Francois Bazin
Mirecourt, 1824–1865
Bow maker. Said to have been apprenticed to D. Peccatte in Paris, but so far unproven. Established independently in Mirecourt from c.1845. The Bazin model, with markedly narrow heads, is one of the classical variations of the French bow. — John Dilworth
Worked
Mirecourt
Made
Viola Bow, Violin Bow
Auction Price History
Highest auction price
£5,808
95 results
| Type | Details | Auction house | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, abeille stick Lot 2294 | Vichy | December 2025 | £933est. € 500-600 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, round stick in amourette unstamped Lot 32 | Tarisio | January 2024 | £1,522est. € 1.500-2.200 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, round stick unstamped Lot 33 | Tarisio | June 2023 | £3,600est. € 1.500-2.200 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted Lot 639 | Vichy | May 2023 | £1,104est. € 1.000-1.500 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, round stick in amourette unstamped Lot 71 | Tarisio | November 2022 | £4,544est. $ 2,000-3,000 |
| Cello Bow | Nickel mounted, round stick in beeswood unstamped Lot 10 | Tarisio | November 2022 | £3,029est. $ 2,000-3,000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, thin lapping Lot 538 | Vichy | June 2022 | £3,167est. € 1.000-1.200 |
| Viola Bow | Nickel mounted Lot 2278 | Vichy | November 2021 | £406est. € 500 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, round stick stamped Mali... Lot 70 | Tarisio | November 2021 | £3,780est. $ 1,800-2,500 |
| Viola Bow | Ironwood stick, bone button Lot 2076 | Vichy | December 2020 | £323est. € 300 |
| Viola Bow | Round stick in ironwood unstamped, bone button Lot 23 | Tarisio | October 2020 | £1,680est. £ 1,000-1,500 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped ...in à Paris, ebony frog with pearl eye, silver and ebony button Lot 181 | Ingles & Hayday | October 2020 | £4,200est. £ 2,500-3,500 |
| Viola Bow | Ironwood stick Lot 645 | Vichy | September 2020 | £1,542 |
| Cello Bow | Round stick unstamped, ebony frog, bone button Lot 186 | Brompton’s | June 2020 | £1,140est. £ 1,000-1,500 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, round stick unstamped, no lapping Lot 215 | Brompton’s | June 2020 | £540est. £ 500-800 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, signed Vuillaume Lot 587 | Vichy | March 2020 | £348est. € 100 |
| Violin Bow | signed N. Maire Lot 597 | Vichy | March 2020 | £87est. € 80 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick illegibly stamped, ebony frog with pearl eye, silver and ebony button Lot 2291 | Gardiner Houlgate | December 2019 | £2,160est. £ 1.500-2.000 |
| Violin Bow | Exotic wood stick Lot 742 | Vichy | November 2019 | £616est. € 800 |
| Violin Bow | signed under the frog Lot 830 | Vichy | November 2019 | £3,285est. € 1.000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted Lot 948 | Vichy | November 2019 | £1,027est. € 500 |
| Violin Bow | After Peccatte, silver mounted Lot 11 | Brompton’s | October 2019 | £3,600est. £ 3,000-5,000 |
| Violin Bow | Violin Bow Lot 233 | Vichy | September 2019 | £202 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, abeille stick Lot 2279 | Vichy | June 2019 | £384est. € 150 |
| Violin Bow | Violin Bow Lot 2287 | Vichy | June 2019 | £220est. € 150 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, round stick in beeswood unstamped Lot 86 | Tarisio | May 2019 | £1,649est. $ 2,000-3,000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, abeille stick Lot 537 | Vichy | March 2019 | £287est. € 150 |
| Violin Bow | Ironwood stick Lot 638 | Vichy | March 2019 | £462est. € 300 |
| Cello Bow | Ironwood stick Lot 683 | Vichy | March 2019 | £975est. € 200 |
| Violin Bow | Made in collaboration with his son Charles Nicolas, nickel mounted Lot 796 | Vichy | March 2019 | £267est. € 100 |
| Viola Bow | Nickel mounted, ironwood stick, frog and button of the N. Maire workshop Lot 848 | Vichy | March 2019 | £123est. € 100 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, abeille stick, thin lapping Lot 799 | Vichy | December 2018 | £267est. € 300 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, brazilwood round stick unstamped Lot 96 | Sunrise | September 2018 | £839est. ¥ 120,000-150,000 |
| Violin Bow | Abeille stick, minus hair, thin lapping Lot 593 | Vichy | September 2018 | £321est. € 150 |
| Cello Bow | Exotic wood stick Lot 695 | Vichy | June 2018 | £1,787est. € 800 |
| Violin Bow | Violin Bow Lot 834 | Vichy | June 2018 | £841est. € 750 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, ironwood stick Lot 984 | Vichy | June 2018 | £263est. € 300 |
| Viola Bow | Nickel mounted, amourette stick Lot 300 | Vichy | March 2018 | £481est. € 500 |
| Viola Bow | Exotic wood stick Lot 748 | Vichy | November 2017 | £781est. € 750 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, exotic wood stick Lot 800 | Vichy | November 2017 | £781est. € 800 |
| Violin Bow | Exotic wood stick Lot 846 | Vichy | November 2017 | £502est. € 500 |
| Violin Bow | Bernard Millant collection, illustrated in L'Archet, tome II, and in Les Archetiers Français, Tome 1 Lot 7 | Vichy | November 2017 | £5,808est. € 5.000-6.000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, round ironwood stick unstamped Lot 67 | Tarisio | October 2017 | £1,888est. £ 1,000-1,500 |
| Violin Bow | Abeille stick Lot 296 | Vichy | September 2017 | £74est. € 100 |
| Violin Bow | Exotic wood stick Lot 2033 | Vichy | June 2017 | £157est. € 200 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, signed, minus hair Lot 94 | Vichy | June 2017 | £2,506est. € 1.200-1.500 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, round stick unstamped Lot 59 | Tarisio | June 2017 | £1,003est. £ 800-1,200 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, round stick in beeswood unstamped Lot 67 | Tarisio | June 2017 | £2,280est. £ 1,000-1,500 |
| Violin Bow | Exotic wood stick Lot 124 | Vichy | March 2017 | £52est. € 50 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, exotic wood stick Lot 360 | Vichy | March 2017 | £114est. € 150 |
| Viola Bow | Nickel mounted, amourette stick Lot 141 | Vichy | December 2016 | £1,828est. € 1.000-1.200 |
| Cello Bow | Nickel mounted, amourette stick, thin lapping Lot 392 | Vichy | December 2016 | £1,320est. € 1.500-1.800 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, abeille stick, minus hair Lot 2267 | Vichy | November 2016 | £205est. € 150 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, ironwood stick Lot 801 | Vichy | November 2016 | £921est. € 600 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, abeille stick, minus hair, thin lapping Lot 2085 | Vichy | June 2016 | £283est. € 300 |
| Viola Bow | Ironwood stick Lot 2107 | Vichy | June 2016 | £236est. € 300 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, amourette stick Lot 31 | Vichy | June 2016 | £754est. € 1.000-1.200 |
| Violin Bow | Exotic wood stick Lot 32 | Vichy | March 2016 | £70est. € 100 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, round Brazilwood stick unstamped Lot 55 | Tarisio | February 2016 | £1,017est. $ 2,000-3,000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted Lot 557 | Vichy | December 2015 | £296est. € 300 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, abeille stick Lot 277 | Vichy | March 2015 | £221est. € 100 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, abeille stick Lot 278 | Vichy | March 2015 | £309est. € 100 |
| Violin Bow | Made in collaboration with his son Charles Nicolas, nickel mounted Lot 334 | Vichy | June 2014 | £871est. € 1.000-1.200 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, round stick unstamped Lot 112 | Tarisio | May 2014 | £1,531est. $ 2,000-3,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick unstamped Lot 28 | Brompton’s | March 2014 | £1,320est. £ 500-800 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted Lot 393 | Vichy | December 2013 | £896est. € 3.000-4.000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, round stick unstamped Lot 132 | Tarisio | October 2013 | £1,110est. $ 2,000-3,000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, abeille stick Lot 2277 | Vichy | June 2013 | £102est. € 100 |
| Viola Bow | Ironwood stick, silk lapping Lot 791 | Vichy | June 2013 | £615est. € 500 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, abeille stick Lot 2085 | Vichy | December 2012 | £117 |
| Viola Bow | Viola Bow Lot 879 | Vichy | December 2012 | £312est. € 400 |
| Viola Bow | Nickel mounted, abeille stick Lot 959 | Vichy | December 2012 | £292est. € 150 |
| Viola Bow | Viola Bow Lot 967 | Vichy | December 2012 | £146est. € 300 |
| Violin Bow | Exotic wood stick Lot 801 | Vichy | June 2012 | £97est. € 200 |
| Violin Bow | Round stick unstamped, ebony frog, ivory button, without lapping Lot 328 | Gardiner Houlgate | June 2012 | £180est. £ 150-200 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 51 g. Brazilwood, without hair or winding | — | January 2011 | £234 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 51 g. Brazilwood without hair or winding | — | January 2011 | £96 |
| Violin Bow | Ivory 61.5 g. Bone button | — | January 2011 | £3,007 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 56 g. France, 1850 c. Possibly by | — | January 2011 | £1,000 |
| Violin Bow | --/-- 55 g. Exotic wood, without hair or winding | — | January 2010 | £414 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 54 g. Brazilwood, without hair or winding | — | January 2010 | £311 |
| Violin Bow | Ebony 60.5 g. Open trench, Ironwood stick, Bone button | — | January 2009 | £2,392 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 54.5 g. without hair | — | January 2009 | £1,088 |
| Viola Bow | N/E 63 g. without hair or winding | — | January 2009 | £544 |
| Viola Bow | 60 g. Ironwood, without hair or winding | — | January 2009 | £830 |
| Viola Bow | 65 g. Ironwood, without hair or winding | — | January 2009 | £519 |
| Violin Bow | N/I 60 g. 1850 c. | — | January 2008 | £1,948 |
| Viola Bow | N/E 64 g. Amourette wood, without hair or lapping | — | January 2008 | £2,971 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 51 g. without hair or lapping | — | January 2008 | £1,207 |
| Viola Bow | 59 g. Iron wood, without hair or lapping | — | January 2008 | £418 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 52.5 g. Brazil wood, without hair or winding (button not original) | — | January 2007 | £144 |
| Viola Bow | N/E Amourette wood | — | January 2005 | £1,525 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 54 g. without wrapping, Brazilwood (no button) | — | January 2005 | £120 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 62.5 g. without hair or wrapping | — | January 2004 | £1,628 |
| Viola Bow | N/E 72.0 g. Ironwood stick. | — | January 2004 | £2,413 |
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Biographies
The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:
John Dilworth+
BAZIN, François Xavier Born 1824, died 1865 Mirecourt France. Bow maker. Said to have been apprenticed to D. Peccatte in Paris, but so far unproven. Established independently in Mirecourt from c.1845. The Bazin model, with markedly narrow heads, is one of the classical variations of the French bow. Joined by his son Charles Nicolas, above, from c.1860, whose hand is seen in Voirin patterned bows made during these latter years. Branded ‘F. BAZIN’ or ‘BAZIN’. [Millant/Raffin]
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