Nicolas (Simon FR) Simon
Mirecourt, 1806–1864
Fine Mirecourt bow maker. Pecatte school, with strong heads, sticks of rounded triangular section, and frogs with open throat. Established under his own name from c.1840. Millant suggests that the letters ‘FR’ in his brand refer to his wife, M. Frébinet. — John Dilworth
Worked
Mirecourt
Made
Cello Bow, Viola Bow, Violin, Violin Bow
Instruments
Auction Price History
Highest auction price
£42,845
142 results
| Type | Details | Auction house | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, round stick, ebony frog with pearl eye, later nickel button Lot 201 | — | March 2026 | £3,360est. Estimate £ 2,500-3,500 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, round stick stamped illegibly Lot 100 | — | November 2025 | £8,286est. $ 8,000-12,000 |
| Cello Bow | Nickel mounted, unhaired, stick and frog blemishes, minor point wear, otherwise fair condition Lot 136 | — | June 2025 | £2,525est. € 2.000-3.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick unstamped, frog partially chevalled Lot 107 | — | May 2025 | £15,766est. $ 8,000-12,000 |
| Cello Bow | Silver mounted, round stick, unlapping, frog crack, handle wear, minor stick blemishes Lot 75 | — | April 2025 | £17,197est. € 10.000-12.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick, mother-of-pearl frog, button with two silver bands and pearl facets Lot 158 | Ingles & H. | March 2025 | £26,400est. £ 15,000-20,000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, unhaired and unlapping, stick and head blemishes, handle wear, frog crack Lot 700 | Laurent | June 2024 | £1,642est. € 1.500-2.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick branded SIMON FR, ebony frog, unhaired and unlapping Lot 46 | Millon & A. | May 2024 | £14,296est. € 5.000-7.000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, round stick unstamped Lot 74 | Tarisio | May 2024 | £4,005est. $ 4,000-6,000 |
| Cello Bow | Nickel mounted, round stick, ebony frog with pearl eye, nickel and ebony button Lot 89 | Ingles & H. | March 2024 | £18,000est. £ 6,000-8,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, ebony frog, unhaired, silk lapping, minor head and mortice blemishes Lot 107 | — | December 2023 | £33,622est. € 6.000-8.000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, later aluminium bottom slide, head and handle wear Lot 108 | — | December 2023 | £3,828est. € 3.500-3.800 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, later frog and button, minus hair, unlapping, stick and head blemishes, good condition Lot 146 | — | November 2023 | £2,703est. € 2.000-3.000 |
| Cello Bow | Silver mounted, unhaired, stick and head dents, frog and button cracks, otherwise good condition Lot 33 | — | November 2023 | £4,541est. € 4.000-5.000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, amourette stick, later button, thin hair and lapping, head blemish and crack Lot 729 | — | November 2023 | £813est. € 800-1.000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, unhaired and unlapping, minor stick and frog blemishes, handle wear, good condition Lot 850 | — | November 2023 | £2,383est. € 2.000-3.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped Collin Mézin, ebony frog with pearl eye, silver and ebony button Lot 200 | — | October 2023 | £10,800est. £ 10,000-15,000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, amourette stick, unhaired and unlapping, stick blemishes, minor frog cracks Lot 198 | — | June 2023 | £3,420est. € 3.000-4.000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, amourette stick, unhaired and unlapping Lot 2183 | — | May 2023 | £1,399est. € 800 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, round stick stamped Simon Fr., ebony frog with pearl eye, ebony and nickel button Lot 414 | — | March 2023 | £1,680est. £ 1,500-2,000 |
| Violin Bow | A nickel-mounted violin bow by Nicholas Simon (Simon FR), France 1860 Lot 47 | Amati | January 2023 | £6,320est. £ 1,500-2,500 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, thin hair and lapping, minor stick and mortice blemishes, frog crack, good condition Lot 191 | — | December 2022 | £5,356est. € 4.000-5.000 |
| Violin Bow | Illustrated in L'Archet, tome II, n. 1, p. 158; gold mounted, tortoiseshel frog, thin lapping, stick blemishes Lot 289 | — | December 2022 | £42,845est. € 18.000-20.000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, frog and button not original, unhaired and unlapping, stick blemishes, good condition Lot 332 | — | December 2022 | £4,189est. € 3.000-4.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick unstamped Lot 91 | — | November 2022 | £8,583est. $ 4,000-6,000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, ebony frog, good condition Lot 122 | — | July 2022 | £1,447est. CHF 1,000-2,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, stamped SIMON FR, stick and handle blemishes, otherwise good condition Lot 335 | — | June 2022 | £10,566est. € 10.000-12.000 |
| Cello Bow | Silver mounted, later button, unlapping, minor stick and head dents, stick restoration, good condition Lot 35 | — | June 2022 | £10,038est. € 3.000-4.000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, round stick in beeswood unstamped, open trench frog Lot 54 | — | June 2022 | £2,629est. $ 2,000-3,000 |
| Violin Bow | Gold mounted, round stick branded illegibly, frog and button not original to the stick Lot 61 | — | June 2022 | £3,346est. $ 3,000-5,000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, thin lapping, stick and head blemishes, otherwise good condition Lot 77 | — | June 2022 | £3,698est. € 3.200-3.800 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, round stick, ebony frog with pearl eye, nickel and ebony button Lot 144 | — | March 2022 | £4,800est. £ 4,000-6,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, unhaired and unlapping, stick and head blemishes, handle and frog cracks Lot 188 | — | December 2021 | £8,971est. € 5.000-6.000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, thin hair and lapping, head and handle blemishes, frog cracks, otherwise good condition Lot 97 | — | December 2021 | £3,272est. € 2.000-2.500 |
| Small Violin Bow | 3/4 size violin bow, nickel mounted, ebony frog, unhaired, original silk lapping, minor head blemish Lot 116 | — | November 2021 | £244est. CHF 100-120 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, round stick unstamped Lot 56 | — | July 2021 | £2,608est. $ 3,000-5,000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, round stick unstamped Lot 57 | — | July 2021 | £5,217est. $ 3,000-5,000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, round stick stamped Simon Fr., ebony frog with pearl eye, nickel and ebony button Lot 145 | — | June 2021 | £3,000est. £ 2,800-3,500 |
| Cello Bow | Silver mounted, later frog and button, unhaired and unlapping, head and frog blemishes, ferrule missing Lot 382 | — | June 2021 | £7,482est. € 4.000-5.000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, thin hair, unlapping, stick and handle blemishes, frog crack Lot 388 | — | June 2021 | £3,207 |
| Cello Bow | Signed, stick and frog blemishes, handle and frog wear, otherwise good condition Lot 85 | — | June 2021 | £17,102est. € 12.000-15.000 |
| Violin Bow | A gold-mounted violin bow by Nicholas Simon, 1850 Lot 70 | Amati | March 2021 | £4,045est. £ 4,000-5,000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, round stick in Brazilwood unstamped Lot 44 | — | March 2021 | £3,012est. $ 4,000-6,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, minor stick and handle blemishes, very minor frog cracks, otherwise very good condition Lot 234 | — | December 2020 | £14,560est. € 12.000-15.000 |
| Cello Bow | Silver mounted, later frog and button, minus hair, thin lapping, minor stick blemish, handle restoration Lot 245 | — | December 2020 | £6,608est. € 6.000-7.000 |
| Cello Bow | Nickel mounted, exotic wood stick, not original button, unhaired and unlapping, heel missing Lot 777 | — | December 2020 | £1,668est. € 1.500-2.000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, unhaired and unlapping, minor stick blemish, minor handle wear, good condition Lot 88 | — | December 2020 | £6,048est. € 5.000-6.000 |
| Cello Bow | Silver remounted, signed, later button, thin lapping, minor handle blemishes, otherwise good condition Lot 92 | — | November 2019 | £4,103est. € 3.000-4.000 |
| Cello Bow | Nickel mounted, round stick stamped Maire, ebony frog with pearl eye, nickel and ebony button Lot 86 | — | October 2019 | £6,000est. £ 5,000-7,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, unhaired and unlapping, stick and head blemishes, handle wear, otherwise good condition Lot 235 | — | June 2019 | £3,401est. € 2.000-3.000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, round stick stamped Simon. FR. Lot 109 | — | May 2019 | £6,521est. $ 6,000-9,000 |
| Violin Bow | Abeille stick, frog of the Maire school, later bone button, unhaired, handle and frog blemishes Lot 193 | — | March 2019 | £246est. € 150 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, unhaired and unlapping, head and button blemishes, ferrule and pearl slide missing Lot 243 | — | December 2018 | £3,848est. € 5.000-6.000 |
| Cello Bow | Nickel mounted, minus hair, unlapping, handle blemish, otherwise good condition Lot 345 | — | December 2018 | £6,948est. € 6.000-8.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, signed, minor head and mortice blemishes, otherwise very good condition Lot 380 | — | December 2018 | £18,172est. € 10.000-12.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped Simon fr, button later Lot 119 | — | October 2018 | £10,800est. £ 8,000-12,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, unhaired and unlapping, minor handle and button blemishes, very good condition Lot 233 | — | June 2018 | £12,619est. € 6.000-8.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, amourette stick, frog and button of Bazin school, unhaired, stick and nipple blemishes Lot 731 | — | June 2018 | £683est. € 500 |
| Cello Bow | Nickel mounted, amourette stick, frog not original, later button, unhaired and unlapping, head restoration Lot 739 | — | June 2018 | £946est. € 500 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick faintly stamped Schwartz and Strasbourg, button later Lot 84 | — | June 2018 | £15,600est. £ 8,000-12,000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, amourette stick, unhaired, thin lapping, minor stick and head blemishes, good condition Lot 32 | — | November 2017 | £2,957est. € 3.000-4.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, unlapping, ebony frog blemishes, handle wear, otherwise good condition Lot 40 | — | November 2017 | £10,560est. € 10.000-12.000 |
| Violin Bow | Abeille stick, unhaired and unlapping, button missing, handle and frog blemishes Lot 631 | — | November 2017 | £558est. € 500 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, abeille stick, not original frog and button, unhaired and unlapping, minor head blemishes Lot 779 | — | November 2017 | £167est. € 200 |
| Cello Bow | Nickel mounted, thin lapping, minor head and handle blemishes, ebony frog restoration, good condition Lot 430 | — | June 2017 | £11,484est. € 8.000-10.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, unhaired and unlapping, very good condition Lot 80 | — | June 2017 | £23,490est. € 8.000-10.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick unstamped, button later Lot 115 | — | February 2017 | £3,596est. $ 5,000-8,000 |
| Cello Bow | From the estate of Ignace Weissenberg, nickel mounted, unhaired, thin lapping, stick and head blemishes Lot 128 | — | December 2016 | £4,874est. € 5.000-6.000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, amourette stick, unhaired and unlapping, minor frog blemishes Lot 242 | — | December 2016 | £2,031est. € 2.000-3.000 |
| Cello Bow | Nickel mounted, not original frog and button, unhaired and unlapping, stick and frog blemishes Lot 26 | — | December 2016 | £2,031est. € 1.000-1.500 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, signed Schwartz, unhaired and unlapping, minor ebony frog and bottom slide blemishes Lot 280 | — | December 2016 | £7,007est. € 8.000-10.000 |
| Cello Bow | Silver mounted, signed SIMON FR, ebony frog blemish, handle wear, otherwise good condition Lot 340 | — | December 2016 | £11,678est. € 12.000-15.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick unstamped, frog and button modern reproductions Lot 151 | — | October 2016 | £7,261est. $ 7,000-10,000 |
| Violin Bow | Round stick unstamped, bone button, frog minor wear, otherwise very good condition Lot 9 | — | October 2016 | £3,840est. £ 3,000-5,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick unstamped, sold with original eyelet and slide Lot 107 | — | June 2016 | £12,000est. £ 10,000-15,000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, amourette stick, unhaired and unlapping, button and mortice blemishes Lot 292 | — | June 2016 | £2,357est. € 3.000-3.500 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, abeille stick, unhaired, thin lapping, heel missing, ebony frog blemishes Lot 2209 | — | December 2015 | £160est. € 150 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, unhaired and unlapping, stick and point blemishes, otherwise good condition Lot 77 | — | December 2015 | £1,704est. € 2.000-3.000 |
| Cello Bow | Silver mounted, round stick unstamped Lot 51 | — | October 2014 | £6,003est. $ 10,000-15,000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, unhaired and unlapping, handle wear, frog and aluminium bottom slide blemishes Lot 187 | — | June 2014 | £2,419est. € 3.000-4.000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, amourette stick, unhaired, thin lapping, button blemish, otherwise good condition Lot 488 | — | June 2014 | £3,386est. € 3.500-4.000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, abeille stick, unhaired and unlapping, good condition Lot 593 | — | December 2013 | £796est. € 500 |
| Violin Bow | Abeille stick, unhaired and unlapping, button missing, handle blemishes, otherwise good condition Lot 851 | — | December 2013 | £398est. € 200 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, abeille stick, unlapping, heel missing, handle and frog blemishes Lot 909 | — | December 2013 | £199est. € 200 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, minus hair, thin lapping, stick and frog blemishes, otherwise good condition Lot 345 | — | June 2013 | £6,120est. € 6.000-8.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, signed, unlapping, very good condition Lot 280 | — | December 2012 | £6,829est. € 10.000-12.000 |
| Violin Bow | Exotic wood stick, minor handle blemishes, otherwise good condition Lot 337 | — | December 2012 | £976est. € 1.000-1.200 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, later frog and button, unhaired and unlapping, minor stick blemish Lot 440 | — | December 2012 | £6,634est. € 4.000-5.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped Simon. FR Lot 27 | — | June 2012 | £9,600est. £ 8,000-12,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, minor handle and head blemishes, otherwise good condition Lot 390 | — | June 2012 | £6,793est. € 8.000-10.000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, amourette stick unstamped, frog by François Peccatte, button later Lot 60 | — | June 2012 | £3,300est. £ 1,500-2,200 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, minus hair, silk lapping, stick blemish, otherwise good condition Lot 78 | — | June 2012 | £4,367est. € 3.500-4.000 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60.5 g. without winding | — | December 2011 | £6,869 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 58.0 g. | — | November 2011 | £6,390 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 62.5 g. | — | June 2011 | £3,900 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 53.5 g. without hair or winding (frog & button later) | — | June 2011 | £2,204 |
| Viola Bow | N/E 69 g. Mirecourt, 1860 c. | — | March 2011 | £4,375 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 45 g. without hair or winding | — | December 2010 | £1,657 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 54.5 g. without winding (heel missing) | — | June 2010 | £4,660 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 57 g. with silk winding | — | June 2010 | £8,803 |
| Violin Bow | S/T 60.5 g. Mirecourt, 1850 c. | — | March 2010 | £6,250 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 54.5 g. without winding, branded "Simon Fr." | — | December 2009 | £10,881 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 57.5 g. | — | December 2009 | £12,513 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 52.5 g. Exotic wood, without hair or winding | — | December 2009 | £1,306 |
| Violin Bow | S/T 60.5 g. Mirecourt, 1850 c. | — | October 2009 | £5,250 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 53 g. Mirecourt, 1850 c. (frog & button) | — | October 2009 | £2,375 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 53.5 g. no hair, with silk winding Workshop of | — | June 2009 | £2,904 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 49 g. without hair or winding | — | June 2009 | £3,630 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 56 g. Amourette wood without hair nor winding Workshop | — | December 2008 | £1,536 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 59.5 g. | — | December 2008 | £3,583 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 56 g. Amourette wood | — | December 2008 | £717 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60.0 g. | — | October 2008 | £1,663 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 51g without lapping (frog & button by "C.N. Bazin) | — | June 2008 | £9,284 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 48 g. without hair or lapping (frog & button not original) | — | June 2008 | £2,228 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 59 g. without hair or winding, branded "Gand à Laval" | — | December 2007 | £2,383 |
| Violin Bow | S/I 56 g. (crack to side of head) | — | December 2007 | £2,127 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 76.5 g. Probably by | — | May 2007 | £1,213 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 56.0 g. | — | March 2007 | £6,900 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 65 g. 1960 c. Probably by | — | November 2006 | £2,470 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 76 g. Probably by | — | October 2006 | £3,316 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. Paris, mid-19th C. | — | July 2006 | £6,000 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59 g. Mirecourt, 1850 c. | — | July 2006 | £1,800 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 57.5 g. without winding (crack after winding) | — | June 2006 | £4,856 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 61 g. 1860 c. | — | May 2006 | £1,328 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 55 g. without hair, branded "Stentor" | — | December 2005 | £3,273 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62 g. | — | November 2005 | £5,760 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 57 g. | — | October 2004 | £1,062 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 56 g. without hair Bazin Workshop | — | October 2004 | £664 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 55.5 g. without wrapping, Ironwood | — | June 2004 | £393 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. | — | November 2003 | £2,451 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 57 g. | — | June 2003 | £3,000 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 77 g. | — | June 2001 | £3,360 |
| Cello Bow | N/T 58 g. | — | June 2000 | £3,372 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 60 g. | — | June 2000 | £870 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 61 g. | — | June 1999 | £2,623 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. | — | June 1997 | £1,150 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 55 g. | — | November 1994 | £632 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. | — | June 1994 | £8,580 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. | — | April 1993 | £1,840 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. | — | November 1992 | £6,600 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 57 g. | — | June 1991 | £4,620 |
| Violin | 1788 | — | April 1984 | £1,626 |
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Biographies
The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:
John Dilworth+
SIMON, Nicolas (SIMON FR) Born 1806, died 1864 Mirecourt France. Fine Mirecourt bow maker. Pecatte school, with strong heads, sticks of rounded triangular section, and frogs with open throat. Established under his own name from c.1840. Millant suggests that the letters ‘FR’ in his brand refer to his wife, M. Frébinet. Bows continued to appear under this name for ten years after Simon’s death, presumably due to his wife’s previous close involvement with the business, which enabled her to maintain the shop up until her own death in 1874. Branded: SIMON. FR [Millant/Raffin]
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