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Nicolas (II) Maire

Auction price history

Highest auction price

£55,922

Type	Details	Sold	Price
Violin Bow		June 2018	£12,000
Violin Bow	S/E 60 g. (frog later)	December 2011	£15,852
Viola Bow	N/E 60 g. Amourette, no hair or winding [Workshop of]	December 2011	£1,162
Violin Bow	S/E 59.5 g. Paris, 1860 c. (adjuster later)	October 2011	£30,000
Cello Bow	S/E 75.5 g. [Attributed to]	October 2011	£8,125
Viola Bow	N/E 68.5 g. Paris, 1835 c.	October 2011	£11,250
Violin Bow	S/E 63.5 g. Amourette stick	June 2011	£33,000
Violin Bow	N/E 59.2 g.	June 2011	£29,758
Violin Bow	N/E 60 g.	June 2011	£16,532
Viola Bow	S/E 58.0 g. tinsel wrap (adjustor later)	October 2010	£15,769
Violin Bow	S/E 62 g. Paris, Mid-19th C. (later frog also by "Maire")	October 2010	£12,500
Cello Bow	N/E 78.0 g. Amourette stick	June 2010	£9,639
Violin Bow	N/E 54.5 g. Amourette wood without hair or winding [Workshop of]	June 2010	£1,139
Cello Bow	--/-- 72.5 g. without winding	June 2010	£55,922
Violin Bow	N/E 49.5 g. without hair or winding	June 2010	£7,767
Violin Bow	N/E 55 g. no hair or winding (ferrule later) [Workshop of]	December 2009	£2,067
Cello Bow	S/E 67.5 g. fine winding (frog and button of the period) [Workshop of]	December 2009	£8,161
Viola	S/E 64.0 g. Amourette stick, decorated pearl frog, vn bow? [Probably by]	October 2009	£4,078
Violin Bow	S/E 62.0 g.	October 2009	£22,244
Violin Bow	43 g. Amourette wood [Workshop of]	June 2009	£1,867
Violin Bow	S/E 54.0 g. without hair and lapping [Workshop of]	May 2009	£1,553
Viola Bow	S/E 71.5 g. [Also ascribed to "Nicolas Eury"]	March 2009	£14,040
Violin Bow	S/E 61 g. Paris, 1860 c.	March 2009	£32,450
Violin Bow	S/E 67 g. 1840 c. (period frog & adjustor by another hand) [Attributed to]	March 2009	£11,780
Violin Bow	N/E 58 g. Exotic wood, without hair nor winding [Workshop of]	December 2008	£665
Viola Bow	N/E 68 g. [Workshop]	October 2008	£2,782
Violin Bow	N/E 62 g. (frog & button also by "Maire" but not original)	June 2008	£16,711
Viola Bow	N/E 68.0 g. Amourette stick [Workshop of]	May 2008	£1,199
Violin Bow	S/E 59 g. France, 1860 c. [Attributed to]	April 2008	£9,400
Cello Bow	S/E 80 g. Paris, 1850 c. [Lit: The Cooper Collection]	March 2008	£14,900
Violin Bow	N/E 55 g. without hair or winding	December 2007	£10,211
Violin Bow	G/E 59.0 g. (button not original)	October 2007	£13,136
Violin Bow	S/E 58.0 g. [Workshop of]	October 2007	£2,569
Cello Bow	N/E 91 g. Ironwood [Workshop of]	June 2007	£1,764
Viola Bow	N/E 73 g. Amourette wood [Workshop of]	June 2007	£2,004
Violin Bow	S/E 61 g.	June 2007	£12,425
Cello Bow	N/E 60 g. France, 1860 c. [Workshop of]	April 2007	£2,305
Violin Bow	N/E 65 g. [Attributed to]	November 2006	£3,360
Violin Bow	60.8 g. Paris, 1855 c.	November 2006	£0
Viola Bow	S/E 68 g. 1860 c.	October 2006	£8,841
Violin Bow	S/E 60 g. [Possibly workshop of]	October 2006	£12,630
Violin Bow	S/E 57 g. [Workshop of]	May 2006	£1,770
Violin Bow	G/T 54 g.	November 2005	£10,264
Violin Bow	S/E 60 g.	November 2005	£8,400
Violin Bow	N/E 59.5 g.	November 2005	£5,583
Viola Bow	N/E 68 g. [Workshop]	May 2005	£4,036
Viola Bow	N/E 71 g. [Workshop]	May 2005	£1,937
Violin Bow	S/E 61 g. [frog & button by 'Pajeot']	May 2005	£8,073
Violin Bow	N/E 62.5 g.	May 2005	£4,200
Cello Bow	S/E 80.5 g.	May 2005	£12,211
Violin Bow	N/E 64 g. (some frog blemishes)	February 2005	£717
Violin Bow	G/I [School of ]	October 2004	£2,789
Violin Bow	N/E 58.5 g. tinsel lapping [Workshop]	February 2004	£3,971
Violin Bow	S/E 53 g.	June 2002	£27,477
Bass Bow	S/E	December 2001	£6,430
Violin Bow	S/E 60 g.	December 2001	£15,603
Violin Bow	S/E 60 g.	June 2001	£19,259
Viola Bow	N/E 73 g.	May 2001	£1,560
Violin Bow	S/E 59 g.	May 2001	£12,482
Violin Bow	N/E 60 g.	December 2000	£17,535
Violin Bow	N/E 60 g.	December 2000	£13,594
Cello Bow	S/E 79 g.	June 2000	£21,760
Cello Bow	S/E 78 g.	March 2000	£4,600
Cello Bow	S/E 81 g.	June 1999	£19,073
Violin Bow	N/E 62 g.	May 1999	£3,518
Violin Bow	N/E 59 g.	December 1998	£4,264
Violin Bow	G/T 58 g.	November 1998	£11,500
Violin Bow	S/E 60 g.	March 1998	£10,925
Violin Bow	S/E 59 g.	November 1997	£14,970
Violin Bow	S/E 60 g.	November 1995	£7,475
Violin Bow	S/E 59 g.	March 1995	£2,990
Violin Bow	S/E 58 g.	October 1993	£4,025
Cello Bow	G/E 71 g.	July 1993	£3,220
Viola Bow	G/I 66 g.	April 1993	£2,185
Violin Bow	S/E 63 g.	November 1992	£3,300
Violin Bow	S/E 63 g.	November 1990	£4,400
Violin Bow	S/E 63 g.	November 1989	£6,600
Viola Bow	N/E 66 g.	November 1989	£3,850
Violin Bow	S/A 59 g.	June 1989	£15,400
Viola Bow	S/E 70 g.	November 1987	£3,410
Violin Bow	S/E 3/4 size	April 1987	£1,870
Violin Bow	S/E 59 g.	September 1985	£770
Violin Bow	S/E 62 g.	November 1984	£4,510
Viola Bow	N/E 71 g.	November 1982	£1,870
Violin Bow	S/E 64 g.	January 1981	£3,422
Cello Bow	N/E 76 g.	May 1980	£440

Biographies

John Dilworth

MAIRE Nicolas Rémy Born 1800 Mirecourt, died 1878 Paris France. Bow maker. Presumed pupil of Lafleur and Pajeot, with whom he remained a close associate. Established independently in 1826, the shop named ‘Maire-Contal’ after his wife Ann Contal, from 1828. This commercial business ended during the national economic crisis of the 1830s, but Maire continued to produce bows in fairly large numbers. The firm was re-established 1844, by then with up to 15 employees. Exhibited in Paris in the same year, and moved permanently to Paris in 1853, established at 35 rue de Viarmes. The business subsequently renamed ‘François-Maire’ to acknowledge the collaboration of his son François, above. Moved to 10 rue Burq, c.1876. Produced work for Pajeot, Gand, Vuillaume and Chanot. Strongly influenced by Pecatte in this period. Teacher of several eminent archetiers including J. J. Martin. Usually round sticks of dark red-brown colour, branded: N.MAIRE, N.MAIRE, MAIRE [Millant/Raffin]