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Nicolas Maline
Highest auction price achieved
£ 22532.00
MALINE, Nicolas Born 1822, died 1877 Mirecourt France. Son and pupil of Guillaume Maline, above. One of the great French bow makers of the classical period. Probably employed alongside N. Maire by E. Pajeot. From c.1840 supplied work to J. B. Vuillaume in Paris, although he does not appear ever to have left Mirecourt. Awarded the Légion d’Honneur for his military service in 1849, and some of his bows after 1850 are decorated with the cross symbol of that decoration. His activity increased from c.1855 and showed more personal inflections. Joined by his son Nicolas Auguste, below, from 1870, and the quality of work declines in subsequent years. Round sticks, generally of pernambuco but also s
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Price History
| Type | Title | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | 1950 c. 3/4 Size | Tue 1st April 08 | £ 619.00 |
| Viola Bow | N/E 70.0 g. Amourette stick (button of the period) | Tue 1st November 11 | £ 8270.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 57.5 g. (frog & button of the period) | Tue 1st November 11 | £ 6015.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 58 g. France, 19th C. stamped "C Vuillaume à Paris" [Attributed to] | Sat 1st October 11 | £ 2000.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59.5 g. Amourette wood (remounted, fair condition) | Wed 1st June 11 | £ 2315.00 |
| Violin Bow | N/I 58 g. Exotic wood, without hair or winding | Wed 1st June 11 | £ 6613.00 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 51.5 g. Brazilwood, without hair or winding | Wed 1st June 11 | £ 354.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 67 g. France, 19th C. violin or viola bow, [Attributed to] | Tue 1st March 11 | £ 15000.00 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 72 g. | Tue 1st March 11 | £ 2880.00 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 54 g. Brazilwood, without hair, light winding | Wed 1st December 10 | £ 2382.00 |
| Cello Bow | N/E 60.8 g. Brazilwood, no hair or winding, falsely branded | Wed 1st December 10 | £ 1553.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 48 g. without hair or winding | Wed 1st December 10 | £ 11909.00 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 69 g. | Wed 1st December 10 | £ 17605.00 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 78.0 g. [Probably by] | Fri 1st October 10 | £ 3192.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 64.0 g. | Fri 1st October 10 | £ 22532.00 |
| Violin Bow | N/I 63 g. 19th C. [Atributed to] | Fri 1st October 10 | £ 1250.00 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 58.5 g. Amourette stick [Workshop of] | Tue 1st June 10 | £ 4016.00 |
| Viola Bow | N/E 59.0 g. without hair or lapping [Workshop of] | Thu 1st April 10 | £ 3142.00 |
| Cello Bow | N/E 79.5 g. [Possibly by] | Thu 1st April 10 | £ 4714.00 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 61.5 g. (adustor lator) | Thu 1st April 10 | £ 11505.00 |
| Viola Bow | N/E 57 g. Ironwood, without hair or winding [Workshop] | Tue 1st December 09 | £ 979.00 |
| Violin Bow | N/I 56 g. [Ascribed to] | Thu 1st October 09 | £ 0.00 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 54 g. without hair or winding | Mon 1st June 09 | £ 2904.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. Amourette wood, no hair or winding (button of the period) | Mon 1st June 09 | £ 3111.00 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 60.5 g. | Mon 1st June 09 | £ 7260.00 |
| Cello Bow | N/E 64 g. Brazilwood, without hair or winding | Mon 1st June 09 | £ 3526.00 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 47.5 g. Brazilwood, without hair | Mon 1st June 09 | £ 830.00 |
| Viola Bow | N/E 69.5 g. Amourette stick [Workshop of] | Fri 1st May 09 | £ 1087.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59.5 g. | Fri 1st May 09 | £ 18634.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62 g. France, 1835 c. (adjustor later) | Wed 1st April 09 | £ 8466.00 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 59.0 g. | Sun 1st March 09 | £ 4973.00 |
| Violin | 36.3 cm Mirecourt, 1820 c. | Sun 1st March 09 | £ 1320.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 63.5 g. Paris, 1860 c. "Vuillaume" style, adustor by "C.N. Bazin" | Wed 1st October 08 | £ 6000.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61.5 g. [Attributed to] | Wed 1st October 08 | £ 2750.00 |
| Viola Bow | N/E 62 g. Amourette wood, without hair and thread lapping [Workshop] | Sun 1st June 08 | £ 1485.00 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 61.0 g. Amourette stick [Workshop of] | Thu 1st May 08 | £ 839.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61.5 g. (frog & button later) | Tue 1st April 08 | £ 7619.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62.5 g. Mirecourt, 1850 c. | Sat 1st March 08 | £ 5000.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 58 g. (frog repairs & button not original) | Sat 1st December 07 | £ 6807.00 |
| Violin Bow | N/I 63.0 g, Amourette stick (outter button ring missing) [Workshop of] | Mon 1st October 07 | £ 1998.00 |
| Violin Bow | N/I 57.5 g. Brazilwood | Mon 1st October 07 | £ 2928.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61.5 g. Paris, Mid-19th C. | Mon 1st October 07 | £ 4375.00 |
| Cello Bow | N/E 78.5 g. Amourette stick | Tue 1st May 07 | £ 7512.00 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 59.5 g. [Probably by] | Tue 1st May 07 | £ 4045.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 56.5 g. France, 19th C. [Attributed to] | Thu 1st February 07 | £ 2160.00 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 59 g. Brazilwood (ferrule replaced) | Fri 1st December 06 | £ 1838.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. branded "Vuillaume" | Fri 1st December 06 | £ 6391.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62 g. | Fri 1st December 06 | £ 11584.00 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 61.0 g. Brazilwood stick [Workshop of] | Sun 1st October 06 | £ 1108.00 |
| Violin Bow | 60.0 g. (the frog and button of the period but not original) [Workshop of] | Sun 1st October 06 | £ 2771.00 |
| Violin Bow | 56.0 g. | Mon 1st May 06 | £ 2146.00 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 60 g. Brazilwood | Thu 1st December 05 | £ 1596.00 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 60 g. Brazilwood | Thu 1st December 05 | £ 1916.00 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 80 g. (button not original) | Tue 1st November 05 | £ 1895.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60.0 g. (button later) | Tue 1st November 05 | £ 6568.00 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 58 g. | Wed 1st June 05 | £ 3165.00 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 59 g. | Sun 1st May 05 | £ 3431.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. stamped "Pajeot" | Sun 1st May 05 | £ 3119.00 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 66.5 g. [Workshop] | Sun 1st May 05 | £ 3000.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 65 g. | Tue 1st February 05 | £ 2640.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61.5 g. | Mon 1st November 04 | £ 3360.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 66 g. [Probably by] | Mon 1st November 04 | £ 1440.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. (possibly later adjuster) | Fri 1st October 04 | £ 3851.00 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 65.0 g. tinsel wrapping (repairs) | Sat 1st May 04 | £ 12224.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. | Wed 1st October 03 | £ 9499.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. | Wed 1st October 03 | £ 6586.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 63 g. | Thu 1st May 03 | £ 13248.00 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 58 g. | Sun 1st December 02 | £ 18161.00 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 71 g. | Sat 1st June 02 | £ 5888.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 56 g. | Sat 1st June 02 | £ 9421.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 63 g. | Wed 1st May 02 | £ 9254.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. For "Vuillaume" | Sat 1st December 01 | £ 7796.00 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 63 g. | Fri 1st December 00 | £ 1631.00 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 70 g. | Wed 1st November 00 | £ 4465.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 64 g. | Wed 1st November 00 | £ 7746.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. | Sat 1st July 00 | £ 6600.00 |
| Viola Bow | N/E 58 g. | Wed 1st December 99 | £ 3305.00 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 66 g. | Mon 1st November 99 | £ 2530.00 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 61 g. | Mon 1st November 99 | £ 4025.00 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 57 g. | Tue 1st June 99 | £ 1371.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. | Sun 1st November 98 | £ 6928.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. | Tue 1st July 97 | £ 4830.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. | Thu 1st May 97 | £ 7857.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. | Fri 1st November 96 | £ 14950.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59 g. | Sat 1st June 96 | £ 2300.00 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 61 g. | Wed 1st May 96 | £ 2781.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62 g. | Wed 1st June 94 | £ 1380.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 64 g. | Tue 1st March 94 | £ 4600.00 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 56 g. | Thu 1st April 93 | £ 920.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. | Mon 1st March 93 | £ 5175.00 |
| Violin Bow | Ebny 54 g. Open frog | Sun 1st March 92 | £ 2860.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 63 g. | Fri 1st March 91 | £ 6050.00 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 82 g. | Thu 1st November 90 | £ 2310.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/T 58 g. | Fri 1st December 89 | £ 5720.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 64 g. | Wed 1st April 87 | £ 3080.00 |
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