Nicolas (II) Maire
Mirecourt, 1800–1878
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. — John Dilworth
Worked
Mirecourt
Made
Bass Bow, Cello Bow, Viola, Viola Bow, Violin Bow
Taught by
Lafleur and Pajeot
Auction Price History
Highest auction price
£105,055
183 results
| Type | Details | Auction house | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violin Bow | Lot 36 | Brompton's | August 2026 | £12,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, unsigned Lot 380 | Vichy | December 2025 | £30,694est. € 18.000-20.000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted Lot 50 | Vichy | December 2025 | £25,432est. € 15.000-18.000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, minus hair, stick and mortice pieces Lot 93 | Vichy | December 2025 | £9,866est. € 12.000-15.000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, amourette stick Lot 385 | Vichy | December 2025 | £6,577est. € 6.000-8.000 |
| Cello Bow | Nickel mounted Lot 290 | Vichy | December 2025 | £15,895est. € 15.000-20.000 |
| Cello Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped faintly J.B. Vuillaume à Paris, ebony frog Lot 134 | Ingles & Hayday | October 2025 | £4,560est. £ 4,000-6,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, interchangeable hair model, thin hair and lapping Lot 140 | Vichy | June 2025 | £13,153est. € 10.000-12.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted Lot 340 | Vichy | June 2025 | £16,836est. € 12.000-15.000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted Lot 410 | Vichy | June 2025 | £15,784est. € 15.000-18.000 |
| Viola Bow | Nickel mounted, amourette stick, ebony frog, minus hair Lot 104 | Aguttes | November 2023 | £5,378est. € 1.000-2.500 |
| Small Cello Bow | 7/8 size violoncello bow, nickel mounted, amourette stick Lot 649 | Vichy | November 2023 | £6,353est. € 800-1.000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted Lot 140 | Vichy | November 2023 | £26,128est. € 20.000-25.000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, signed, minus hair Lot 200 | Vichy | November 2023 | £67,032est. € 25.000-30.000 |
| Cello Bow | Silver remounted, thin lapping Lot 340 | Vichy | November 2023 | £20,542est. € 15.000-20.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, octagonal stick, ebony frog with pearl eye, silver and ebony button, original tinsel lapping Lot 86 | Ingles & Hayday | October 2023 | £50,400est. £ 25,000-35,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, octagonal stick, ebony frog with pearl ring and eye, silver and ebony button Lot 87 | Ingles & Hayday | October 2023 | £33,600est. £ 20,000-30,000 |
| Viola Bow | Rosenberg collection, silver mounted, round stick, ebony frog with pearl eye, tinsel lapping Lot 162 | Ingles & Hayday | June 2023 | £54,000est. £ 20,000-30,000 |
| Violin Bow | thin lapping Lot 80 | Vichy | June 2023 | £22,441est. € 10.000-12.000 |
| Violin Bow | Rosenberg collection, silver mounted, round stick, frog and button by another hand of the same period Lot 155 | Ingles & Hayday | June 2023 | £18,000est. £ 8,000-12,000 |
| Viola Bow | Silver mounted, octagonal stick unstamped, frog chevalled Lot 22 | Tarisio | March 2023 | £37,300est. $ 10,000-15,000 |
| Violin Bow | unmodified frog and button and fitted with replica frog and button Lot 80 | Tarisio | March 2023 | £27,353est. $ 27,500-40,000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, round stick unstamped Lot 69 | Vichy | March 2023 | £6,913est. € 3.000-5.000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, frog and button by the maker but non original to the stick, thin lapping Lot 230 | Vichy | December 2022 | £21,423est. € 20.000-25.000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted Lot 330 | Vichy | December 2022 | £21,423est. € 15.000-20.000 |
| Cello Bow | Nickel mounted, snakewood stick, minor stick dents Lot 333 | Vichy | December 2022 | £10,471est. € 3.000-4.000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, round stick, ebony frog with pearl eye, button with two nickel bands Lot 172 | Ingles & Hayday | November 2022 | £24,000est. £ 12,000-18,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, original thin lapping Lot 200 | Vichy | June 2022 | £73,961est. € 35.000-40.000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted Lot 280 | Vichy | June 2022 | £31,698est. € 20.000-25.000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, thin hair Lot 330 | Vichy | June 2022 | £23,245est. € 20.000-25.000 |
| Cello Bow | Silver mounted Lot 380 | Vichy | June 2022 | £34,793est. € 20.000-30.000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, round stick, ebony frog Lot 71 | Apollium | April 2022 | £18,057est. € 18.000-20.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, original lapping Lot 150 | Vichy | December 2021 | £84,432est. € 25.000-35.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted Lot 380 | Vichy | December 2021 | £51,715est. € 20.000-25.000 |
| Cello Bow | Nickel mounted Lot 395 | Vichy | December 2021 | £40,105est. € 40.000-45.000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, round stick, ebony frog with pearl eye, nickel and ebony button Lot 41 | Ingles & Hayday | November 2021 | £5,040est. £ 4,000-6,000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, signed, thin lapping Lot 200 | Vichy | June 2021 | £37,411est. € 15.000-20.000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, amourette stick Lot 237 | Vichy | December 2020 | £3,360est. € 3.000-4.000 |
| Cello Bow | Nickel mounted, faintly stamped N. Maire Lot 380 | Vichy | December 2020 | £55,998est. € 45.000-50.000 |
| Cello Bow | Nickel mounted Lot 235 | Vichy | December 2020 | £10,304est. € 8.000-10.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick unstamped Lot 139 | Tarisio | March 2020 | £20,400est. £ 15,000-22,000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, round stick, ebony frog with pearl eye, nickel and ebony button Lot 106 | Ingles & Hayday | March 2020 | £14,400est. £ 12,000-18,000 |
| Violin Bow | Bernard Millant collection, silver mounted, silk lapping Lot 295 | Vichy | November 2019 | £40,047est. € 40.000-50.000 |
| Viola Bow | Silver mounted, round stick, frog and button original to the stick and made by Nicolas Maline Lot 30 | Tarisio | May 2019 | £20,494est. $ 20,000-30,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, octagonal stick unstamped, frog and button later Lot 123 | Tarisio | May 2019 | £15,837est. $ 18,000-25,000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, round stick unstamped and pinned in front of lapping Lot 53 | Tarisio | February 2019 | £2,664est. $ 1,000-1,500 |
| Violin Bow | Millant collection, gold mounted, later ferrule and button Lot 165 | Vichy | December 2018 | £61,927est. € 50.000-60.000 |
| Cello Bow | Millant collection, illustrated in L'Archet, vol. II, p. 138, n. 4, and in Les Archets Français, p. 594, n. 8 Lot 235 | Vichy | December 2018 | £105,055est. € 75.000-80.000 |
| Violin Bow | silver mounted, signed Vuillaume à Paris Lot 328 | Vichy | December 2018 | £16,034est. € 8.000-10.000 |
| Viola Bow | Nickel mounted, round amourette stick unstamped Lot 28 | Tarisio | October 2018 | £16,800est. £ 12,000-18,000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, round stick stamped Maire, splices under the lapping Lot 36 | Brompton’s | June 2018 | £12,000est. £ 10,000-15,000 |
| Viola Bow | Silver mounted, round stick, ebony frog with pearl eye, silver and ebony button Lot 72 | Ingles & Hayday | March 2018 | £36,000est. £ 15,000-20,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, signed Lot 240 | Artcurial | December 2017 | £9,544est. € 10.000-12.000 |
| Violin Bow | Bernard Millant collection, silver mounted, faintly stamped Lot 10 | Vichy | November 2017 | £31,680est. € 20.000-30.000 |
| Violin Bow | Bernard Millant collection, illustrated in L'Archet, tome II, p. 148 Lot 32 | Vichy | November 2017 | £68,640est. € 38.000-40.000 |
| Viola Bow | Bernard Millant collection, silver mounted, later ferrule Lot 82 | Vichy | November 2017 | £63,360est. € 55.000-60.000 |
| Violin Bow | Bernard Millant collection, illustrated in L'Archet, tome II, silver mounted Lot 110 | Vichy | November 2017 | £47,520est. € 25.000-30.000 |
| Violin Bow | Bernard Millant collection, illustrated in L'Archet, tome II, p. 146 Lot 120 | Vichy | November 2017 | £67,584est. € 40.000-45.000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, signed, thin lapping Lot 90 | Vichy | November 2017 | £20,064est. € 10.000-12.000 |
| Viola Bow | silver mounted, minus hair, thin lapping Lot 280 | Vichy | November 2017 | £36,960est. € 25.000-30.000 |
| Viola Bow | Nickel mounted, amourette stick, minus hair, thin lapping Lot 295 | Vichy | November 2017 | £8,976est. € 5.000-6.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, thin lapping Lot 300 | Vichy | November 2017 | £20,064est. € 20.000-25.000 |
| Viola Bow | Silver mounted, round stick, frog and button original to the stick and made by Nicolas Maline Lot 40 | Tarisio | November 2017 | £18,414est. $ 20,000-30,000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted Lot 188 | Vichy | June 2017 | £12,528est. € 3.000-4.000 |
| Viola Bow | thin lapping Lot 333 | Vichy | June 2017 | £10,440est. € 8.000-10.000 |
| Violin Bow | Vuillaume model, silver mounted Lot 40 | Vichy | December 2016 | £20,309est. € 10.000-15.000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted Lot 178 | Vichy | December 2016 | £6,093est. € 4.000-5.000 |
| Violin Bow | Gold mounted, round stick stamped N. Maire Lot 87 | Tarisio | October 2016 | £16,800est. £ 9,000-13,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick, ebony frog with pearl eye possibly by another hand Lot 54 | Ingles & Hayday | October 2016 | £6,600est. £ 5,500-7,500 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted Lot 135 | Vichy | June 2016 | £4,243est. € 6.000-8.000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, minus hair Lot 228 | Vichy | June 2016 | £4,431est. € 4.000-5.000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, signed Lot 233 | Vichy | June 2016 | £6,600est. € 3.500-4.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted Lot 342 | Vichy | June 2016 | £9,240est. € 6.000-8.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, later heel Lot 437 | Vichy | June 2016 | £4,526est. € 2.000-3.000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, amourette octagonal stick unstamped, frog and button later Lot 85 | Tarisio | February 2016 | £4,659est. $ 8,000-12,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted Lot 330 | Vichy | December 2015 | £10,223est. € 8.000-10.000 |
| Violin Bow | Violin Bow Lot 380 | Vichy | December 2015 | £10,649est. € 8.000-10.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick unstamped Lot 101 | Tarisio | November 2015 | £17,700est. £ 15,000-22,000 |
| Cello Bow | Silver mounted, round stick unstamped Lot 6 | Tarisio | June 2015 | £11,400est. £ 8,000-12,000 |
| Viola Bow | Silver mounted, round stick, frog and button original to the stick and made by Nicolas Maline Lot 73 | Tarisio | May 2015 | £24,365est. $ 20,000-30,000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, octagonal stick, later ebony frog with pearl eye, later nickel button Lot 46 | Ingles & Hayday | March 2015 | £3,960est. £ 3,500-5,000 |
| Cello Bow | Silver mounted, round stick, ebony frog with pearl eye, silver and ebony button Lot 62 | Ingles & Hayday | March 2015 | £24,000est. £ 20,000-30,000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, unstamped Lot 120 | Tarisio | February 2015 | £2,293est. $ 800-1,200 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, later nickel ferrule Lot 478 | Vichy | December 2014 | £4,238est. € 4.000-6.000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, round stick, ebony frog with pearl ring and eye, nickel and ebony button Lot 101 | Ingles & Hayday | October 2014 | £10,560est. £ 6,000-8,000 |
| Violin Bow | From the collection of Schlomo Mintz, silver mounted Lot 390 | Vichy | June 2014 | £36,767est. € 38.000-40.000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, signed Lot 400 | Vichy | June 2014 | £24,189est. € 25.000-30.000 |
| Cello Bow | Signed, minus hair Lot 127 | Oger | March 2014 | £41,165est. € 20.000-25.000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, round stick unstamped, ivory frog, whalebone lapping Lot 195 | Brompton’s | October 2013 | £4,800est. £ 5,000-7,000 |
| Violin Bow | Showing many of the qualities often associated with the work of Claude Joseph Fonclause, silver mounted Lot 98 | Tarisio | October 2013 | £20,400est. £ 15,000-22,000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, unstamped Lot 49 | Armor | June 2013 | £2,579est. € 1.000-1.500 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, pernambuco stick unstamped Lot 112 | Tarisio | June 2013 | £15,600est. £ 15,000-22,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, amourette stick stamped Maire, frog and button later Lot 120 | Tarisio | May 2013 | £2,504est. $ 3,000-5,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick, ebony frog with Paris eye, button with two silver bands Lot 107 | Ingles & Hayday | May 2013 | £16,800est. £ 8,000-12,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick faintly stamped, no hair, head spliced Lot 319 | Brompton’s | March 2013 | £3,360est. £ 3,000-5,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, faintly signed Lot 100 | Vichy | December 2012 | £29,269est. € 30.000-35.000 |
| Viola Bow | Silver mounted, round stick, later ebony frog with Paris eye Lot 63 | Sotheby's | October 2012 | £17,500est. £ 15,000-20,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick unstamped, the mounts contemporary to Maire are possibly by another maker Lot 20 | Brompton’s | March 2012 | £14,400est. £ 12,000-18,000 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. (frog later) | — | January 2011 | £15,852 |
| Viola Bow | N/E 60 g. Amourette, no hair or winding Workshop of | — | January 2011 | £1,162 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59.5 g. Paris, 1860 c. (adjuster later) | — | January 2011 | £30,000 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 75.5 g. Attributed to | — | January 2011 | £8,125 |
| Viola Bow | N/E 68.5 g. Paris, 1835 c. | — | January 2011 | £11,250 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 63.5 g. Amourette stick | — | January 2011 | £33,000 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 59.2 g. | — | January 2011 | £29,758 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 60 g. | — | January 2011 | £16,532 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 58.0 g. tinsel wrap (adjustor later) | — | January 2010 | £15,769 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62 g. Paris, Mid-19th C. (later frog also by "Maire") | — | January 2010 | £12,500 |
| Cello Bow | N/E 78.0 g. Amourette stick | — | January 2010 | £9,639 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 54.5 g. Amourette wood without hair or winding Workshop of | — | January 2010 | £1,139 |
| Cello Bow | --/-- 72.5 g. without winding | — | January 2010 | £55,922 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 49.5 g. without hair or winding | — | January 2010 | £7,767 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 55 g. no hair or winding (ferrule later) Workshop of | — | January 2009 | £2,067 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 67.5 g. fine winding (frog and button of the period) Workshop of | — | January 2009 | £8,161 |
| Viola | S/E 64.0 g. Amourette stick, decorated pearl frog, vn bow? Probably by | — | January 2009 | £4,078 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62.0 g. | — | January 2009 | £22,244 |
| Violin Bow | 43 g. Amourette wood Workshop of | — | January 2009 | £1,867 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 54.0 g. without hair and lapping Workshop of | — | January 2009 | £1,553 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 71.5 g. Also ascribed to "Nicolas Eury" | — | January 2009 | £14,040 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. Paris, 1860 c. | — | January 2009 | £32,450 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 67 g. 1840 c. (period frog & adjustor by another hand) Attributed to | — | January 2009 | £11,780 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 58 g. Exotic wood, without hair nor winding Workshop of | — | January 2008 | £665 |
| Viola Bow | N/E 68 g. Workshop | — | January 2008 | £2,782 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 62 g. (frog & button also by "Maire" but not original) | — | January 2008 | £16,711 |
| Viola Bow | N/E 68.0 g. Amourette stick Workshop of | — | January 2008 | £1,199 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59 g. France, 1860 c. Attributed to | — | January 2008 | £9,400 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 80 g. Paris, 1850 c. | — | January 2008 | £14,900 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 55 g. without hair or winding | — | January 2007 | £10,211 |
| Violin Bow | G/E 59.0 g. (button not original) | — | January 2007 | £13,136 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 58.0 g. Workshop of | — | January 2007 | £2,569 |
| Cello Bow | N/E 91 g. Ironwood Workshop of | — | January 2007 | £1,764 |
| Viola Bow | N/E 73 g. Amourette wood Workshop of | — | January 2007 | £2,004 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. | — | January 2007 | £12,425 |
| Cello Bow | N/E 60 g. France, 1860 c. Workshop of | — | January 2007 | £2,305 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 65 g. Attributed to | — | January 2006 | £3,360 |
| Violin Bow | 60.8 g. Paris, 1855 c. | — | January 2006 | £0 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 68 g. 1860 c. | — | January 2006 | £8,841 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. Possibly workshop of | — | January 2006 | £12,630 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 57 g. Workshop of | — | January 2006 | £1,770 |
| Violin Bow | G/T 54 g. | — | January 2005 | £10,264 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. | — | January 2005 | £8,400 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 59.5 g. | — | January 2005 | £5,583 |
| Viola Bow | N/E 68 g. Workshop | — | January 2005 | £4,036 |
| Viola Bow | N/E 71 g. Workshop | — | January 2005 | £1,937 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. | — | January 2005 | £8,073 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 62.5 g. | — | January 2005 | £4,200 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 80.5 g. | — | January 2005 | £12,211 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 64 g. (some frog blemishes) | — | January 2005 | £717 |
| Violin Bow | G/I | — | January 2004 | £2,789 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 58.5 g. tinsel lapping Workshop | — | January 2004 | £3,971 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 53 g. | — | January 2002 | £27,477 |
| Bass Bow | S/E | — | January 2001 | £6,430 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. | — | January 2001 | £15,603 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. | — | January 2001 | £19,259 |
| Viola Bow | N/E 73 g. | — | January 2001 | £1,560 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59 g. | — | January 2001 | £12,482 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 60 g. | — | January 2000 | £17,535 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 60 g. | — | January 2000 | £13,594 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 79 g. | — | January 2000 | £21,760 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 78 g. | — | January 2000 | £4,600 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 81 g. | — | January 1999 | £19,073 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 62 g. | — | January 1999 | £3,518 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 59 g. | — | January 1998 | £4,264 |
| Violin Bow | G/T 58 g. | — | January 1998 | £11,500 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. | — | January 1998 | £10,925 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59 g. | — | January 1997 | £14,970 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. | — | January 1995 | £7,475 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59 g. | — | January 1995 | £2,990 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 58 g. | — | January 1993 | £4,025 |
| Cello Bow | G/E 71 g. | — | January 1993 | £3,220 |
| Viola Bow | G/I 66 g. | — | January 1993 | £2,185 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 63 g. | — | January 1992 | £3,300 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 63 g. | — | January 1990 | £4,400 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 63 g. | — | January 1989 | £6,600 |
| Viola Bow | N/E 66 g. | — | January 1989 | £3,850 |
| Violin Bow | S/A 59 g. | — | January 1989 | £15,400 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 70 g. | — | January 1987 | £3,410 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 3/4 size | — | January 1987 | £1,870 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59 g. | — | January 1985 | £770 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62 g. | — | January 1984 | £4,510 |
| Viola Bow | N/E 71 g. | — | January 1982 | £1,870 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 64 g. | — | January 1981 | £3,422 |
| Cello Bow | N/E 76 g. | — | January 1980 | £440 |
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Biographies
The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:
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]
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