Francois Lotte

Highest auction price achieved
£ 3120.00

By John Dilworth

LOTTE, François Born 1889, died 1970 Mirecourt France. Bow maker. Son of Georges Lotte, below. Worked for, and probably trained by, Bazin up to 1921. Subsequently employed by Cuniot-Hury and in 1925 formed a brief and unsuccessful partnership with V. Brouillier. Worked independently from 1926, initially at 63 rue Vuillaume, later at no. 8, and finally at 14 Quai du Breuil. Employed R. Bernard, M. Lapierre, M. Mangenot, and his son Roger François. Retired c.1960, but maintained a workspace in his son’s shop. Bows branded: FRANCOIS LOTTE, Fcois LOTTE, FRANÇOIS LOTTE

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Price History

Type Title Sold Price
Violin Bow S/E 60.5 g. Thu 1st December 11 £ 1374.00
Violin Bow S/E 53.5 g. without hair or winding Thu 1st December 11 £ 1797.00
Violin Bow S/E 57 g. without hair or winding Thu 1st December 11 £ 1057.00
Violin Bow N/E 55.5 g. no hair, branded "C. Bazin" [Workshop of] Thu 1st December 11 £ 404.00
Violin Bow N/E 57 g. without hair, with silk winding, branded "Gustave Villaume" Thu 1st December 11 £ 744.00
Violin Bow N/E 59 g. branded "Lavest" Thu 1st December 11 £ 638.00
Violin Bow S/E 59.5 g. branded "Collin Mezin" Thu 1st December 11 £ 1328.00
Violin Bow N/E 55.6 g. with imitation whalebone Thu 1st December 11 £ 531.00
Violin Bow N/E 57 g. with fine winding Thu 1st December 11 £ 531.00
Cello Bow S/E 76.5 g. Tue 1st November 11 £ 2255.00
Violin Bow S/E 59 g. (frog & adjuster possibly later) [Possibly by] Tue 1st November 11 £ 1256.00
Violin Bow S/E 60.2 g. Sat 1st October 11 £ 1360.00
Violin Bow S/E 60.5 g. Sat 1st October 11 £ 1584.00
Violin Bow S/E stamped "J.V. Charotte" Sat 1st October 11 £ 2059.00
Cello Bow S/E 82 g. Sat 1st October 11 £ 2059.00
Violin Bow N/E 55.5 g. [Workshop of] Fri 1st July 11 £ 349.00
Violin Bow N/E 61.0 g. Fri 1st July 11 £ 1102.00
Viola Bow S/E 68.0 g. Wed 1st June 11 £ 1440.00
Violin Bow N/E 59 g. Wed 1st June 11 £ 840.00
Cello Bow N/E 79.0 g. Wed 1st June 11 £ 1560.00
Violin Bow S/E 59.3 g. stamped "Lupot" Wed 1st June 11 £ 960.00
Violin Bow N/E 59.5 g. no winding, branded "Coné & fils à Lyon" Wed 1st June 11 £ 661.00
Violin Bow S/E 60 g. Wed 1st June 11 £ 1102.00
Violin Bow N/E 61.5 g. Wed 1st June 11 £ 772.00
Violin Bow S/E 51 g. without hair, with silk winding, branded "Georges Apparut" Wed 1st June 11 £ 1102.00
Violin Bow N/E 52.5 g. without hair, with silk winding Wed 1st June 11 £ 772.00
Violin Bow S/E 51.5 g. no hair / winding, brand "Gustave Villaume" Wed 1st June 11 £ 661.00
Violin Bow S/E 54 g. no hair, silk winding, brand "Gustave Villaume" Wed 1st June 11 £ 1102.00
Violin Bow N/E 54 g. with silk winding, branded "N. Lemaire" Wed 1st June 11 £ 996.00
Violin Bow N/E 51 g. without hair or winding Wed 1st June 11 £ 553.00
Violin Bow S/E 55.5 g. with thread winding, branded "P. Hel à Lille" Wed 1st June 11 £ 1660.00
Violin Bow N/E 48 g. without hair, with silk winding Wed 1st June 11 £ 443.00
Violin Bow N/E 56 g. without hair, stamped "P Bisch Paris" Sun 1st May 11 £ 568.00
Viola Bow N/E 61 g. without hair, stamped "Paul Bisch" Sun 1st May 11 £ 782.00
Violin Bow N/E 54 g. without hair Sun 1st May 11 £ 710.00
Violin Bow N/E 57 g. without hair, stamped "P Bisch Paris" Sun 1st May 11 £ 852.00
Violin Bow N/E 56 g. without hair, stamped "P Bisch a Paris" Sun 1st May 11 £ 604.00
Violin Bow N/E 53 g. without hair Sun 1st May 11 £ 355.00
Violin Bow N/E 57.0 g. Tue 1st March 11 £ 2040.00
Cello Bow S/E 80 g. Wed 1st December 10 £ 1020.00
Cello Bow S/E 68.5 g. without hair, light winding Wed 1st December 10 £ 932.00
Violin Bow N/E 52 g. without hair, with silk winding Wed 1st December 10 £ 362.00
Violin Bow N/E 49 g. without hair or winding Wed 1st December 10 £ 518.00
Violin Bow N/E 51 g. without hair or winding (frog cracks) Wed 1st December 10 £ 621.00
Violin Bow N/E 50.5 g. no hair, branded "Coné & fils à Lyon" Wed 1st December 10 £ 362.00
Violin Bow N/E 55.5 g. without hair Wed 1st December 10 £ 570.00
Violin Bow S/E 53 g. without hair Wed 1st December 10 £ 466.00
Violin Bow S/E 48.5 g. without hair, with silk winding Wed 1st December 10 £ 1243.00
Violin Bow N/E 56 g. Wed 1st December 10 £ 673.00
Violin Bow N/E 47.5 g. without hair or winding [Workshop of] Mon 1st November 10 £ 31.00
Violin Bow S/E 60.0 g. stamped "Marissal á Lille" Fri 1st October 10 £ 1577.00
Violin Bow N/E 57.5 g. Thu 1st July 10 £ 1154.00
Violin Bow S/E 59.5 g. Tue 1st June 10 £ 2610.00
Violin Bow S/E 58.0 g. Tue 1st June 10 £ 2610.00
Viola Bow S/E 58.5 g. no hair, silk winding, branded "Ph. Decomble" Tue 1st June 10 £ 1450.00
Cello Bow S/E 78 g. with silk winding, branded "Granier" Tue 1st June 10 £ 2382.00
Violin Bow S/E 59 g. branded "Charles Bailly" Tue 1st June 10 £ 828.00
Cello Bow S/I 82 g. Tue 1st June 10 £ 1553.00
Violin Bow S/E 50 g. without hair or winding, branded "Paul Kaul" Tue 1st June 10 £ 932.00
Viola Bow N/E 60.5 g. with hair and fine winding Tue 1st June 10 £ 1036.00
Violin Bow N/E 51 g. with hair and fine winding, branded "Gustave Villaume" [Workshop of] Tue 1st June 10 £ 362.00
Violin Bow N/E 53.5 g. no hair or winding, branded "R. Cune" [Workshop of] Tue 1st June 10 £ 207.00
Violin Bow N/E 50 g. without hair, with silk winding [Workshop of] Tue 1st June 10 £ 104.00
Violin Bow S/E 55 g. with hair and fine winding Tue 1st June 10 £ 1139.00
Cello Bow N/E 74 g. leather winding, branded "Charles Bailly" [Workshop of] Tue 1st June 10 £ 518.00
Violin Bow S/E 57 g. with silk winding, branded "A. Voirin fils" Tue 1st June 10 £ 1346.00
Violin Bow N/E 59 g. Tue 1st June 10 £ 621.00
Violin Bow N/E 49 g. without hair Tue 1st June 10 £ 362.00
Viola Bow S/E 71 g. Mirecourt, Mid-20th C. Mon 1st March 10 £ 3000.00
Cello Bow N/E 68.5 g. Tue 1st December 09 £ 809.00
Violin Bow S/E 58 g. branded "Chanot et Chardon" Tue 1st December 09 £ 1197.00
Violin Bow S/E 57 g. without hair Tue 1st December 09 £ 1741.00
Violin Bow S/E 65.5 g. branded "Lucien Schmitt" Tue 1st December 09 £ 1088.00
Viola Bow N/E 63 g. with silk winding, branded "Charles Bailly" Tue 1st December 09 £ 653.00
Violin Bow N/E 40 g. 3/4 size, no hair or winding, branded "A. Deblaye" [Workshop of] Tue 1st December 09 £ 87.00
Violin Bow S/E 65.5 g. Thu 1st October 09 £ 1038.00
Violin Bow S/E 60 g. stamped "Charotte-Millot" [Workshop of] Thu 1st October 09 £ 974.00
Violin Bow N/E 59.2 g. Child's size Thu 1st October 09 £ 113.00
Violin Bow S/E 56 g. no hair, silk winding, brand "Georges Apparut" Mon 1st June 09 £ 1245.00
Violin Bow N/E 56.5 g. with silk winding Mon 1st June 09 £ 622.00
Violin Bow S/E 60 g. branded "Tourte" Mon 1st June 09 £ 933.00
Viola Bow N/E 58 g. without hair Mon 1st June 09 £ 933.00
Violin Bow N/E 51 g. without hair or winding [Workshop of] Mon 1st June 09 £ 156.00
Violin Bow N/E 54 g. without hair Mon 1st June 09 £ 674.00
Violin Bow N/E 56 g. without hair Mon 1st June 09 £ 622.00
Violin Bow S/E 58 g. with fine winding, branded "LUPOT" Mon 1st June 09 £ 726.00
Violin Bow S/E 65.5 g. with heavy silver lapping Fri 1st May 09 £ 1398.00
Cello Bow N/E 65 g. without winding Mon 1st December 08 £ 921.00
Viola Bow S/E 65 g. branded "Ch. Enel" Mon 1st December 08 £ 819.00
Viola Bow S/E 71 g. Mon 1st December 08 £ 1331.00
Violin Bow S/E 52 g. without winding Mon 1st December 08 £ 819.00
Cello Bow N/E 61.5 g. [Workshop of] Mon 1st December 08 £ 253.00
Violin Bow N/E 54 g. Mon 1st December 08 £ 526.00
Violin Bow N/E 56.5 g. Mon 1st December 08 £ 505.00
Violin Bow N/E 53 g. without hair nor winding (stick crack) Mon 1st December 08 £ 505.00
Violin Bow N/E 50 g. without hair Mon 1st December 08 £ 556.00
Violin Bow S/E Sat 1st November 08 £ 1165.00
Violin Bow S/E Sat 1st November 08 £ 1068.00
Cello Bow S/E 80 g. Paris, 1930 c. Sat 1st November 08 £ 1363.00
Violin Bow S/E 57 g. branded "Paul Jombar a Paris" Sat 1st November 08 £ 1186.00
Violin Bow S/E 52.0 g. without hair Wed 1st October 08 £ 761.00
Violin Bow S/E 50.5 g. without hair Wed 1st October 08 £ 761.00
Violin Bow S/E 58.5 g. Wed 1st October 08 £ 1287.00
Violin Bow N/E 52 g. Child's size [Workshop] Wed 1st October 08 £ 348.00
Cello Bow S/E 64 g. branded "Albert Paris", without hair and silk lapping Sun 1st June 08 £ 1393.00
Violin Bow N/E 52 g. without hair Sun 1st June 08 £ 1393.00
Violin Bow S/E 54 g. without hair and silk lapping Sun 1st June 08 £ 557.00
Cello Bow N/E 67 g. branded "Lavest", without hair and silk lapping Sun 1st June 08 £ 464.00
Violin Bow N/E 58 g. [Workshop] Sun 1st June 08 £ 186.00
Violin Bow N/E 53 g. branded "Lupot", without hair nor silk lapping [Workshop] Sun 1st June 08 £ 167.00
Violin Bow N/E 46 g. without hair nor lapping [Workshop] Sun 1st June 08 £ 186.00
Violin Bow N/E 50 g. without hair and light lapping Sun 1st June 08 £ 279.00
Violin Bow N/E 53 g. without hair and whale lapping Sun 1st June 08 £ 371.00
Violin Bow N/E 52 g. branded "Charles Bailly" Sun 1st June 08 £ 297.00
Violin Bow N/E 49 g. without hair nor lapping Sun 1st June 08 £ 260.00
Violin Bow N/E 58 g. Sun 1st June 08 £ 696.00
Violin Bow S/E 62.0 g. Thu 1st May 08 £ 2247.00
Viola Bow S/E 69 g. Thu 1st May 08 £ 1747.00
Cello Bow N/E 74 g. Sat 1st December 07 £ 681.00
Cello Bow N/E 66 g. Sat 1st December 07 £ 851.00
Violin Bow N/E 63 cm branded "Charles Bailly" Sat 1st December 07 £ 1021.00
Violin Bow N/E 50 g. without hair or winding, branded "Augu et Cie" Sat 1st December 07 £ 341.00
Violin Bow S/E 58 g. Fri 1st June 07 £ 1122.00
Violin Bow S/E 62 g. Fri 1st June 07 £ 1283.00
Violin Bow N/E 62 g. branded "L. Morizot" Fri 1st June 07 £ 882.00
Violin Bow N/E 53 g. Fri 1st June 07 £ 321.00
Violin Bow N/E 51 g. without hair and , branded "Charles Bailly" Fri 1st June 07 £ 321.00
Violin Bow S/I 65 g. Tue 1st May 07 £ 1237.00
Cello Bow S/E 74 g. Fri 1st December 06 £ 1758.00
Viola Bow S/E 70 g. Fri 1st December 06 £ 1039.00
Violin Bow N/E 55 g. without hair Fri 1st December 06 £ 1039.00
Violin Bow N/E 48 g. without hair or winding Fri 1st December 06 £ 719.00
Violin Bow N/E 62 g. Fri 1st December 06 £ 799.00
Cello Bow S/E 79.5 g. Mirecourt, mid-20th C. Wed 1st November 06 £ 1440.00
Violin Bow S/E 61 g. Wed 1st November 06 £ 1294.00
Violin Bow N/E 57.5 g. Sun 1st October 06 £ 616.00
Violin Bow N/E 60.0 g. Sun 1st October 06 £ 1293.00
Violin Bow S/E 61.5 g. Mirecourt, mid-20th C. Sat 1st July 06 £ 1320.00
Viola Bow N/E 59 g. without hair Thu 1st June 06 £ 1052.00
Violin Bow N/E 56 g. branded "J. Lavest" Thu 1st June 06 £ 648.00
Violin Bow S/E 60 g. Thu 1st June 06 £ 1295.00
Violin Bow S/E 60.3 g. Thu 1st June 06 £ 567.00
Violin Bow S/E 59 g. Mirecourt, mid-20th C. Wed 1st February 06 £ 1020.00
Viola Bow S/E 59 g. without hair, light wrapping Thu 1st December 05 £ 958.00
Violin Bow N/E 58 g. without hair Thu 1st December 05 £ 718.00
Violin Bow N/E 59 g. branded "Diens" Thu 1st December 05 £ 623.00
Violin Bow N/E 55.5 g. various brands Thu 1st December 05 £ 399.00
Violin Bow S/E 59.5 g. Thu 1st December 05 £ 798.00
Violin Bow S/E 57.5 g. Thu 1st December 05 £ 559.00
Viola Bow S/E 69.5 g. Tue 1st November 05 £ 1200.00
Violin Bow N/E 57.5 g. Tue 1st November 05 £ 682.00
Violin Bow N/E 50.5 g. without hair or wrapping Tue 1st November 05 £ 442.00
Violin Bow N/E 53.3 g. without hair Tue 1st November 05 £ 482.00
Violin Bow N/E 55 g. Tue 1st November 05 £ 241.00
Violin Bow N/E 58 g. Tue 1st November 05 £ 361.00
Violin Bow N/E 61 g. without wrapping Tue 1st November 05 £ 442.00
Violin Bow N/E [Workshop] Tue 1st November 05 £ 225.00
Cello Bow N/E 78 g. Wed 1st June 05 £ 949.00
Violin Bow N/E stamped "Charles Baily" Wed 1st June 05 £ 949.00
Violin Bow N/E 59.5 g. Wed 1st June 05 £ 633.00
Violin Bow N/E 51 g. no winding, stamped "René Bailly" Wed 1st June 05 £ 514.00
Violin Bow N/E 57 g. stamped "Perelli" Wed 1st June 05 £ 396.00
Violin Bow N/E 54 g. Wed 1st June 05 £ 316.00
Violin Bow N/E stamped "Charles Baily" Wed 1st June 05 £ 237.00
Violin Bow N/E 3/4 Size, stamped "Ferelli" Wed 1st June 05 £ 158.00
Violin Bow N/E 53 g. without hair Wed 1st June 05 £ 127.00
Violin Bow N/E 61.5 g. Amourette wood Wed 1st June 05 £ 103.00
Violin Bow N/E Original lapping. Wed 1st June 05 £ 966.00
Violin Bow Sun 1st May 05 £ 660.00
Cello Bow S/E 64 g. without hair Sun 1st May 05 £ 1310.00
Cello Bow N/E 74 g. Sun 1st May 05 £ 840.00
Cello Bow N/E 68.5 g. Sun 1st May 05 £ 600.00
Violin Bow S/E 63 g. Sun 1st May 05 £ 565.00
Violin Bow S/E 61 g. Sun 1st May 05 £ 484.00
Violin Bow S/E 56.5 g. with tinsel lapping Sun 1st May 05 £ 855.00
Violin Bow N/E 59.5 g. Sun 1st May 05 £ 580.00
Cello Bow S/E 73.5 g. Wed 1st December 04 £ 1547.00
Viola Bow S/E 66.5 g. Wed 1st December 04 £ 1058.00
Cello Bow S/E Mon 1st November 04 £ 3120.00
Violin Bow N/E 58 g. stamped "Gustave Villaume" Mon 1st November 04 £ 1800.00
Cello Bow N/E 81.0 g. Fri 1st October 04 £ 1463.00
Violin Bow N/E 61.0 g. Fri 1st October 04 £ 763.00
Viola Bow N/E 60 g. no wrapping, Brazilwood [Workshop] Tue 1st June 04 £ 314.00
Violin Bow N/E 53.5 g. [Workshop] Tue 1st June 04 £ 197.00
Violin Bow N/E 57.0 g. Sat 1st May 04 £ 965.00
Violin Bow S/E 60.0 g. Sat 1st May 04 £ 1158.00
Violin Bow S/E 63.5 g. Mon 1st March 04 £ 840.00
Violin Bow S/E 62 g. Mon 1st March 04 £ 826.00
Violin Bow S/E 62 g. Mon 1st March 04 £ 757.00
Violin Bow S/E 62 g. Mon 1st March 04 £ 757.00
Cello Bow S/E 78 g. Mon 1st December 03 £ 1814.00
Violin Bow S/E 56 g. Mon 1st December 03 £ 1154.00
Violin Bow S/E 61 g. Mon 1st December 03 £ 743.00
Viola Bow S/E 75 g. Sat 1st November 03 £ 2160.00
Violin Bow N/E 54 g. Sat 1st November 03 £ 600.00
Violin Bow S/E 61 g. Sat 1st November 03 £ 1410.00
Violin Bow S/E 60 g. Sat 1st November 03 £ 823.00
Violin Bow N/E 62 g. Tue 1st July 03 £ 780.00
Violin Bow S/E 62 g. Sun 1st June 03 £ 583.00
Violin Bow N/E 50 g. Sun 1st June 03 £ 344.00
Cello Bow S/E 79 g. Thu 1st May 03 £ 2944.00
Violin Bow S/E 58 g. Thu 1st May 03 £ 734.00
Violin Bow N/E 55 g. Sun 1st December 02 £ 832.00
Violin Bow S/E 59 g. Sun 1st December 02 £ 757.00
Violin Bow S/E 56 g. branded " Ridelto" Sun 1st December 02 £ 605.00
Violin Bow N/E 51 g. Sun 1st December 02 £ 378.00
Viola Bow S/E 73 g. Fri 1st November 02 £ 1434.00
Violin Bow N/E 60 g. Tue 1st October 02 £ 581.00
Violin Bow S/E 59 g. Sat 1st June 02 £ 690.00
Viola Bow N/E 70 g. Sat 1st June 02 £ 1335.00
Viola Bow S/E 73 g. Sat 1st June 02 £ 1104.00
Violin Bow N/E 53 g. Sat 1st June 02 £ 1178.00
Violin Bow S/E 55 g. Sat 1st June 02 £ 1099.00
Violin Bow N/E 50 g. branded "Bailly" Sat 1st June 02 £ 942.00
Violin Bow G/E 64 g. Thu 1st November 01 £ 1600.00
Cello Bow N/E 72 g. Thu 1st November 01 £ 690.00
Violin Bow S/E 60 g. Thu 1st November 01 £ 1142.00
Cello Bow S/E 76 g. Thu 1st November 01 £ 1196.00
Violin Bow S/E 58 g. branded "Bailly" Fri 1st June 01 £ 564.00
Violin Bow N/E 60 g. Fri 1st June 01 £ 330.00
Cello Bow S/E 74 g. Fri 1st December 00 £ 1020.00
Viola Bow S/E 67 g. Wed 1st November 00 £ 1181.00
Viola Bow S/E 66 g. Sat 1st July 00 £ 880.00
Bass Bow N/E 108 g. Thu 1st June 00 £ 238.00
Cello Bow S/? 77 g. Thu 1st June 00 £ 816.00
Violin Bow S/E 57 g. Thu 1st June 00 £ 870.00
Violin Bow S/E 52 g. stamped "Colin-Mezin" Thu 1st June 00 £ 478.00
Violin Bow S/E 59 g. Thu 1st June 00 £ 260.00
Violin Bow N/E 61 g. Mon 1st May 00 £ 1100.00
Violin Bow S/E 63 g. Mon 1st May 00 £ 725.00
Viola Bow N/E 59 g. Wed 1st December 99 £ 391.00
Viola Bow S/E 67 g. Mon 1st November 99 £ 517.00
Cello Bow S/E 75 g. Mon 1st November 99 £ 738.00
Cello Bow S/E 74 g. Tue 1st June 99 £ 575.00
Violin Bow S/E 60 g. Tue 1st June 99 £ 402.00
Violin Bow N/E 59 g. Tue 1st June 99 £ 287.00
Violin Bow S/E 60 g. Tue 1st June 99 £ 953.00
Violin Bow S/E 60 g. Tue 1st June 99 £ 894.00
Violin Bow S/E 56 g. Thu 1st April 99 £ 679.00
Violin Bow S/E 60 g. Sun 1st November 98 £ 920.00
Violin Bow S/E 63 g. Sun 1st November 98 £ 805.00
Violin Bow S/E 62 g. Sun 1st November 98 £ 920.00
Violin Bow S/E 60 g. Mon 1st June 98 £ 562.00
Violin Bow N/E 48 g. Mon 1st June 98 £ 128.00
Violin Bow N/E 63 g. Fri 1st May 98 £ 1270.00
Violin Bow N/E 59 g. Wed 1st April 98 £ 805.00
Cello Bow S/E 84 g. Sun 1st March 98 £ 483.00
Violin Bow S/E 59 g. Sun 1st March 98 £ 690.00
Violin Bow S/E 61 g. Tue 1st July 97 £ 747.00
Cello Bow S/E 75 g. Sun 1st June 97 £ 322.00
Violin Bow S/E 61 g. Fri 1st December 95 £ 796.00
Violin Bow S/E 60 g. Wed 1st November 95 £ 1035.00
Violin Bow S/E 55 g. Sun 1st October 95 £ 690.00
Violin Bow S/E 63 g. Mon 1st June 92 £ 462.00
Violin Bow S/E 57 g. Sun 1st March 92 £ 880.00
Violin Bow Mon 11th May 15 £ 1.00
Violin Bow Wed 29th October 14 £ 2.00
Violin Bow Wed 31st October 12 £ 1375.00

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