Jean Joseph Martin
Mirecourt, Paris, 1837–1910
Bow maker working for J. B. Vuillaume. Fine craftsmanship. Very few bear his own brand: J. J. MARTIN — John Dilworth
Worked
Mirecourt, Paris
Made
Cello Bow, Viola Bow, Violin Bow
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Auction Price History
Highest auction price
£17,175
351 results
| Type | Details | Auction house | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick unstamped Lot 72 | Tarisio | March 2026 | £8,087est. Estimate $ 7,000-10,000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, round stick unstamped Lot 63 | Tarisio | March 2026 | £4,043est. Estimate $ 4,000-6,000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, round stick unstamped, lightweight tinsel lapping Lot 55 | Tarisio | March 2026 | £3,900est. Estimate £ 3,000-5,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, minus hair Lot 345 | Vichy | December 2025 | £4,604est. € 4.000-5.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted Lot 47 | Vichy | December 2025 | £4,511est. € 4.000-5.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted Lot 296 | Vichy | December 2025 | £4,385est. € 4.000-5.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted Lot 384 | Vichy | December 2025 | £4,385est. € 4.000-5.000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, stick and head dents Lot 339 | Vichy | December 2025 | £3,289est. € 3.000-4.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted Lot 2185 | Vichy | December 2025 | £3,044est. € 1.800-2.000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted Lot 630 | Vichy | December 2025 | £1,648est. € 1.500-2.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted Lot 576 | Vichy | December 2025 | £1,429est. € 1.000-1.200 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, thin hair and lapping, stick dents Lot 411 | Vichy | December 2025 | £1,241est. € 800-1.000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, amourette stick Lot 2148 | Vichy | December 2025 | £988est. € 800-1.000 |
| Violin Bow | signed Guarini Lot 2039 | Vichy | December 2025 | £678est. € 400-500 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, round stick unstamped Lot 85 | Tarisio | November 2025 | £3,682est. $ 4,000-6,000 |
| Violin Bow | Frog in Jean Baptiste Vuillaume model Lot 91 | Aguttes | November 2025 | £877est. € 1.000-2.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick, frog and button from the Jérôme Thibouville-Lamy workshop Lot 63 | Tarisio | October 2025 | £7,200est. £ 3,000-5,000 |
| Violin Bow | Siver mounted, round stick, ebony frog with pearl eye, silver and ebony button, tinsel lapping Lot 185 | Ingles & Hayday | October 2025 | £6,000est. £ 6,000-8,000 |
| Cello Bow | Silver mounted, round stick unstamped, light tinsel lapping Lot 12 | Tarisio | October 2025 | £3,900est. £ 2,500-4,000 |
| Violin Bow | A silver-mounted violin bow by Jean-Joseph Martin, Mirecourt, circa 1880 Lot 88 | Amati | June 2025 | £5,056est. £ 2,500-3,500 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, signed Tourte Lot 599 | Vichy | June 2025 | £1,517est. € 1.500-1.800 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted Lot 750 | Vichy | June 2025 | £2,385est. € 1.500-2.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, signed A Lot 46 | Vichy | June 2025 | £4,840est. € 5.000-6.000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, ebony frog, nickel and ebony button Lot 134 | Millon & Associés | June 2025 | £2,105est. € 2.000-3.000 |
| Violin Bow | Vuillaume model, silver mounted Lot 118 | Aguttes | June 2025 | £4,745est. € 4.500-7.500 |
| Cello Bow | Silver mounted, round stick unstamped Lot 14 | Tarisio | May 2025 | £11,518est. € 12.000-18.000 |
| Viola Bow | Gold mounted, round stick unstamped Lot 39 | Tarisio | May 2025 | £17,175est. € 12.000-18.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick unstamped Lot 102 | Tarisio | May 2025 | £11,113est. € 8.000-12.000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, stamped Gallon Fils, head restoration, otherwise fair condition Lot 2147 | Laurent | June 2024 | £1,150est. £600 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, amourette stick, unhaired, ferrule and heel missing, mortice and frog cracks Lot 683 | Laurent | June 2024 | £985est. € 900-1.000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, amourette stick, good condition Lot 878 | Laurent | June 2024 | £1,533est. € 1.500-1.800 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, later nickel button, handle and head blemishes, frog cracks, handle wear, good condition Lot 42 | Laurent | June 2024 | £3,191est. € 2.000-3.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick, ebony frog with pearl eye, silver and ebony button Lot 128 | Ingles & H. | March 2024 | £9,600est. £ 6,000-8,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick unstamped Lot 69 | Tarisio | March 2024 | £5,994est. $ 5,000-8,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick, ebony frog with pearl eye, silver and ebony button Lot 127 | Ingles & H. | March 2024 | £5,040est. £ 4,000-6,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick, ebony frog with pearl eye, silver and ebony button Lot 125 | Ingles & H. | March 2024 | £3,360est. £ 3,000-5,000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, round stick, ebony frog with pearl eye, nickel and ebony button Lot 126 | Ingles & H. | March 2024 | £3,360est. £ 3,000-5,000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, amourette stick Lot 2150 | Vichy | November 2023 | £1,084est. € 1.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, stick broken and reglued, reworked head Lot 2237 | Vichy | November 2023 | £1,518est. € 700-800 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, thin hair and lapping Lot 695 | Vichy | November 2023 | £2,058est. € 1.800-2.000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted Lot 738 | Vichy | November 2023 | £1,192est. € 1.200-1.500 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted Lot 232 | Vichy | November 2023 | £4,449est. € 4.000-5.000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted Lot 343 | Vichy | November 2023 | £2,595est. € 2.500-3.000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, round stick unstamped Lot 96 | Tarisio | November 2023 | £3,872est. $ 4,000-6,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped J. Derazey Lot 35 | Tarisio | October 2023 | £9,600est. £ 8,000-12,000 |
| Violin Bow | Norman Rosenberg collection, nickel mounted, round stick, ebony frog Vuillaume style with pearl eye Lot 78 | Ingles & Hayday | October 2023 | £3,360est. £ 1,800-2,500 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, round stick, ebony frog with pearl eye, nickel and ebony button Lot 262 | Ingles & Hayday | October 2023 | £2,040est. £ 1,800-2,500 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped Lupot on the handle, ebony frog with pearl eye, silver button Lot 265 | Ingles & Hayday | October 2023 | £10,200est. £ 6,000-8,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped J. Hel, ebony frog with pearl eye, silver and ebony button Lot 266 | Ingles & Hayday | October 2023 | £10,200est. £ 4,000-6,000 |
| Cello Bow | Silver mounted, round stick faintly stamped Vuillaume à Paris Lot 12 | Tarisio | October 2023 | £16,733est. € 7.000-10.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted Lot 2270 | Gardiner Houlgate | September 2023 | £3,416est. £ 1,500-2,000 |
| Violin Bow | Rosenberg collection, silver mounted, round stick, ebony frog with pearl eye, original lapping Lot 185 | Ingles & Hayday | June 2023 | £7,800est. £ 4,000-6,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, minus hair Lot 185 | Vichy | June 2023 | £6,722est. € 3.000-4.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, thin hair and lapping Lot 187 | Vichy | June 2023 | £5,557est. € 4.000-5.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, nickel ferrule Lot 232 | Vichy | June 2023 | £3,102est. € 3.000-4.000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, round stick stamped Blanchard Lot 50 | Tarisio | June 2023 | £2,529est. € 2.500-4.000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, signed J. Guarini, ebony frog Lot 63 | Apollium | June 2023 | £2,346est. € 2.000-3.000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, thin hair and lapping Lot 395 | Vichy | June 2023 | £2,137est. € 2.000-2.500 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, signed Vuillaume Lot 938 | Vichy | May 2023 | £3,862est. € 1.500-1.800 |
| Viola Bow | Nickel mounted, round stick, ebony frog with pearl eye, button by another hand of the period Lot 395 | Ingles & Hayday | March 2023 | £7,200est. £ 4,000-6,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick, Vuillaume style ebony frog with pearl eye, ebony and silver button Lot 77 | Ingles & Hayday | March 2023 | £12,000est. £ 4,000-6,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick unstamped Lot 73 | Tarisio | March 2023 | £6,275est. € 6.000-9.000 |
| Cello Bow | Silver mounted, round stick unstamped Lot 3 | Gardiner Houlgate | March 2023 | £5,470est. $ 3,000-5,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted Lot 33 | Vichy | December 2022 | £5,180est. € 5.000-6.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, signed Vuillaume Lot 133 | Vichy | December 2022 | £4,927est. € 5.000-6.000 |
| Cello Bow | Nickel mounted Lot 141 | Vichy | December 2022 | £3,968est. € 3.000-4.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped Stentor, frog remounted in silver Lot 80 | Tarisio | November 2022 | £6,563est. $ 3,000-5,000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, round stick stamped J. Guarini Lot 75 | Tarisio | November 2022 | £3,534est. $ 2,500-4,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted Lot 540 | Vichy | November 2022 | £2,785est. € 2.000-3.000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, thin lapping Lot 700 | Vichy | November 2022 | £1,606est. € 1.500-2.000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, exotic wood stick Lot 600 | Vichy | November 2022 | £1,499est. € 1.500-1.800 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, thin hair and lapping Lot 2197 | Vichy | November 2022 | £440est. € 500 |
| Cello Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped J. Guarini Lot 14 | Tarisio | October 2022 | £8,893est. € 8.000-12.000 |
| Cello Bow | A nickel-mounted cello bow by Jean-Joseph Martin, France, 19th Century Lot 71 | Amati | June 2022 | £5,056est. £ 4,000-6,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, thin hair Lot 147 | Vichy | June 2022 | £4,226est. € 4.000-5.000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, round stick unstamped Lot 66 | Tarisio | June 2022 | £4,230est. $ 5,000-8,000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted Lot 377 | Vichy | June 2022 | £2,065est. € 2.000-2.200 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, round stick, ebony frog with pearl eye, later nickel and ebony button Lot 139 | Ingles & Hayday | March 2022 | £6,000est. £ 3,000-5,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick, ebony frog with pearl eye, silver and ebony button Lot 138 | Ingles & Hayday | March 2022 | £5,400est. £ 4,000-6,000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, round stick, ebony frog with pearl eye, nickel and ebony button Lot 77 | Ingles & Hayday | March 2022 | £4,200est. £ 2,500-3,500 |
| Viola Bow | Silver mounted, silver lapping Lot 335 | Vichy | December 2021 | £7,388est. € 8.000-10.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, signed Vuillaume à ..., thin hair and lapping Lot 238 | Vichy | December 2021 | £11,082est. € 5.000-6.000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted Lot 143 | Vichy | December 2021 | £3,166est. € 3.000-4.000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted Lot 595 | Vichy | December 2021 | £1,888est. € 1.000-1.500 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, thin lapping Lot 930 | Vichy | December 2021 | £1,633est. € 1.500-2.000 |
| Cello Bow | Silver mounted Lot 338 | Vichy | December 2021 | £15,831est. € 8.000-10.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped Vuillaume à Paris, Vuillaume model ebony frog, silver lapping Lot 291 | Arteal | November 2021 | £6,439est. CHF 4,500-5,500 |
| Cello Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped F. Arfelier Devrel, button later Lot 19 | Tarisio | November 2021 | £7,433est. $ 8,000-12,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped J. Martin Lot 87 | Tarisio | June 2021 | £4,500est. £ 3,500-5,500 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, round stick stamped J. Guarini Lot 76 | Tarisio | June 2021 | £4,200est. £ 1,800-2,500 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick, ebony frog with pearl eye, later silver button Lot 156 | Ingles & Hayday | June 2021 | £3,600est. £ 3,000-5,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped J. Guarini Lot 94 | Tarisio | June 2021 | £3,540est. £ 6,000-9,000 |
| Violin Bow | Amourette stick Lot 226 | Vichy | June 2021 | £1,764est. € 1.500-2.000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, thin hair, light lapping Lot 244 | Vichy | June 2021 | £1,603est. € 1.500-1.800 |
| Cello Bow | Silver mounted, round stick unstamped Lot 16 | Tarisio | June 2021 | £9,440est. £ 8,000-12,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, stamped J.B. Vuillaume, thin lapping Lot 283 | Vichy | December 2020 | £6,048est. € 5.000-6.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, thin silver lapping Lot 277 | Vichy | December 2020 | £4,480est. € 3.000-4.000 |
| Violin Bow | Frog and button by E.A. Ouchard Lot 91 | Vichy | December 2020 | £3,360est. € 3.000-4.000 |
| Cello Bow | Silver mounted, minus hair Lot 735 | Vichy | December 2020 | £2,891est. € 1.000-1.500 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped Vuillaume à Paris, ebony frog with pearl eye Lot 170 | Ingles & Hayday | October 2020 | £5,400est. £ 5,000-8,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, octagonal stick bearing an illegible stamp, ebony frog with pearl eye Lot 171 | Ingles & Hayday | October 2020 | £4,800est. £ 4,000-6,000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, round stick unstamped Lot 117 | Brompton’s | October 2020 | £4,620est. £ 4,000-5,000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, round stick bearing an illegible stamp, ebony frog with Paris eye Lot 118 | Ingles & Hayday | October 2020 | £1,560est. £ 1,400-1,800 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, amourette stick Lot 550 | Vichy | July 2020 | £974 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, minus hair Lot 750 | Vichy | July 2020 | £1,623 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, thin lapping Lot 1250 | Vichy | July 2020 | £1,618 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, round stick stamped J. Martin Lot 119 | Tarisio | March 2020 | £4,800est. £ 2,500-4,000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, round stick, ebony frog with pearl eye, nickel and ebony button Lot 185 | Ingles & Hayday | March 2020 | £4,560est. £ 4,000-6,000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, signed Guarini Lot 149 | Vichy | March 2020 | £255est. € 150 |
| Cello Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped J. Guarini Lot 13 | — | February 2020 | £10,194est. $ 7,000-10,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick unstamped, button later Lot 80 | Tarisio | February 2020 | £7,414est. $ 7,000-10,000 |
| Violin Bow | Made fot Thibouville-Lamy, silver mounted, octagonal stick stamped Jean-Joseph Martin, without hair Lot 2280 | Gardiner Houlgate | December 2019 | £3,840est. £ 3.000-4.000 |
| Violin Bow | Émile Français collection, illustrated in L'Archet tome II p. 417 n. 6, thin lapping Lot 343 | Vichy | November 2019 | £15,403est. € 8.000-10.000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted Lot 77 | Vichy | November 2019 | £2,051est. € 2.000-3.000 |
| Cello Bow | Nickel mounted, octagonal stick unstamped Lot 8 | Tarisio | October 2019 | £2,950est. £ 2,500-4,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick, ebony frog with pearl eye, silver and ebony button Lot 52 | Ingles & Hayday | October 2019 | £7,200est. £ 6,000-9,000 |
| Cello Bow | Nickel mounted, round stick, ebony frog with pearl eye, nickel and ebony button Lot 88 | Ingles & Hayday | October 2019 | £7,200est. £ 6,000-8,000 |
| Violin Bow | Vuillaume style, nickel mounted, round stick unstamped Lot 51 | Sunrise | September 2019 | £5,633est. ¥ 700,000-900,000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted Lot 91 | Vichy | June 2019 | £1,807est. € 1.500-2.000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, minus hair Lot 146 | Vichy | June 2019 | £2,445est. € 2.500-3.000 |
| Violin Bow | Gold mounted, round stick unbranded, tortoiseshell frog Lot 261 | Freeman's | May 2019 | £15,526est. $ 16,000-22,000 |
| Cello Bow | Nickel mounted, round stick unstamped Lot 22 | Tarisio | March 2019 | £2,160est. £ 1,200-1,800 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, round stick unstamped Lot 100 | Tarisio | March 2019 | £2,400est. £ 2,000-3,000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, round stick unstamped Lot 103 | Tarisio | March 2019 | £2,000est. £ 2,500-4,000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, minus hair, thin lapping Lot 47 | Vichy | December 2018 | £1,924est. € 2.000-3.000 |
| Violin Bow | Made for Vuillaume, nickel mounted, amourette stick Lot 147 | Vichy | December 2018 | £1,603est. € 2.000-3.000 |
| Small Violin Bow | Three-quarter size violin bow, nickel mounted, round stick unstamped Lot 204 | Skinners | November 2018 | £189est. $ 200-300 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, abeille stick, minus hair Lot 279 | De Baecque | November 2018 | £117est. € 80-100 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick unstamped, button later Lot 111 | Tarisio | October 2018 | £6,600est. £ 5,000-8,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped J. Guarini, ferrule engraved RB Lot 114 | Tarisio | October 2018 | £7,200est. £ 6,000-9,000 |
| Violin Bow | René Quenoil collection, nickel mounted, amourette stick Lot 200 | Vichy | September 2018 | £2,356est. € 1.500 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted Lot 887 | Vichy | June 2018 | £2,522est. € 1.500 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted Lot 44 | Vichy | June 2018 | £1,577est. € 1.000-1.200 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted Lot 83 | Vichy | June 2018 | £4,417est. € 3.500-4.000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, minus hair, thin lapping Lot 194 | Vichy | June 2018 | £2,103est. € 2.000-3.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted Lot 244 | Vichy | June 2018 | £2,103est. € 2.000-3.000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, round stick stamped Stentor, ebony frog with pearl eye, nickel and ebony button Lot 1321 | Gardiner Houlgate | June 2018 | £1,320est. £ 700-1,000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, round stick unstamped Lot 57 | Tarisio | May 2018 | £1,504est. $ 1,500-2,200 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped illegibly, stanhope lens at the frog displaying J.B. Vuillaume Lot 88 | Tarisio | May 2018 | £13,920est. $ 16,000-22,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick, ebony frog with pearl eye, silver and ebony button Lot 137 | Ingles & Hayday | March 2018 | £5,040est. £ 4,400-6,000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, round stick, ebony frog in Vuillaume model Lot 222 | Apollium | March 2018 | £4,058est. € 3.000-3.500 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, round stick unstamped Lot 80 | Tarisio | February 2018 | £3,005est. $ 2,000-3,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped J. Martin Lot 81 | Tarisio | February 2018 | £5,152est. $ 3,000-5,000 |
| Cello Bow | Nickel mounted, abeille stick Lot 897 | Vichy | November 2017 | £502est. € 400 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, later red varnish Lot 28 | Vichy | November 2017 | £3,696est. € 4.000-5.000 |
| Cello Bow | Silver mounted, thin lapping Lot 82 | Vichy | November 2017 | £5,069est. € 5.000-6.000 |
| Cello Bow | Nickel mounted Lot 138 | Vichy | November 2017 | £4,752est. € 3.000-4.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted Lot 183 | Vichy | November 2017 | £11,088est. € 4.000-5.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted Lot 278 | Vichy | November 2017 | £3,168est. € 3.000-3.500 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted Lot 200 | Vichy | September 2017 | £792est. € 800 |
| Cello Bow | Nickel mounted, abeille stick, thin lapping Lot 286 | Vichy | September 2017 | £95est. € 100 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted Lot 234 | Vichy | June 2017 | £2,714est. € 1.500-2.000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, amourette stick Lot 247 | Vichy | June 2017 | £2,088est. € 1.500-2.000 |
| Cello Bow | Silver mounted Lot 384 | Vichy | June 2017 | £3,654est. € 4.000-5.000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, signed, minus hair Lot 436 | Vichy | June 2017 | £2,088est. € 1.200-1.500 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, signed Stentor Lot 441 | Vichy | June 2017 | £4,698est. € 4.000-5.000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, round stick unstamped Lot 82 | Brompton’s | June 2017 | £4,800est. £ 4,000-6,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped J Thibouville-Ly Lot 108 | Tarisio | May 2017 | £2,775est. $ 3,000-5,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick, ebony frog with pearl eye, silver and ebony button Lot 51 | Ingles & Hayday | March 2017 | £7,200est. £ 6,000-8,000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, round stick stamped J. Martin, button later Lot 99 | Tarisio | February 2017 | £2,839est. $ 3,000-5,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted Lot 132 | Vichy | December 2016 | £1,828est. € 2.000-3.000 |
| Violin Bow | Violin Bow Lot 133 | Vichy | December 2016 | £1,726est. € 2.000-3.000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, round stick stamped F.N. VOIRIN Lot 89 | Sunrise | November 2016 | £4,004est. ¥ 350,000-450,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped J. Martin, ebony frog with pearl eye, nickel button Lot 145 | Gardiner Houlgate | October 2016 | £660est. £ 600-800 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, round stick unstamped Lot 134 | Tarisio | October 2016 | £3,692est. $ 3,000-5,000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, round stick unstamped Lot 91 | Tarisio | June 2016 | £3,300est. £ 2,500-4,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped J. Martin, grain lifts to stick Lot 3 | Brompton’s | June 2016 | £960est. £ 1,000-1,500 |
| Violin Bow | Made for Jérôme Thibouville-Lamy, silver mounted, round stick unstamped Lot 77 | Tarisio | May 2016 | £2,700est. $ 1,500-2,200 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick unstamped Lot 108 | Tarisio | March 2016 | £6,600est. £ 3,000-5,000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, round stick unstamped Lot 109 | Tarisio | March 2016 | £2,655est. £ 3,000-5,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick, ebony frog with pearl eye, silver and ebony button Lot 72 | Ingles & Hayday | March 2016 | £2,160est. £ 2,000-3,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick unstamped Lot 77 | Tarisio | February 2016 | £3,388est. $ 6,000-9,000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted Lot 92 | Vichy | December 2015 | £1,448est. € 2.000-3.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, minus hair Lot 187 | Vichy | December 2015 | £3,578est. € 3.000-4.000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, thin lapping Lot 194 | Vichy | December 2015 | £1,619est. € 2.000-3.000 |
| Cello Bow | Silver mounted, thin lapping Lot 337 | Vichy | December 2015 | £2,556est. € 3.000-4.000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, round stick, stamped to the frog Bazin Lot 63 | Tarisio | November 2015 | £2,242est. £ 1,500-2,200 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped Guarini Lot 225 | Brompton’s | November 2015 | £2,400est. £ 2,000-3,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick unstamped, ferrule and ebony thumb-piece later redone and heel new Lot 126 | Tarisio | October 2015 | £2,677est. $ 5,000-8,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted Lot 32 | Vichy | June 2015 | £3,941est. € 2.000-3.000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted Lot 47 | Vichy | June 2015 | £1,226est. € 1.000-1.200 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted Lot 97 | Vichy | June 2015 | £4,204est. € 3.000-4.000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, minus hair Lot 238 | Vichy | June 2015 | £2,015est. € 2.500-3.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick unstamped, frog chevalled Lot 127 | Tarisio | June 2015 | £4,131est. $ 8,000-12,000 |
| Cello Bow | Nickel mounted, round stick unstamped Lot 547 | Brompton’s | June 2015 | £2,400est. £ 4,000-6,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick bearing a spurious stamp Vuillaume à Paris Lot 156 | Tarisio | May 2015 | £7,497est. $ 10,000-15,000 |
| Violin Bow | Made for Jérôme Thibouville-Lamy, silver mounted, round stick stamped J. Thibouville Lamy Lot 157 | Tarisio | May 2015 | £7,243est. $ 12,000-18,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted Lot 42 | Vichy | December 2014 | £4,050est. € 5.000-6.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted Lot 44 | Vichy | December 2014 | £1,224est. € 1.000-1.500 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, silk lapping Lot 84 | Vichy | December 2014 | £1,224est. € 1.500-2.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, ebony frog Lot 198 | Vichy | December 2014 | £1,884est. € 2.000-3.000 |
| Cello Bow | Nickel mounted, round stick unstamped Lot 46 | Tarisio | October 2014 | £2,214est. $ 3,000-5,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver remounted, round stick stamped twice to the handle Guarini Lot 149 | Tarisio | October 2014 | £3,564est. $ 3,000-5,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted Lot 157 | Tarisio | October 2014 | £2,251est. $ 4,000-6,000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted Lot 179 | Vichy | June 2014 | £1,451est. € 1.200-1.500 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, thin lapping Lot 196 | Vichy | June 2014 | £1,935est. € 2.000-3.000 |
| Cello Bow | Nickel mounted Lot 231 | Vichy | June 2014 | £968est. € 1.000-1.200 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, round stick double-branded Guarini on each side, splined to head Lot 136 | Tarisio | June 2014 | £540est. £ 600-900 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, round stick unstamped Lot 148 | Tarisio | June 2014 | £5,400est. £ 1,200-1,800 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, round stick unstamped, button later Lot 137 | Tarisio | May 2014 | £2,654est. $ 5,000-8,000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, round stick stamped Stentor à Paris Lot 53 | Tarisio | March 2014 | £1,440est. £ 1,200-1,800 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, silk lapping Lot 663 | Vichy | December 2013 | £647est. € 600 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, signed Lot 137 | Vichy | December 2013 | £2,887est. € 2.000-3.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted Lot 383 | Vichy | December 2013 | £5,972est. € 4.000-5.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped J. Guarini Lot 183 | Tarisio | October 2013 | £7,526est. $ 10,000-15,000 |
| Violin Bow | Nckel mounted, signed Simon, thin lapping Lot 83 | Vichy | June 2013 | £3,060est. € 3.000-4.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, signed Peccatte Lot 88 | Vichy | June 2013 | £5,304est. € 5.000-6.000 |
| Cello Bow | Silver mounted, signed H.C. Silvestre à Paris Lot 187 | Vichy | June 2013 | £3,060est. € 3.000-4.000 |
| Cello Bow | Nickel mounted Lot 231 | Vichy | June 2013 | £612est. € 1.000-1.200 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, minus hair Lot 386 | Vichy | June 2013 | £1,734est. € 2.000-3.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, signed Peccatte Lot 433 | Vichy | June 2013 | £3,876est. € 3.000-4.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, octagonal stick, ebony frog, without hair and lapping, very used Lot 27 | Etude Tajan | May 2013 | £1,310est. € 500-800 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick, ebony frog with pearl eye, button with two silver bands Lot 100 | Ingles & Hayday | May 2013 | £6,000est. £ 3,000-5,000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, round stick unstamped Lot 75 | Skinners | April 2013 | £1,943est. $ 6,000-8,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, unstamped Lot 92 | Tarisio | March 2013 | £4,800est. £ 2,500-4,000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted Lot 146 | Vichy | December 2012 | £3,122est. € 800-1.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted Lot 178 | Vichy | December 2012 | £3,903est. € 3.000-4.000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted Lot 243 | Vichy | December 2012 | £2,146est. € 2.000-3.000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, unstamped Lot 98 | Tarisio | October 2012 | £2,400est. £ 2,000-3,000 |
| Small Violin Bow | 1/2 size violin bow, nickel mounted, unstamped Lot 82 | Tarisio | July 2012 | £612est. $ 1,200-1,800 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, stamped J. Martin Lot 183 | Tarisio | July 2012 | £2,295est. $ 1,200-1,800 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, minus hair Lot 745 | Vichy | June 2012 | £585est. € 700 |
| Cello Bow | Nickel mounted Lot 79 | Vichy | June 2012 | £970est. € 1.000-1.200 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, signed, leather lapping Lot 128 | Vichy | June 2012 | £7,278est. € 2.000-3.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, unstamped Lot 72 | Tarisio | June 2012 | £12,000est. £ 10,000-15,000 |
| Violin Bow | Gold mounted, round stick stamped J. MARTIN, tortoiseshell frog with pearl eye, gold and ebony button Lot 40 | Christie's | April 2012 | £15,450est. $ 6,000-8,000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, stamped J. Martin, button later Lot 148 | Tarisio | April 2012 | £1,483est. $ 3,000-5,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, unstamped Lot 173 | Tarisio | April 2012 | £8,158est. $ 12,000-18,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick unstamped Lot 167 | Skinners | April 2012 | £2,935est. $ 4,000-6,000 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 47 g. without hair, branded "J. Hel" | — | December 2011 | £4,227 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 53.2 g. with fine hair, without winding | — | December 2011 | £845 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 52.5 g. Brazilwood, no hair / winding Workshop of | — | December 2011 | £244 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 49 g. Brazilwood, no hair or winding Workshop of | — | December 2011 | £117 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 58.5 g. | — | November 2011 | £3,195 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 75 g. | — | November 2011 | £3,139 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59 g. Paris , 1880 c. | — | October 2011 | £1,875 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 80 g. Paris, 1890 c. | — | October 2011 | £6,000 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 63 g. | — | September 2011 | £660 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 58.5 g. | — | June 2011 | £3,000 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 47.5 g. without hair or winding, branded "Guarini" | — | June 2011 | £1,323 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 53.2 g. with fine hair, leather winding, branded "Hel" | — | June 2011 | £2,094 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60.5 g. Probably by | — | May 2011 | £2,185 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 52.5 g. stamped "Dodd" | — | May 2011 | £4,734 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 57 g. Mirecourt, 1880 c. without hair, stamped "Voirin à Paris" Probably by | — | March 2011 | £2,500 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 71.5 g. Mirecourt, 1890 c. | — | March 2011 | £1,875 |
| Cello Bow | N/E 55.5 g. without hair or winding | — | December 2010 | £1,864 |
| Violin Bow | S/T 51 g. without hair or winding | — | December 2010 | £6,214 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 56 g. no hair or winding (collar button missing) | — | December 2010 | £2,900 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 56 g. stamped "A Lecomte & Cie Paris" | — | October 2010 | £1,487 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 57.5 g. (adjustor later) Workshop of | — | October 2010 | £237 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 80.5 g. stamped "Peccatte" (later adjustor) | — | October 2010 | £5,250 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 56.5 g. | — | June 2010 | £6,024 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 56 g. without hair or winding | — | June 2010 | £1,968 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 52 g. without hair or winding | — | June 2010 | £3,003 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 60 g. Attributed to | — | March 2010 | £960 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 56.5 g. Amourette wood, without hair Workshop of | — | December 2009 | £1,523 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 52 g. without hair or winding Workshop of | — | December 2009 | £435 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 56 g. Exotic wood, fine winding Workshop of | — | December 2009 | £598 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 50.7 g. Exotic wood, without hair or winding Workshop of | — | December 2009 | £272 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 55.5 g. Brazilwood, without winding Workshop of | — | December 2009 | £131 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 58.5 g. violin or viola bow | — | October 2009 | £3,337 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 61.0 g. | — | October 2009 | £3,000 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 45 g. without hair or winding Workshop of | — | June 2009 | £519 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 46 g. without hair or winding | — | June 2009 | £933 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 58.5 g. violin or viola bow | — | May 2009 | £5,435 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 65 g. no hair, lapping, pearl & ferrule Possibly by | — | March 2009 | £2,750 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 52 g. without hair Possibly by | — | March 2009 | £1,250 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 47 g. 1880 c. without hair or grip | — | March 2009 | £1,851 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 48 g. without hair nor winding Workshop of | — | December 2008 | £455 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 53 g. without hair | — | December 2008 | £1,024 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 49 g. without winding | — | December 2008 | £819 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 45 g. without hair | — | December 2008 | £1,011 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 76.0 g. | — | October 2008 | £8,677 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 48.5 g. without hair or lapping | — | October 2008 | £1,521 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59.5 g. | — | October 2008 | £3,218 |
| Violin Bow | 53 g. without hair nor lapping Workshop | — | June 2008 | £204 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 61 g. | — | June 2008 | £2,228 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 54 g. | — | June 2008 | £3,249 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 57 g. (later adjustor) Workshop | — | May 2008 | £602 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 51 g. without hair (ferrule and button missing) | — | December 2007 | £2,978 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 51.5 g. without hair or winding (no button) | — | December 2007 | £851 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 71.0 g. Stamped "Thibouville Lamy" | — | October 2007 | £6,854 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 48 g. 1880 c. Child's size | — | October 2007 | £431 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59 g. Mirecourt, 1880 c. Stamped "Guarini" | — | October 2007 | £2,500 |
| Viola Bow | N/E 60 g. Brazilwood, without winding Workshop of | — | June 2007 | £160 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 52 g. Brazilwood, without hair or winding Workshop of | — | June 2007 | £144 |
| Cello Bow | N/E 66 g. without hair or winding | — | June 2007 | £2,485 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 63.5 g. branded "Audinot à Paris" (button ot the period) | — | June 2007 | £3,206 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 50 g. without hair or winding | — | June 2007 | £2,565 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 58 g. Mirecourt, 1880-85 c. Stamped "Henry a Paris" | — | April 2007 | £3,639 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 55 g. | — | March 2007 | £247 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 77.0 g. (button later) Probably by | — | March 2007 | £2,300 |
| Violin Bow | 47.5 g. without hair or winding (missing heel and ferrule damage) | — | December 2006 | £719 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 58 g. branded "Paul Mermet" | — | December 2006 | £2,796 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 47 g. without hair or winding | — | December 2006 | £959 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 53.5 g. Amourette wood | — | December 2006 | £3,196 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 58.5 g. Attributed to "Joseph Henry" | — | October 2006 | £2,771 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 56.5 g. with partial grip (repaired at the head) | — | July 2006 | £468 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 51 g. without hair or winding Workshop | — | June 2006 | £1,943 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 71.5 g. | — | June 2006 | £4,452 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 47.5 g. without hair or winding (frog and button of the period) | — | June 2006 | £1,214 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 57.5 g. | — | June 2006 | £2,024 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 54.5 g. | — | May 2006 | £1,226 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 56 g. without hair, Brazilwood Workshop | — | November 2005 | £177 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 57.5 g. Probably by | — | November 2005 | £2,640 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 48.5 g. without hair and wrapping | — | June 2005 | £1,978 |
| Viola Bow | N/E 61 g. without hair/wrap, amourette wood | — | June 2005 | £633 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 58 g. branded "J. Guarini" | — | June 2005 | £2,012 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 61.5 g. Amourette stick | — | May 2005 | £229 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 58 g. branded "A. Lecomte & Cie Paris" | — | April 2005 | £1,003 |
| Violin Bow | S/I 59.5 g. | — | February 2005 | £3,600 |
| Violin Bow | S/E branded "Simon" | — | December 2004 | £4,070 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 56.0 g. | — | October 2004 | £2,545 |
| Cello Bow | N/E 68.5 g. Brazilwood | — | June 2004 | £314 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 54 g. | — | December 2003 | £2,547 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 54 g. | — | December 2003 | £1,732 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. | — | October 2003 | £5,089 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. | — | July 2003 | £4,700 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 52 g. | — | June 2003 | £2,500 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 47 g. | — | June 2003 | £1,416 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 48 g. | — | May 2003 | £2,760 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 65 g. | — | October 2002 | £1,233 |
| Viola Bow | N/E 71 g. | — | June 2002 | £5,653 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 55 g. | — | May 2002 | £552 |
| Cello Bow | N/E 61 g. | — | December 2001 | £945 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. | — | November 2001 | £7,943 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 81 g. | — | June 2001 | £3,007 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59 g. | — | June 2001 | £3,759 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 59 g. | — | May 2001 | £2,340 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. | — | May 2001 | £3,901 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 46 g. | — | December 2000 | £1,529 |
| Violin Bow | G/T 55 g. | — | June 2000 | £6,093 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 56 g. | — | June 2000 | £2,503 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 80 g. For "Vuillaume" | — | May 2000 | £2,933 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 60 g. | — | March 2000 | £1,380 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 80 g. | — | November 1999 | £4,025 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 75 g. | — | November 1999 | £3,052 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 58 g. | — | June 1999 | £4,887 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 51 g. | — | June 1999 | £2,741 |
| Violin Bow | S/T 56 g. | — | November 1998 | £2,645 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 54 g. | — | October 1998 | £1,380 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 60 g. | — | March 1998 | £402 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 56 g. | — | March 1996 | £2,760 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59 g. | — | December 1995 | £2,314 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59 g. branded "J. Guarini" | — | March 1995 | £2,645 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 56 g. | — | March 1994 | £1,840 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 56 g. | — | April 1993 | £2,415 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 60 g. | — | April 1991 | £1,100 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. | — | November 1989 | £1,760 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 74 g. | — | December 1983 | £660 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 58 g. | — | January 1981 | £733 |
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Biographies
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MARTIN, Jean Joseph Born 1837 Mirecourt, died 1910 Paris France. Bow maker working for J. B. Vuillaume. Fine craftsmanship. Very few bear his own brand: J. J. MARTIN
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