Roger Lotte
1922–1989
Bow maker. Son, pupil, and assistant of François Lotte, above. Assisted by R. Gerome and L. D. Jeandel in roughing out sticks and frogs. Also joined later by R. Bernard. Prolific maker; supplied bows to Hilaire & Apparut, R. & M. Millant, and E. Vatelot. Branded: ROGER FRANCOIS LOTTE and R\u{2026} — John Dilworth
Made
Bass Bow, Cello Bow, Viola Bow, Violin Bow
Taught by
François Lotte
Family
Son of François Lotte
Auction Price History
Highest auction price
£5,158
191 results
| Type | Details | Auction house | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped François Lotte Lot 41 | Tarisio | March 2025 | £3,300est. £ 1,500-2,200 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, signed François Lotte, good condition Lot 2050 | Laurent | June 2024 | £1,588est. € 1.000-1.200 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, minus hair, good condition Lot 2077 | Laurent | June 2024 | £822est. £800 |
| Viola Bow | Silver mounted, signed François Lotte, button probably later, good condition Lot 2083 | Laurent | June 2024 | £799est. £600 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, unhaired, thin lapping, fair condition Lot 2095 | Laurent | June 2024 | £822est. £800 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, signed PH Decombe, fair condition Lot 2245 | Laurent | June 2024 | £852est. £800 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, minus hair Lot 2276 | Laurent | June 2024 | £586est. £500 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, unhaired, thin lapping, frog and head blemishes, frog cracks, otherwise good condition Lot 527 | Laurent | June 2024 | £1,338est. € 1.000-1.200 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, minor handle and head blemishes, handle wear, frog cracks, otherwise good condition Lot 544 | Laurent | June 2024 | £1,029est. € 1.000-1.200 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, signed Gustave Villaume, good condition Lot 549 | Laurent | June 2024 | £1,384est. € 800-1.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, signed Roger Lotte, minor handle blemishes, otherwise good condition Lot 630 | Laurent | June 2024 | £1,809est. € 1.500-1.800 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, thin hair and lapping, minor handle blemish, otherwise good condition Lot 797 | Laurent | June 2024 | £958est. € 1.000-1.200 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, unhaired, minor head blemishes, otherwise good condition Lot 839 | Laurent | June 2024 | £876est. € 800-1.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, unhaired, handle crack, otherwise good condition Lot 850 | Laurent | June 2024 | £2,342est. € 1.800-2.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, signed François Lotte, very good condition Lot 129 | Laurent | June 2024 | £2,262est. € 1.800-2.000 |
| Cello Bow | Silver mounted, signed François Lotte, stick blemishes, otherwise good condition Lot 394 | Laurent | June 2024 | £4,377est. € 2.000-2.200 |
| Viola Bow | Nickel mounted, round stick stamped Francois Lotte, button later Lot 25 | Tarisio | March 2024 | £5,158est. $ 1,000-1,500 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, octagonal stick stamped Roger Lotte Lot 57 | Tarisio | March 2024 | £2,536est. $ 2,000-3,000 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 78.5 g. | — | December 2011 | £1,702 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. branded "Didier à Metz" | — | December 2011 | £740 |
| Viola Bow | N/E 63 g. branded "Perelli" | — | December 2011 | £584 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 54 g. without hair, with silk winding | — | December 2011 | £584 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 81 g. | — | December 2011 | £1,700 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 58 g. 1935 C. | — | November 2011 | £665 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 80.5 g. | — | November 2011 | £1,654 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 57.1 g. stamped "Gustave Villaume" | — | November 2011 | £827 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 80 g. | — | October 2011 | £2,059 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 57.5 g. | — | July 2011 | £1,175 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 49.5 g. without hair | — | July 2011 | £808 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 58.5 g. stamped "Paul Halaire" | — | June 2011 | £1,200 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61.5 g. | — | June 2011 | £1,560 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62.5 g. | — | June 2011 | £1,200 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 72 g. | — | June 2011 | £2,094 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 45 g. 1/2 size | — | June 2011 | £221 |
| Cello Bow | N/E 56 g. 3/4 size, (without button, fair condition) | — | June 2011 | £243 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 54.5 g. | — | June 2011 | £199 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 69 g. | — | April 2011 | £1,500 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 67.5 g. | — | April 2011 | £488 |
| Violin Bow | S/I 63 g. | — | March 2011 | £2,280 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. Mirecourt, 1950 c. | — | March 2011 | £3,250 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 73 g. | — | March 2011 | £1,840 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 74.0 g. | — | February 2011 | £2,227 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 74.0 g. | — | December 2010 | £1,824 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 65 g. no hair, branded "Gustave Villaume" | — | December 2010 | £1,553 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 67.5 g. with hair and fine winding | — | December 2010 | £2,071 |
| Violin Bow | S/T 60.5 g. branded "Ph. Decombe" | — | December 2010 | £1,139 |
| Viola Bow | S/I 68 g. | — | December 2010 | £2,278 |
| Viola Bow | S/I 65 g. with hair and fine winding | — | December 2010 | £2,485 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 55 g. with hair and fine winding | — | December 2010 | £155 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 55.5 g. without hair | — | December 2010 | £1,036 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 58 g. without hair | — | December 2010 | £1,346 |
| Cello Bow | N/E 80 g. | — | December 2010 | £1,346 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 71 g. with hair and fine winding | — | December 2010 | £673 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 50 g. Brazilwood, no hair or winding Workshop of | — | November 2010 | £72 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 39 g. 3/4 size without hair or winding | — | November 2010 | £166 |
| Cello Bow | N/E 73 g. Brazilwood | — | November 2010 | £228 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 70 g. stamped "Davot a Paris" | — | October 2010 | £1,440 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 47.5 g. 1/2 size | — | October 2010 | £601 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60.5 g. | — | June 2010 | £725 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59.5 g. | — | June 2010 | £828 |
| Cello Bow | N/E 70 g. | — | June 2010 | £518 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62 g. (button later) | — | June 2010 | £725 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 55 g. with silk winding | — | June 2010 | £828 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 54 g. with fine winding, branded "Cariffa à Lyon" | — | June 2010 | £518 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 49.5 g. without hair Workshop of | — | June 2010 | £207 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 56.5 g. without hair | — | June 2010 | £570 |
| Bass Bow | N/E 131 g. | — | June 2010 | £466 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62 g. | — | April 2010 | £921 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 55 g. with silk winding, branded "FN Voirin" Workshop of | — | December 2009 | £141 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 65 g. | — | December 2009 | £1,680 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 51 g. without hair branded "Gérome Devoivre" | — | December 2009 | £870 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 61.5 g. without hair | — | December 2009 | £1,959 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 50 g. without hair or winding | — | December 2009 | £435 |
| Violin Bow | G/T 64.5 g. | — | October 2009 | £2,520 |
| Violin Bow | G/I 63 g. | — | June 2009 | £4,149 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 58 g. with fine hair branded "Gérome Devoivre" | — | June 2009 | £363 |
| Cello Bow | 76.5 g. Probably by "Roger Lotte" | — | March 2009 | £1,755 |
| Cello Bow | N/E 65.5 g. 3/4 size | — | February 2009 | £388 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 57.5 g. | — | December 2008 | £1,069 |
| Cello Bow | N/E 74 g. | — | December 2008 | £556 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 60.5 g. | — | December 2008 | £283 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 57 g. without hair | — | December 2008 | £303 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 48.5 g. branded "Gustave Villaume", without hair nor winding | — | December 2008 | £323 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 60 g. | — | December 2008 | £354 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. 1970 c. | — | November 2008 | £798 |
| Violin Bow | S/I 63 g. 1970 c. | — | November 2008 | £798 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. 1970 c. | — | November 2008 | £798 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 63 g. 1970 c. | — | November 2008 | £898 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 49 g. branded "Gérome Devoivre", without hair nor lapping | — | June 2008 | £232 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 51.5 g. without hair,ivory tip or lapping | — | May 2008 | £1,319 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. | — | March 2008 | £691 |
| Viola Bow | N/E 68 g. branded "Perelli" "R & M Millant" | — | December 2007 | £426 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 60 g. | — | December 2007 | £725 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 55 g. | — | December 2007 | £358 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62 g. | — | December 2007 | £512 |
| Violin Bow | G/T 64.5 g. Mirecourt | — | October 2007 | £1,625 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 58 g. without hair, branded "Coné et fils à Lyon" | — | June 2007 | £1,122 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 75.5 g. Mirecourt, 1965 c. | — | April 2007 | £970 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 80.5 g. | — | March 2007 | £2,070 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60.5 g. Mirecourt, Mid-20th C. | — | February 2007 | £1,200 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. | — | December 2006 | £322 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 72 g. | — | December 2006 | £1,118 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 59 g. branded "Davot à Paris" & "B. Millant" | — | December 2006 | £479 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59 g. | — | December 2006 | £799 |
| Cello Bow | N/E 76 g. Mirecourt, 1970 c. | — | November 2006 | £1,920 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60.5 g. Mirecourt, mid-20th C. stamped "G. Houfflak Paris" | — | November 2006 | £2,160 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 60.5 g. France, 1970 c. Stamped "A. Didier-Metz" | — | November 2006 | £720 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 70.5 g. | — | October 2006 | £585 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 73.5 g. | — | October 2006 | £2,001 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60.5 g. Mirecourt, mid-20th C. | — | July 2006 | £1,680 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 77 g. branded "Jean Schmitt" | — | June 2006 | £971 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 55.5 g. | — | May 2006 | £613 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 80.5 g. Mirecourt, 1950 c. | — | February 2006 | £1,020 |
| Violin Bow | G/T 65.5 g. Mirecourt, 1950 c. | — | February 2006 | £2,040 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 1/2 Size Workshop | — | November 2005 | £104 |
| Viola Bow | N/E 65 g. | — | November 2005 | £602 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 56 g. without hair or wrapping | — | November 2005 | £1,204 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 63 g. | — | October 2005 | £1,339 |
| Viola Bow | N/E 64 g. | — | June 2005 | £237 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. | — | June 2005 | £712 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 57 g. | — | June 2005 | £435 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 60 g. | — | June 2005 | £396 |
| Violin Bow | N/E stamped "Gérome Devoivre" | — | June 2005 | £253 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 81 g. | — | May 2005 | £484 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 77.5 g. | — | May 2005 | £1,160 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 69.8 g. branded "Cone Fils" | — | December 2004 | £651 |
| Viola Bow | N/E 66 g. Workshop | — | November 2004 | £720 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 77 g. | — | November 2004 | £1,208 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 64 g. | — | November 2004 | £1,150 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62 g. | — | October 2004 | £664 |
| Viola Bow | N/E 59 g. no hair/wrapping | — | June 2004 | £157 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 49.5 g. 3/4 size | — | June 2004 | £157 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 55 g. 3/4 size | — | June 2004 | £590 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 84 g. | — | December 2003 | £907 |
| Bass Bow | N/-- 102 g. | — | December 2003 | £289 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 61 g. | — | December 2003 | £371 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 75 g. | — | November 2003 | £960 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 65 g. | — | November 2003 | £1,080 |
| Viola Bow | N/E 70 g. | — | October 2003 | £882 |
| Violin Bow | S/I 63 g. | — | October 2003 | £832 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. | — | July 2003 | £1,320 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 65 g. | — | June 2003 | £667 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 74 g. branded "J. Schmitt" | — | June 2003 | £661 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 71 g. made by "Rodger F. & Francois" | — | May 2003 | £881 |
| Viola Bow | G/E 70 g. | — | December 2002 | £1,665 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 58 g. | — | December 2002 | £1,135 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 63 g. | — | December 2002 | £1,135 |
| Viola Bow | N/E 61 g. branded "Cone" | — | December 2002 | £688 |
| Violin Bow | S/I 62 g. branded "Decombe" | — | December 2002 | £688 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 55 g. branded "F. Lotte" | — | December 2002 | £378 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 78 g. | — | June 2002 | £1,727 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 79 g. | — | June 2002 | £946 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. | — | June 2002 | £707 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 70 g. | — | March 2002 | £1,140 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 81 g. | — | November 2001 | £646 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 68 g. | — | June 2001 | £1,035 |
| Viola Bow | N/E 71 g. branded "Perelli" | — | June 2001 | £752 |
| Viola Bow | S/? 61 g. | — | June 2001 | £451 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 67 g. | — | December 2000 | £867 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 84 g. | — | November 2000 | £960 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 76 g. | — | November 2000 | £420 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62 g. | — | November 2000 | £1,375 |
| Bass Bow | N/E 114 g. | — | June 2000 | £359 |
| Cello Bow | S/I 82 g. | — | June 2000 | £979 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 79 g. | — | June 2000 | £827 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 63 g. | — | June 2000 | £870 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 56 g. | — | June 2000 | £892 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 63 g. | — | June 1999 | £287 |
| Viola Bow | G/T 66 g. | — | June 1999 | £1,223 |
| Viola Bow | N/E 71 g. | — | December 1998 | £749 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 58 g. | — | December 1998 | £599 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 55 g. | — | December 1998 | £473 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62 g. | — | November 1998 | £1,058 |
| Bass Bow | N/E 110 g. | — | June 1998 | £234 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 77 g. | — | April 1998 | £1,610 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 63 g. | — | April 1998 | £1,380 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 82 g. | — | March 1998 | £1,610 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 67 g. | — | November 1997 | £953 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62 g. | — | October 1997 | £1,035 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62 g. | — | July 1997 | £700 |
| Violin Bow | G/E 65 g. | — | March 1997 | £1,725 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 72 g. | — | March 1997 | £805 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 72 g. | — | March 1997 | £747 |
| Violin Bow | S/I 63 g. | — | March 1997 | £1,380 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62 g. | — | November 1996 | £1,725 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 67 g. | — | November 1996 | £977 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 69 g. | — | June 1996 | £920 |
| Viola Bow | G/E 68 g. | — | October 1995 | £1,380 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 70 g. | — | October 1995 | £977 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. | — | March 1992 | £440 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62 g. | — | March 1986 | £152 |
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Biographies
The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:
John Dilworth+
LOTTE, Roger François Born 1922 Mirecourt, died 1989 Nancy France. Bow maker. Son, pupil, and assistant of François Lotte, above. Assisted by R. Gerome and L. D. Jeandel in roughing out sticks and frogs. Also joined later by R. Bernard. Prolific maker; supplied bows to Hilaire & Apparut, R. & M. Millant, and E. Vatelot. Branded: ROGER FRANCOIS LOTTE and ROGER LOTTE [Millant/Raffin]
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