Francois Lotte

Highest auction price

£3,120

Auction price history

Type	Details	Sold	Price
Viola Bow	Nickel mounted, signed François Lotte, good condition	Sat 1st June 2024	£1,065
Cello Bow	Nickel mounted, signed François Lotte, good condition	Sat 1st June 2024	£799
Violin Bow	Silver mounted, signed, unhaired, frog blemishes, heel missing, handle wear, frog cracks, good condition	Sat 1st June 2024	£1,749
Violin Bow	Silver mounted, later button, unhaired, handle and frog blemishes, handle wear, good condition	Sat 1st June 2024	£2,767
Violin Bow	Nickel mounted, signed Lupot, ferrule missing, frog and mortice blemishes, otherwise good condition	Sat 1st June 2024	£1,171
Violin Bow	Nickel mounted, signed Charles Bailly, not original frog and button, frog and button blemishes	Sat 1st June 2024	£876
Violin Bow	Nickel mounted, signed François Lotte, unhaired, handle and frog blemishes, otherwise good condition	Sat 1st June 2024	£766
Violin Bow	Nickel mounted, signed Lotte, minor handle blemishes	Sat 1st June 2024	£1,916
Violin Bow	Nickel mounted, frog blemishes, handle wear, frog crack, otherwise good condition	Sat 1st June 2024	£766
Violin Bow	Nickel mounted, unhaired, thin lapping, minor head and frog blemishes, otherwise good condition	Sat 1st June 2024	£876
Viola Bow	Silver mounted, signed François Lotte, head and frog blemishes, otherwise good condition	Sat 1st June 2024	£2,407
Violin Bow	Nickel mounted, round stick stamped Gustave Villaume	Wed 1st May 2024	£2,064
Violin Bow	Silver mounted, round stick stamped François Lotte, ebony frog with Paris eye, silver button	Fri 1st March 2024	£3,120
Violin Bow	With the collaboration of his son Roger, silver mounted, octagonal stick stamped François Lotte	Fri 1st March 2024	£1,680
Violin Bow		Mon 11th May 2015	£1
Violin Bow		Wed 29th October 2014	£2
Violin Bow		Wed 31st October 2012	£1,375
Violin Bow	S/E 60.5 g.	Thu 1st December 2011	£1,374
Violin Bow	S/E 53.5 g. without hair or winding	Thu 1st December 2011	£1,797
Violin Bow	S/E 57 g. without hair or winding	Thu 1st December 2011	£1,057
Violin Bow	N/E 55.5 g. no hair, branded "C. Bazin" [Workshop of]	Thu 1st December 2011	£404
Violin Bow	N/E 57 g. without hair, with silk winding, branded "Gustave Villaume"	Thu 1st December 2011	£744
Violin Bow	N/E 59 g. branded "Lavest"	Thu 1st December 2011	£638
Violin Bow	S/E 59.5 g. branded "Collin Mezin"	Thu 1st December 2011	£1,328
Violin Bow	N/E 55.6 g. with imitation whalebone	Thu 1st December 2011	£531
Violin Bow	N/E 57 g. with fine winding	Thu 1st December 2011	£531
Cello Bow	S/E 76.5 g.	Tue 1st November 2011	£2,255
Violin Bow	S/E 59 g. (frog & adjuster possibly later) [Possibly by]	Tue 1st November 2011	£1,256
Violin Bow	S/E 60.2 g.	Sat 1st October 2011	£1,360
Violin Bow	S/E 60.5 g.	Sat 1st October 2011	£1,584
Violin Bow	S/E stamped "J.V. Charotte"	Sat 1st October 2011	£2,059
Cello Bow	S/E 82 g.	Sat 1st October 2011	£2,059
Violin Bow	N/E 55.5 g. [Workshop of]	Fri 1st July 2011	£349
Violin Bow	N/E 61.0 g.	Fri 1st July 2011	£1,102
Viola Bow	S/E 68.0 g.	Wed 1st June 2011	£1,440
Violin Bow	N/E 59 g.	Wed 1st June 2011	£840
Cello Bow	N/E 79.0 g.	Wed 1st June 2011	£1,560
Violin Bow	S/E 59.3 g. stamped "Lupot"	Wed 1st June 2011	£960
Violin Bow	N/E 59.5 g. no winding, branded "ConÃ© & fils Ã Lyon"	Wed 1st June 2011	£661
Violin Bow	S/E 60 g.	Wed 1st June 2011	£1,102
Violin Bow	N/E 61.5 g.	Wed 1st June 2011	£772
Violin Bow	S/E 51 g. without hair, with silk winding, branded "Georges Apparut"	Wed 1st June 2011	£1,102
Violin Bow	N/E 52.5 g. without hair, with silk winding	Wed 1st June 2011	£772
Violin Bow	S/E 51.5 g. no hair / winding, brand "Gustave Villaume"	Wed 1st June 2011	£661
Violin Bow	S/E 54 g. no hair, silk winding, brand "Gustave Villaume"	Wed 1st June 2011	£1,102
Violin Bow	N/E 54 g. with silk winding, branded "N. Lemaire"	Wed 1st June 2011	£996
Violin Bow	N/E 51 g. without hair or winding	Wed 1st June 2011	£553
Violin Bow	S/E 55.5 g. with thread winding, branded "P. Hel Ã Lille"	Wed 1st June 2011	£1,660
Violin Bow	N/E 48 g. without hair, with silk winding	Wed 1st June 2011	£443
Violin Bow	N/E 56 g. without hair, stamped "P Bisch Paris"	Sun 1st May 2011	£568
Viola Bow	N/E 61 g. without hair, stamped "Paul Bisch"	Sun 1st May 2011	£782
Violin Bow	N/E 54 g. without hair	Sun 1st May 2011	£710
Violin Bow	N/E 57 g. without hair, stamped "P Bisch Paris"	Sun 1st May 2011	£852
Violin Bow	N/E 56 g. without hair, stamped "P Bisch a Paris"	Sun 1st May 2011	£604
Violin Bow	N/E 53 g. without hair	Sun 1st May 2011	£355
Violin Bow	N/E 57.0 g.	Tue 1st March 2011	£2,040
Cello Bow	S/E 80 g.	Wed 1st December 2010	£1,020
Cello Bow	S/E 68.5 g. without hair, light winding	Wed 1st December 2010	£932
Violin Bow	N/E 52 g. without hair, with silk winding	Wed 1st December 2010	£362
Violin Bow	N/E 49 g. without hair or winding	Wed 1st December 2010	£518
Violin Bow	N/E 51 g. without hair or winding (frog cracks)	Wed 1st December 2010	£621
Violin Bow	N/E 50.5 g. no hair, branded "ConÃ© & fils Ã Lyon"	Wed 1st December 2010	£362
Violin Bow	N/E 55.5 g. without hair	Wed 1st December 2010	£570
Violin Bow	S/E 53 g. without hair	Wed 1st December 2010	£466
Violin Bow	S/E 48.5 g. without hair, with silk winding	Wed 1st December 2010	£1,243
Violin Bow	N/E 56 g.	Wed 1st December 2010	£673
Violin Bow	N/E 47.5 g. without hair or winding [Workshop of]	Mon 1st November 2010	£31
Violin Bow	S/E 60.0 g. stamped "Marissal Ã¡ Lille"	Fri 1st October 2010	£1,577
Violin Bow	N/E 57.5 g.	Thu 1st July 2010	£1,154
Violin Bow	S/E 59.5 g.	Tue 1st June 2010	£2,610
Violin Bow	S/E 58.0 g.	Tue 1st June 2010	£2,610
Viola Bow	S/E 58.5 g. no hair, silk winding, branded "Ph. Decomble"	Tue 1st June 2010	£1,450
Cello Bow	S/E 78 g. with silk winding, branded "Granier"	Tue 1st June 2010	£2,382
Violin Bow	S/E 59 g. branded "Charles Bailly"	Tue 1st June 2010	£828
Cello Bow	S/I 82 g.	Tue 1st June 2010	£1,553
Violin Bow	S/E 50 g. without hair or winding, branded "Paul Kaul"	Tue 1st June 2010	£932
Viola Bow	N/E 60.5 g. with hair and fine winding	Tue 1st June 2010	£1,036
Violin Bow	N/E 51 g. with hair and fine winding, branded "Gustave Villaume" [Workshop of]	Tue 1st June 2010	£362
Violin Bow	N/E 53.5 g. no hair or winding, branded "R. Cune" [Workshop of]	Tue 1st June 2010	£207
Violin Bow	N/E 50 g. without hair, with silk winding [Workshop of]	Tue 1st June 2010	£104
Violin Bow	S/E 55 g. with hair and fine winding	Tue 1st June 2010	£1,139
Cello Bow	N/E 74 g. leather winding, branded "Charles Bailly" [Workshop of]	Tue 1st June 2010	£518
Violin Bow	S/E 57 g. with silk winding, branded "A. Voirin fils"	Tue 1st June 2010	£1,346
Violin Bow	N/E 59 g.	Tue 1st June 2010	£621
Violin Bow	N/E 49 g. without hair	Tue 1st June 2010	£362
Viola Bow	S/E 71 g. Mirecourt, Mid-20th C.	Mon 1st March 2010	£3,000
Cello Bow	N/E 68.5 g.	Tue 1st December 2009	£809
Violin Bow	S/E 58 g. branded "Chanot et Chardon"	Tue 1st December 2009	£1,197
Violin Bow	S/E 57 g. without hair	Tue 1st December 2009	£1,741
Violin Bow	S/E 65.5 g. branded "Lucien Schmitt"	Tue 1st December 2009	£1,088
Viola Bow	N/E 63 g. with silk winding, branded "Charles Bailly"	Tue 1st December 2009	£653
Violin Bow	N/E 40 g. 3/4 size, no hair or winding, branded "A. Deblaye" [Workshop of]	Tue 1st December 2009	£87
Violin Bow	S/E 65.5 g.	Thu 1st October 2009	£1,038
Violin Bow	S/E 60 g. stamped "Charotte-Millot" [Workshop of]	Thu 1st October 2009	£974
Violin Bow	N/E 59.2 g. Child's size	Thu 1st October 2009	£113
Violin Bow	S/E 56 g. no hair, silk winding, brand "Georges Apparut"	Mon 1st June 2009	£1,245
Violin Bow	N/E 56.5 g. with silk winding	Mon 1st June 2009	£622
Violin Bow	S/E 60 g. branded "Tourte"	Mon 1st June 2009	£933
Viola Bow	N/E 58 g. without hair	Mon 1st June 2009	£933
Violin Bow	N/E 51 g. without hair or winding [Workshop of]	Mon 1st June 2009	£156
Violin Bow	N/E 54 g. without hair	Mon 1st June 2009	£674
Violin Bow	N/E 56 g. without hair	Mon 1st June 2009	£622
Violin Bow	S/E 58 g. with fine winding, branded "LUPOT"	Mon 1st June 2009	£726
Violin Bow	S/E 65.5 g. with heavy silver lapping	Fri 1st May 2009	£1,398
Cello Bow	N/E 65 g. without winding	Mon 1st December 2008	£921
Viola Bow	S/E 65 g. branded "Ch. Enel"	Mon 1st December 2008	£819
Viola Bow	S/E 71 g.	Mon 1st December 2008	£1,331
Violin Bow	S/E 52 g. without winding	Mon 1st December 2008	£819
Cello Bow	N/E 61.5 g. [Workshop of]	Mon 1st December 2008	£253
Violin Bow	N/E 54 g.	Mon 1st December 2008	£526
Violin Bow	N/E 56.5 g.	Mon 1st December 2008	£505
Violin Bow	N/E 53 g. without hair nor winding (stick crack)	Mon 1st December 2008	£505
Violin Bow	N/E 50 g. without hair	Mon 1st December 2008	£556
Violin Bow	S/E	Sat 1st November 2008	£1,165
Violin Bow	S/E	Sat 1st November 2008	£1,068
Cello Bow	S/E 80 g. Paris, 1930 c.	Sat 1st November 2008	£1,363
Violin Bow	S/E 57 g. branded "Paul Jombar a Paris"	Sat 1st November 2008	£1,186
Violin Bow	S/E 52.0 g. without hair	Wed 1st October 2008	£761
Violin Bow	S/E 50.5 g. without hair	Wed 1st October 2008	£761
Violin Bow	S/E 58.5 g.	Wed 1st October 2008	£1,287
Violin Bow	N/E 52 g. Child's size [Workshop]	Wed 1st October 2008	£348
Cello Bow	S/E 64 g. branded "Albert Paris", without hair and silk lapping	Sun 1st June 2008	£1,393
Violin Bow	N/E 52 g. without hair	Sun 1st June 2008	£1,393
Violin Bow	S/E 54 g. without hair and silk lapping	Sun 1st June 2008	£557
Cello Bow	N/E 67 g. branded "Lavest", without hair and silk lapping	Sun 1st June 2008	£464
Violin Bow	N/E 58 g. [Workshop]	Sun 1st June 2008	£186
Violin Bow	N/E 53 g. branded "Lupot", without hair nor silk lapping [Workshop]	Sun 1st June 2008	£167
Violin Bow	N/E 46 g. without hair nor lapping [Workshop]	Sun 1st June 2008	£186
Violin Bow	N/E 50 g. without hair and light lapping	Sun 1st June 2008	£279
Violin Bow	N/E 53 g. without hair and whale lapping	Sun 1st June 2008	£371
Violin Bow	N/E 52 g. branded "Charles Bailly"	Sun 1st June 2008	£297
Violin Bow	N/E 49 g. without hair nor lapping	Sun 1st June 2008	£260
Violin Bow	N/E 58 g.	Sun 1st June 2008	£696
Violin Bow	S/E 62.0 g.	Thu 1st May 2008	£2,247
Viola Bow	S/E 69 g.	Thu 1st May 2008	£1,747
Cello Bow	N/E 74 g.	Sat 1st December 2007	£681
Cello Bow	N/E 66 g.	Sat 1st December 2007	£851
Violin Bow	N/E 63 cm branded "Charles Bailly"	Sat 1st December 2007	£1,021
Violin Bow	N/E 50 g. without hair or winding, branded "Augu et Cie"	Sat 1st December 2007	£341
Violin Bow	S/E 58 g.	Fri 1st June 2007	£1,122
Violin Bow	S/E 62 g.	Fri 1st June 2007	£1,283
Violin Bow	N/E 62 g. branded "L. Morizot"	Fri 1st June 2007	£882
Violin Bow	N/E 53 g.	Fri 1st June 2007	£321
Violin Bow	N/E 51 g. without hair and , branded "Charles Bailly"	Fri 1st June 2007	£321
Violin Bow	S/I 65 g.	Tue 1st May 2007	£1,237
Cello Bow	S/E 74 g.	Fri 1st December 2006	£1,758
Viola Bow	S/E 70 g.	Fri 1st December 2006	£1,039
Violin Bow	N/E 55 g. without hair	Fri 1st December 2006	£1,039
Violin Bow	N/E 48 g. without hair or winding	Fri 1st December 2006	£719
Violin Bow	N/E 62 g.	Fri 1st December 2006	£799
Cello Bow	S/E 79.5 g. Mirecourt, mid-20th C.	Wed 1st November 2006	£1,440
Violin Bow	S/E 61 g.	Wed 1st November 2006	£1,294
Violin Bow	N/E 57.5 g.	Sun 1st October 2006	£616
Violin Bow	N/E 60.0 g.	Sun 1st October 2006	£1,293
Violin Bow	S/E 61.5 g. Mirecourt, mid-20th C.	Sat 1st July 2006	£1,320
Viola Bow	N/E 59 g. without hair	Thu 1st June 2006	£1,052
Violin Bow	N/E 56 g. branded "J. Lavest"	Thu 1st June 2006	£648
Violin Bow	S/E 60 g.	Thu 1st June 2006	£1,295
Violin Bow	S/E 60.3 g.	Thu 1st June 2006	£567
Violin Bow	S/E 59 g. Mirecourt, mid-20th C.	Wed 1st February 2006	£1,020
Viola Bow	S/E 59 g. without hair, light wrapping	Thu 1st December 2005	£958
Violin Bow	N/E 58 g. without hair	Thu 1st December 2005	£718
Violin Bow	N/E 59 g. branded "Diens"	Thu 1st December 2005	£623
Violin Bow	N/E 55.5 g. various brands	Thu 1st December 2005	£399
Violin Bow	S/E 59.5 g.	Thu 1st December 2005	£798
Violin Bow	S/E 57.5 g.	Thu 1st December 2005	£559
Viola Bow	S/E 69.5 g.	Tue 1st November 2005	£1,200
Violin Bow	N/E 57.5 g.	Tue 1st November 2005	£682
Violin Bow	N/E 50.5 g. without hair or wrapping	Tue 1st November 2005	£442
Violin Bow	N/E 53.3 g. without hair	Tue 1st November 2005	£482
Violin Bow	N/E 55 g.	Tue 1st November 2005	£241
Violin Bow	N/E 58 g.	Tue 1st November 2005	£361
Violin Bow	N/E 61 g. without wrapping	Tue 1st November 2005	£442
Violin Bow	N/E [Workshop]	Tue 1st November 2005	£225
Cello Bow	N/E 78 g.	Wed 1st June 2005	£949
Violin Bow	N/E stamped "Charles Baily"	Wed 1st June 2005	£949
Violin Bow	N/E 59.5 g.	Wed 1st June 2005	£633
Violin Bow	N/E 51 g. no winding, stamped "RenÃ© Bailly"	Wed 1st June 2005	£514
Violin Bow	N/E 57 g. stamped "Perelli"	Wed 1st June 2005	£396
Violin Bow	N/E 54 g.	Wed 1st June 2005	£316
Violin Bow	N/E stamped "Charles Baily"	Wed 1st June 2005	£237
Violin Bow	N/E 3/4 Size, stamped "Ferelli"	Wed 1st June 2005	£158
Violin Bow	N/E 53 g. without hair	Wed 1st June 2005	£127
Violin Bow	N/E 61.5 g. Amourette wood	Wed 1st June 2005	£103
Violin Bow	N/E Original lapping.	Wed 1st June 2005	£966
Violin Bow		Sun 1st May 2005	£660
Cello Bow	S/E 64 g. without hair	Sun 1st May 2005	£1,310
Cello Bow	N/E 74 g.	Sun 1st May 2005	£840
Cello Bow	N/E 68.5 g.	Sun 1st May 2005	£600
Violin Bow	S/E 63 g.	Sun 1st May 2005	£565
Violin Bow	S/E 61 g.	Sun 1st May 2005	£484
Violin Bow	S/E 56.5 g. with tinsel lapping	Sun 1st May 2005	£855
Violin Bow	N/E 59.5 g.	Sun 1st May 2005	£580
Cello Bow	S/E 73.5 g.	Wed 1st December 2004	£1,547
Viola Bow	S/E 66.5 g.	Wed 1st December 2004	£1,058
Cello Bow	S/E	Mon 1st November 2004	£3,120
Violin Bow	N/E 58 g. stamped "Gustave Villaume"	Mon 1st November 2004	£1,800
Cello Bow	N/E 81.0 g.	Fri 1st October 2004	£1,463
Violin Bow	N/E 61.0 g.	Fri 1st October 2004	£763
Viola Bow	N/E 60 g. no wrapping, Brazilwood [Workshop]	Tue 1st June 2004	£314
Violin Bow	N/E 53.5 g. [Workshop]	Tue 1st June 2004	£197
Violin Bow	N/E 57.0 g.	Sat 1st May 2004	£965
Violin Bow	S/E 60.0 g.	Sat 1st May 2004	£1,158
Violin Bow	S/E 63.5 g.	Mon 1st March 2004	£840
Violin Bow	S/E 62 g.	Mon 1st March 2004	£826
Violin Bow	S/E 62 g.	Mon 1st March 2004	£757
Violin Bow	S/E 62 g.	Mon 1st March 2004	£757
Cello Bow	S/E 78 g.	Mon 1st December 2003	£1,814
Violin Bow	S/E 56 g.	Mon 1st December 2003	£1,154
Violin Bow	S/E 61 g.	Mon 1st December 2003	£743
Viola Bow	S/E 75 g.	Sat 1st November 2003	£2,160
Violin Bow	N/E 54 g.	Sat 1st November 2003	£600
Violin Bow	S/E 61 g.	Sat 1st November 2003	£1,410
Violin Bow	S/E 60 g.	Sat 1st November 2003	£823
Violin Bow	N/E 62 g.	Tue 1st July 2003	£780
Violin Bow	S/E 62 g.	Sun 1st June 2003	£583
Violin Bow	N/E 50 g.	Sun 1st June 2003	£344
Cello Bow	S/E 79 g.	Thu 1st May 2003	£2,944
Violin Bow	S/E 58 g.	Thu 1st May 2003	£734
Violin Bow	N/E 55 g.	Sun 1st December 2002	£832
Violin Bow	S/E 59 g.	Sun 1st December 2002	£757
Violin Bow	S/E 56 g. branded " Ridelto"	Sun 1st December 2002	£605
Violin Bow	N/E 51 g.	Sun 1st December 2002	£378
Viola Bow	S/E 73 g.	Fri 1st November 2002	£1,434
Violin Bow	N/E 60 g.	Tue 1st October 2002	£581
Violin Bow	S/E 59 g.	Sat 1st June 2002	£690
Viola Bow	N/E 70 g.	Sat 1st June 2002	£1,335
Viola Bow	S/E 73 g.	Sat 1st June 2002	£1,104
Violin Bow	N/E 53 g.	Sat 1st June 2002	£1,178
Violin Bow	S/E 55 g.	Sat 1st June 2002	£1,099
Violin Bow	N/E 50 g. branded "Bailly"	Sat 1st June 2002	£942
Violin Bow	G/E 64 g.	Thu 1st November 2001	£1,600
Cello Bow	N/E 72 g.	Thu 1st November 2001	£690
Violin Bow	S/E 60 g.	Thu 1st November 2001	£1,142
Cello Bow	S/E 76 g.	Thu 1st November 2001	£1,196
Violin Bow	S/E 58 g. branded "Bailly"	Fri 1st June 2001	£564
Violin Bow	N/E 60 g.	Fri 1st June 2001	£330
Cello Bow	S/E 74 g.	Fri 1st December 2000	£1,020
Viola Bow	S/E 67 g.	Wed 1st November 2000	£1,181
Viola Bow	S/E 66 g.	Sat 1st July 2000	£880
Bass Bow	N/E 108 g.	Thu 1st June 2000	£238
Cello Bow	S/? 77 g.	Thu 1st June 2000	£816
Violin Bow	S/E 57 g.	Thu 1st June 2000	£870
Violin Bow	S/E 52 g. stamped "Colin-Mezin"	Thu 1st June 2000	£478
Violin Bow	S/E 59 g.	Thu 1st June 2000	£260
Violin Bow	N/E 61 g.	Mon 1st May 2000	£1,100
Violin Bow	S/E 63 g.	Mon 1st May 2000	£725
Viola Bow	N/E 59 g.	Wed 1st December 1999	£391
Viola Bow	S/E 67 g.	Mon 1st November 1999	£517
Cello Bow	S/E 75 g.	Mon 1st November 1999	£738
Cello Bow	S/E 74 g.	Tue 1st June 1999	£575
Violin Bow	S/E 60 g.	Tue 1st June 1999	£402
Violin Bow	N/E 59 g.	Tue 1st June 1999	£287
Violin Bow	S/E 60 g.	Tue 1st June 1999	£953
Violin Bow	S/E 60 g.	Tue 1st June 1999	£894
Violin Bow	S/E 56 g.	Thu 1st April 1999	£679
Violin Bow	S/E 60 g.	Sun 1st November 1998	£920
Violin Bow	S/E 63 g.	Sun 1st November 1998	£805
Violin Bow	S/E 62 g.	Sun 1st November 1998	£920
Violin Bow	S/E 60 g.	Mon 1st June 1998	£562
Violin Bow	N/E 48 g.	Mon 1st June 1998	£128
Violin Bow	N/E 63 g.	Fri 1st May 1998	£1,270
Violin Bow	N/E 59 g.	Wed 1st April 1998	£805
Cello Bow	S/E 84 g.	Sun 1st March 1998	£483
Violin Bow	S/E 59 g.	Sun 1st March 1998	£690
Violin Bow	S/E 61 g.	Tue 1st July 1997	£747
Cello Bow	S/E 75 g.	Sun 1st June 1997	£322
Violin Bow	S/E 61 g.	Fri 1st December 1995	£796
Violin Bow	S/E 60 g.	Wed 1st November 1995	£1,035
Violin Bow	S/E 55 g.	Sun 1st October 1995	£690
Violin Bow	S/E 63 g.	Mon 1st June 1992	£462
Violin Bow	S/E 57 g.	Sun 1st March 1992	£880

Biographies

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