 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62 g. | — | April 1999 | £1,288 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 68 g. | — | September 1998 | £1,540 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 58 g. | — | June 1998 | £410 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. | — | May 1998 | £670 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. | — | February 1998 | £762 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62 g. | — | November 1996 | £3,220 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 57 g. | — | November 1996 | £1,185 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 57 g. | — | March 1996 | £1,495 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 69 g. | — | December 1995 | £1,880 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. | — | November 1995 | £1,610 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59 g. | — | November 1995 | £1,150 |
| Violin Bow | G/I 60 g. | — | November 1995 | £3,680 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62 g. | — | June 1995 | £2,070 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59 g. | — | June 1995 | £862 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. | — | March 1995 | £2,185 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 78 g. | — | March 1995 | £1,610 |
| Violin Bow | G/T 62 g. | — | March 1995 | £3,335 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62 g. | — | March 1995 | £1,495 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62 g. | — | March 1995 | £920 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 56 g. | — | November 1994 | £690 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 77 g. | — | November 1994 | £1,265 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62 g. | — | June 1994 | £1,725 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 70 g. | — | May 1994 | £965 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 82 g. | — | March 1994 | £1,840 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. | — | March 1994 | £1,870 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 63 g. | — | November 1993 | £520 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 57 g. | — | June 1993 | £575 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. | — | May 1993 | £807 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 79 g. | — | April 1993 | £1,610 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. | — | November 1992 | £1,320 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 56 g. | — | November 1992 | £550 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 58 g. | — | June 1992 | £462 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 68 g. | — | April 1992 | £1,045 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 58 g. | — | April 1992 | £572 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. | — | April 1992 | £440 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62 g. | — | March 1992 | £647 |
| Cello Bow | N/E 78 g. | — | January 1992 | £352 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59 g. | — | July 1991 | £715 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 66 g. | — | June 1991 | £462 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 57 g. | — | June 1991 | £462 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 57 g. | — | June 1991 | £440 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 58 g. | — | March 1991 | £935 |
| Viola Bow | S/I 69 g. | — | September 1987 | £528 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 66 g. | — | September 1987 | £792 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 68 g. | — | May 1987 | £462 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 72 g. | — | July 1985 | £682 |
| Viola Bow | S/E -- g. | — | October 1984 | £968 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 66 g. | — | November 1982 | £209 |
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Biographies
The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:
John Dilworth+
BAZIN, Charles Alfred Born 1907, died 1987 Mirecourt France. Bow maker. Son of Charles Louis Bazin, below. Last of this great and influential dynasty of archetiers. Active from 1922 and took a prominent role in the family business from 1925. Established independently following World War II in rue de Neuf Moulin and in 1952 incorporated his father’s business. Preferring to work for individual clients rather than for wholesalers and dealers, he worked virtually alone, with only M. Delprato for assistance. Branded:’CHARLES BAZIN’, ‘C BAZIN’, and ‘CHARLES BAZIN FRANCE’. [Millant/Raffin]
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