Justin Poirson
Mirecourt, Paris, 1851–1925
Justin Poirson (1851-1925) was a French bow maker born in Mirecourt. He trained under Maire and gained experience working for notable firms such as J. B. Vuillaume and Gand and Bernardel before establishing his own workshop in 1880. His bows, branded "POIRSON A PARIS", are considered good but unremarkable.
Worked
Mirecourt, Paris
Made
Cello Bow, Viola Bow, Violin Bow
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Auction Price History
Highest auction price
£9,755
172 results
| Type | Details | Auction house | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, round stick bearing the maker's brand, ebony frog, good condition Lot 133 | — | November 2025 | £1,973est. € 1.000-2.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick unstamped, frog half chevalled (player side) Lot 47 | — | October 2025 | £5,400est. £ 1,200-1,800 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, round stick stamped Poirson a Paris Lot 40 | — | September 2025 | £2,576est. € 1.500-2.200 |
| Violin Bow | A nickel-mounted violin bow by Justin Poirson, circa 1910 Lot 106 | Amati | June 2025 | £1,390est. £ 800-1,200 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, signed Poirson à Paris, unlapping, stick and head blemishes, otherwise good condition Lot 787 | — | June 2025 | £1,581est. € 1.500-1.800 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, signed Poirson à ..., later button, minus hair, stick and head blemishes, good condition Lot 794 | — | June 2025 | £1,054est. € 1.000-1.200 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped Poirson à Paris Lot 96 | — | May 2025 | £3,414est. $ 5,000-8,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped Poirson à Paris Lot 67 | Tarisio | March 2025 | £6,025est. $ 4,000-6,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped Poirson à Paris, ebony frog with pearl eye, silver and ebony button Lot 195 | Ingles & H. | March 2025 | £2,400est. £ 2,000-4,000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, signed Poirson Paris, not original frog and button, unhaired and unlapping, handle crack Lot 2043 | Laurent | June 2024 | £876est. £800 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, signed Poirson à Paris, not original button, unhaired and unlapping, minor stick blemish Lot 2197 | Laurent | June 2024 | £639est. £600 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, signed Gand et Bernardel, minus hair, head blemish Lot 2227 | Laurent | June 2024 | £532est. £500 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, thin hair and lapping, stick and head blemishes, otherwise good condition Lot 2389 | Laurent | June 2024 | £985est. £600 |
| Cello Bow | Nickel mounted, not original frog and button, unhaired and unlapping, stick blemish, frog crack Lot 735 | Laurent | June 2024 | £2,980est. € 1.500-1.800 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, signed Poirson à Paris, good condition Lot 887 | Laurent | June 2024 | £931est. € 800-1.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, ferrule engraved Suzanne, unhaired and unlapping, stick and point blemishes, frog crack Lot 27 | Laurent | June 2024 | £3,404est. € 3.000-4.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, signed Gand & ..., later nickel button, head and bottom slide blemishes, good condition Lot 43 | Laurent | June 2024 | £4,042est. € 4.000-5.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, signed Gand et ..., head and frog blemishes, minor handle wear, good condition Lot 288 | Laurent | June 2024 | £5,141est. € 5.000-6.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick unstamped Lot 76 | Tarisio | May 2024 | £3,769est. $ 4,000-6,000 |
| Cello Bow | Nickel mounted, round stick branded POIRSON A PARIS, ebony frog with pearl eye Lot 128 | — | November 2023 | £3,323est. € 1.500-2.000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, signed, not original frog and button, unhaired, stick and head blemishes, good condition Lot 2294 | — | November 2023 | £542est. € 600 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, signed Poirson à ..., minus hair, stick and head blemishes, mortice crack, good condition Lot 249 | — | November 2023 | £2,113est. € 2.000-2.500 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, not original frog and button, minus hair, unlapping, stick and head blemishes, frog cracks Lot 891 | — | November 2023 | £705est. € 800-1.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped Gand & Bernardel fres Lot 95 | — | November 2023 | £3,630est. $ 4,000-6,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped Gand & Bernardel Fres, ebony frog with pearl eye Lot 202 | — | October 2023 | £1,680est. £ 1,500-2,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, signed, unhaired and unlapping, minor stick and point blemishes, good condition Lot 293 | — | June 2023 | £4,275est. € 3.000-4.000 |
| Cello Bow | Silver mounted, later frog and button, stick and point blemishes, handle wear, frog cracks, good condition Lot 377 | — | June 2023 | £2,859est. € 2.500-3.000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, signed, unhaired and unlapping, stick and frog blemishes, otherwise good condition Lot 2092 | — | May 2023 | £699est. € 600 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, signed, thin hair and lapping, head and frog blemishes, minor handle wear, fair condition Lot 2135 | — | May 2023 | £830est. € 700 |
| Cello Bow | Nickel mounted, round stick branded POIRSON A PARIS, ebony frog with pearl eye Lot 59 | — | May 2023 | £1,695est. € 1.500-2.000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, round stick stamped Poirson a Paris Lot 45 | — | March 2023 | £1,591est. $ 1,500-2,200 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped Poirson a Paris Lot 58 | — | March 2023 | £3,481est. $ 3,000-5,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped Poirson à Paris Lot 68 | — | March 2023 | £3,988est. € 3.000-5.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, stamped Gand et ..., later ferrule and little heel, handle and button blemishes, handle wear Lot 171 | — | December 2022 | £1,860est. € 400-500 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, round stick stamped Poirson à Paris Lot 56 | — | November 2022 | £2,322est. $ 1,500-2,200 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped Poirson à Paris, frog and button later Lot 60 | — | November 2022 | £3,534est. $ 1,800-2,500 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, thin hair and lapping, minor head dents, handle restoration, frog crack, good condition Lot 243 | — | June 2022 | £3,170est. € 4.000-5.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, later button, frog chip, handle and frog cracks, minor handle wear, good condition Lot 398 | — | June 2022 | £4,438est. € 4.000-5.000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, signed Poirson à Paris, unhaired and unlapping, stick blemishes, good condition Lot 549 | — | June 2022 | £2,006est. € 800-1.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, frog and button by Lenoble, unhaired and unlapping, stick and head blemishes, wear Lot 892 | — | June 2022 | £1,630est. € 1.000-1.200 |
| Cello Bow | Silver mounted, unhaired, thin lapping, stick and head blemishes, handle wear, otherwise good condition Lot 600 | — | December 2021 | £3,062est. € 1.500-2.000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, round stick faintly stamped Poirson a Paris Lot 74 | — | November 2021 | £1,779est. $ 2,000-3,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped Gand & Bernardel fres Lot 94 | — | November 2021 | £3,113est. $ 4,000-6,000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, signed, ebony frog, handle and button missing Lot 2 | — | June 2021 | £128est. € 20-30 |
| Viola Bow | Silver mounted, later button, minor frog blemishes, head and handle wear, otherwise good condition Lot 293 | — | June 2021 | £4,382est. € 4.000-5.000 |
| Cello Bow | Nickel mounted, not original frog and button, unhaired and unlapping, handle crack Lot 535 | — | June 2021 | £1,155est. € 1.000-1.200 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, signed, not original button, unhaired, stick and frog blemishes, handle wear Lot 732 | — | June 2021 | £714est. € 750-800 |
| Cello Bow | Nickel mounted, ebony frog by Nicolas Maire, stick crack, minor frog blemish Lot 8 | — | June 2021 | £587est. € 300-500 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, signed Poirson à Paris, handle blemishes and wear, otherwise good condition Lot 236 | — | December 2020 | £4,480est. € 4.000-5.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, signed Gand & Bernardel Fres, thin lapping, minor handle blemish, very good condition Lot 335 | — | December 2020 | £6,720est. € 6.000-8.000 |
| Cello Bow | Silver mounted, later nickel button, thin silver lapping, stick and head blemishes, frog cracks Lot 849 | — | December 2020 | £945est. € 800-1.000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, signed Poirson à Paris, frog blemish, otherwise good condition Lot 941 | — | December 2020 | £1,056est. € 600-800 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped Poirson à Paris Lot 81 | — | November 2020 | £2,492est. $ 2,500-4,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick unstamped Lot 79 | — | October 2020 | £5,100est. £ 3,000-5,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, branded POIRSON A PARIS, ebony frog, nickel button not original, unlapping Lot 194 | — | July 2020 | £1,845est. € 300-400 |
| Cello Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped Poirson à Paris, frog and button later Lot 11 | — | February 2020 | £3,707est. $ 4,000-6,000 |
| Violin Bow | Bernard Millant collection, silver mounted, silk lapping, minor stick and mortice blemishes Lot 269 | — | November 2019 | £9,755est. € 10.000-12.000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, not original frog and button, unhaired, stick and head blemishes, good condition Lot 2082 | — | June 2019 | £549est. € 300 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, unhaired and unlapping, stick and head blemishes, bottom slide missing, good condition Lot 593 | — | June 2019 | £1,100est. € 800 |
| Cello Bow | Nickel mounted, frog and button by C.N. Bazin, stick and frog blemishes, otherwise good condition Lot 945 | — | June 2019 | £1,100est. € 1.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, minus hair, unlapping, minor stick and head blemishes, handle wear, good condition Lot 97 | — | June 2019 | £2,657est. € 2.000-3.000 |
| Violin Bow | Stamped H. C. Silvestre à Paris Lot 101 | — | May 2019 | £3,435est. $ 4,000-6,000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, abeille stick, minus hair, unlapping Lot 582 | — | March 2019 | £564est. € 150 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped Poirson à Paris Lot 89 | — | March 2019 | £1,180est. £ 1,500-2,200 |
| Violin Bow | Millant collection, silver mounted, later button, minor stick restoration, minor stick and head blemishes Lot 171 | — | December 2018 | £7,741est. € 7.000-8.000 |
| Cello Bow | Silver mounted, octagonal stick, silk lapping probably made by another maker, minor blemishes Lot 123 | — | June 2018 | £792est. € 1.200-1.500 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, signed, unhaired, thin lapping, frog blemishes, otherwise good condition Lot 544 | — | June 2018 | £420est. € 500 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, signed, stick and head blemishes, otherwise good condition Lot 890 | — | June 2018 | £1,787est. € 1.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped Poirson a Paris, no hair, damage to underslide, good condition Lot 128 | — | March 2018 | £2,596est. £ 4,000-6,000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, round stick stamped Poirson à Paris Lot 77 | — | February 2018 | £2,060est. $ 2,000-3,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, signed, later button, stick and point blemishes, otherwise good condition Lot 284 | — | November 2017 | £3,379est. € 1.000-1.500 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, signed, unhaired, stick and frog blemishes, otherwise good condition Lot 677 | — | November 2017 | £893est. € 800 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, signed, minus hair, minor stick and handle blemishes, otherwise good condition Lot 698 | — | November 2017 | £1,897est. € 800 |
| Violin Bow | Signed, unhaired, thin lapping, stick and frog blemishes, heel missing, otherwise good condition Lot 284 | — | June 2017 | £1,775est. € 1.000-1.200 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, round stick stamped Poirson a Paris Lot 68 | — | June 2017 | £1,180est. £ 1,000-1,500 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick bearing the maker's brand, ebony frog Lot 159 | — | April 2017 | £1,814est. € 1.200-1.500 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick faintly stamped Poirson a Paris, button probably not original Lot 98 | — | March 2017 | £2,714est. £ 3,000-5,000 |
| Cello Bow | Silver mounted, thin lapping, stick and head blemishes, handle wear, otherwise good condition Lot 397 | — | December 2016 | £2,843est. € 1.500-2.000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, signed, later frog and button, minus hair, thin lapping, stick and handle blemishes Lot 2125 | — | November 2016 | £308est. € 300 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped Poirson à Paris, ebony frog with pearl eye, silver and ebony button Lot 109 | — | October 2016 | £1,800est. £ 1,200-1,800 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped Poirson a Paris, good condition Lot 188 | — | October 2016 | £1,680est. £ 1,500-2,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped Gand & Bernardel Lot 70 | — | October 2016 | £4,800est. £ 3,000-5,000 |
| Violin Bow | Stick only, signed, good condition Lot 2023 | — | June 2016 | £170est. € 200 |
| Cello Bow | Nickel mounted, round stick stamped Poirson a Paris, ebony frog with pearl eye, nickel and ebony button Lot 1271 | — | March 2016 | £1,176est. £ 700-1,000 |
| Cello Bow | Silver mounted, stick bearing the maker's brand, ebony frog, silver button, in playing condition Lot 44 | — | February 2016 | £1,383est. € 1.500-1.800 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, signed, unhaired and unlapping, minor bottom slide blemish, otherwise good condition Lot 431 | — | December 2015 | £2,556est. € 1.000-1.200 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, signed, unhaired, thin lapping, minor bottom slide blemish, otherwise good condition Lot 915 | — | December 2015 | £930est. € 800 |
| Violin Bow | Stick only, signed, good condition Lot 146 | — | June 2015 | £613est. € 1.000-1.200 |
| Viola Bow | Nickel mounted, round stick stamped Poirson à Paris Lot 15 | — | June 2015 | £3,600est. £ 2,000-3,000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, signed, unhaired and unlapping, head and button blemishes, otherwise good condition Lot 2235 | — | June 2015 | £370est. € 300 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, signed, thin lapping, minor stick blemishes, otherwise good condition Lot 37 | — | June 2015 | £1,489est. € 1.500-1.800 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, signed, minor ebony frog blemish, otherwise good condition Lot 44 | — | June 2015 | £1,927est. € 1.200-1.500 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, signed, stick and ebony frog blemishes, otherwise good condition Lot 482 | — | June 2015 | £1,927est. € 1.500-2.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, frog and button by E. A. Ouchard, unhaired, stick and head blemishes, handle wear Lot 86 | — | June 2015 | £1,314est. € 1.200-1.500 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped J Lamy a Paris Lot 84 | — | March 2015 | £2,400est. £ 1,000-1,500 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick, brand looks good but stick looks German, good condition Lot 11 | — | December 2014 | £861est. £ 800-1,200 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped N. Audinot A Paris Lot 142 | — | October 2014 | £3,564est. $ 2,500-4,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, unhaired and unlapping, minor stick blemish, handle wear, otherwise good condition Lot 377 | — | June 2014 | £2,129est. € 2.500-3.000 |
| Violin Bow | Unmonted, round stick stamped Poirson à Paris, without hair Lot 58 | — | June 2014 | £840est. £ 80-120 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped Poirson A Paris, frog and button later Lot 158 | — | December 2013 | £1,466est. $ 2,500-4,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, signed Poirson à Paris, unhaired, thin lapping, very good condition Lot 298 | — | June 2013 | £8,670est. € 2.000-2.500 |
| Cello Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped POIRSON A PARIS Lot 66 | — | April 2013 | £2,332est. $ 3,000-3,600 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, round stick unstamped Lot 79 | — | April 2013 | £1,555est. $ 4,000-6,000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, signed, not original button, good condition Lot 843 | — | December 2012 | £633est. € 500 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, round stick stamped POIRSON A. PARIS, ebony frog with Paris eye, nickel button Lot 160 | — | November 2012 | £507est. $ 1,500-2,500 |
| Violin Bow | Signed, leather lapping, minor head blemish, otherwise good condition Lot 129 | — | June 2012 | £970est. € 800-1.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, signed Gand et Bernardel Frères, unhaired, original lapping, very good condition Lot 187 | — | June 2012 | £8,734est. € 4.000-5.000 |
| Cello Bow | Silver mounted, signed Gand et Bernardel Frères, good condition Lot 232 | — | June 2012 | £8,734est. € 8.000-10.000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, signed, silk lapping, handle wear, otherwise good condition Lot 289 | — | June 2012 | £776est. € 800-1.000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, signed, head restoration Lot 701 | — | June 2012 | £195est. € 300 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, stamped Poirson à Paris Lot 140 | — | April 2012 | £2,225est. $ 3,000-5,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped Poirson à Paris, ebony frog with Paris eye, tinsel lapping Lot 26 | Sotheby’s | March 2012 | £1,500est. £ 1,500-2,000 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. | — | December 2011 | £1,140 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 51 g. no hair, cloth wrapping | — | June 2011 | £1,560 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60.5 g. stamped "Leon Bernardel a Paris" | — | June 2011 | £5,400 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. | — | June 2011 | £1,323 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 37 g. 1/2 size, without hair branded "Gand & Bernardel Frères" | — | June 2011 | £1,323 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 56 g. without hair, with silk winding | — | June 2011 | £992 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. | — | December 2010 | £1,036 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 54.5 g. with fine hair, without winding | — | December 2010 | £1,139 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59 g. without hair, with silk winding | — | December 2010 | £1,657 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59.5 g. | — | June 2010 | £2,209 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 51.5 g. no hair or winding (button of the period) | — | June 2010 | £1,553 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 57 g. with fine winding | — | June 2010 | £1,036 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. (frog and button of the period) | — | December 2009 | £1,741 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 61.5 g. | — | December 2009 | £979 |
| Cello Bow | N/E 73.5 g. with silk winding | — | December 2009 | £1,034 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 55.0 g. | — | October 2009 | £1,186 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61.0 g. stamped "Vuillaume Model" & 'Hawkes & Son" Attributed to | — | October 2009 | £1,483 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 57 g. Paris, 1890 c. | — | October 2009 | £2,532 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 56 g. with leather winding | — | June 2009 | £726 |
| Cello Bow | N/E 58 g. without hair or winding | — | June 2009 | £363 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 47 g. without hair or winding | — | June 2009 | £705 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 1890 c. (restorations) Attributed to | — | March 2009 | £600 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 54 g. | — | December 2008 | £1,229 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 54 g. branded "Chanot & Chardon" (ferrule & small heel missing, button of the period) | — | December 2008 | £2,560 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 51 g. s without hair or lapping (frog & button not original) | — | June 2008 | £1,671 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 50 g. without hair and silk lapping | — | June 2008 | £1,485 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59.5 g. | — | May 2007 | £1,271 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 75 g. Paris, 1910 c. | — | February 2007 | £1,800 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 68.5 g. branded "A. Delivet" | — | December 2006 | £2,557 |
| Viola Bow | N/E 62 g. without hair or winding | — | June 2006 | £2,428 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 58.0 g. (later button) | — | May 2006 | £1,533 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 51 g. without wrapping (no button) | — | November 2005 | £522 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 75.0 g. | — | October 2005 | £1,572 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 49.5 g. no hair/winding (button of the period) | — | June 2005 | £870 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 60.5 g. | — | June 2005 | £1,288 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59.0 g. | — | May 2005 | £1,679 |
| Violin Bow | 60 g. | — | December 2004 | £2,035 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 62.5 g. silk wrapping | — | June 2004 | £629 |
| Violin Bow | Ivory 49.5 g. Open frog | — | May 2003 | £883 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. | — | March 2003 | £600 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 57 g. | — | March 2003 | £480 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 79 g. | — | June 2002 | £4,811 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. | — | June 2002 | £1,570 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 57 g. | — | June 2002 | £1,178 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59 g. | — | June 2002 | £4,151 |
| Cello Bow | N/E 68 g. | — | June 2001 | £564 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 78 g. | — | May 2001 | £3,944 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59 g. | — | March 2001 | £1,450 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 53 g. | — | December 2000 | £611 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 76 g. | — | November 2000 | £1,440 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59 g. | — | June 2000 | £1,306 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. made for "Gand & Bernardel" | — | May 2000 | £2,201 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 57 g. | — | March 2000 | £2,185 |
| Cello Bow | N/E 78 g. | — | December 1999 | £2,125 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 52 g. | — | December 1998 | £1,844 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 71 g. | — | November 1994 | £1,269 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 62 g. | — | November 1994 | £805 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62 g. | — | March 1994 | £2,645 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 60 g. | — | June 1992 | £682 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 3/4 Size | — | June 1989 | £495 |
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Maker Overview
Life
Justin Poirson (1851-1925) was born in Mirecourt in 1851 and died in Paris, France, in 1925. He was a pupil of Maire from 1865. Poirson subsequently worked for J. B. Vuillaume and for Gand and Bernardel before establishing himself independently in 1880. He was murdered in his very diminished lodgings in 1925.
Characteristics
- Profession
- Justin Poirson was a bow maker.
- Workmanship
- His work is described as good but unremarkable.
- Branding
- His bows were branded "POIRSON A PARIS".
Influence and legacy
- Training: Poirson was a pupil of Maire from 1865.
- Employment: He worked for J. B. Vuillaume and for Gand and Bernardel.
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Biographies
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POIRSON, Justin Born 1851 Mirecourt, died 1925 Paris France. Bow maker. Pupil of Maire from 1865. Worked for J. B. Vuillaume and for Gand and Bernardel. Established independently 1880. Murdered in his very diminished lodgings in 1925. Good but unremarkable work. Branded: POIRSON A PARIS
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