Pierre SIMON

Highest auction price achieved
£ 42000.00

By Cecie Stainer

b. 1808, at Mirecourt. Went to Paris in 1838, where he worked for some months under D. Peccate ; then went to the workshop of J. B. Vuillaume and remained there till, in 1845, he started his own business. On Peccate's retirement, in 1847, Simon succeeded to his business in the rue d'Angivilliers. He was in partnership with Henry, 1848-51, and afterwards continued his work alone, moving later to rue Saint-Denis, passage Lemoine. He made most excellent bows, and generally marked them with "Simon, Paris," near the nut. He died 1882.

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Price History

Type Title Sold Price
Cello Bow S/E 82.5 g. "Gand & Bernardel" [Attributed to] Thu 1st December 11 £ 2707.00
Violin Bow S/E 61 g. (frog & button not original) Thu 1st December 11 £ 16909.00
Violin Bow S/E 60 g. branded "Gand et Bernardel Frères" Thu 1st December 11 £ 19022.00
Violin Bow S/E 51.3 g. without winding Thu 1st December 11 £ 6341.00
Cello Bow S/E 79.5 g. Thu 1st December 11 £ 26420.00
Violin Bow S/E 61.5 g. Tue 1st November 11 £ 26314.00
Violin Bow S/E 54.5 g. without hair [Probably by] Fri 1st July 11 £ 4407.00
Violin Bow S/E 52 g. without hair, with silk winding, branded "Vuillaume (Sébastien)" Wed 1st June 11 £ 30860.00
Violin Bow S/E 63.5 g. Sun 1st May 11 £ 16024.00
Violin Bow S/E 58 g. [Probably by] Wed 1st December 10 £ 4800.00
Violin Bow N/E 60.5 g. Amourette stick [Workshop of] Wed 1st December 10 £ 2660.00
Violin Bow S/E 55 g. 1850 c. without hair, branded "Chanot" [Attributed to] Fri 1st October 10 £ 4800.00
Violin Bow G/E 61 g. Paris, 1850 c. Fri 1st October 10 £ 22800.00
Cello Bow G/E 72 g. without winding and with fine hair (frog later) Tue 1st June 10 £ 25890.00
Violin Bow S/E 52.5 g. without hair or winding Tue 1st December 09 £ 34818.00
Violin Bow S/E 63.0 g. Thu 1st October 09 £ 8400.00
Violin Bow S/E 60 g. [Attributed to] Thu 1st October 09 £ 2125.00
Cello Bow S/E 75.5 g. Fri 1st May 09 £ 12423.00
Violin Bow S/E 58.5 g. Paris, 1850 c. Sun 1st March 09 £ 12500.00
Violin Bow S/E 59 g. Paris, 1850 c. Sun 1st March 09 £ 21250.00
Cello Bow S/E 77.0 g. Stamped "Gand & Bernardel Fres" with no hair Wed 1st October 08 £ 3073.00
Violin Bow S/E 60.0 g. [Probably by] Wed 1st October 08 £ 3803.00
Violin Bow S/E 61.5 g. France, mid-19th C. [Possibly by] Wed 1st October 08 £ 9375.00
Cello Bow 78 g. 1870 c. Sun 1st June 08 £ 4800.00
Violin Bow 36 g. Stick only Sun 1st June 08 £ 11141.00
Violin Bow S/E 49 g. no hair or winding (frog and button of the period, handle wear) Sat 1st December 07 £ 13189.00
Violin Bow S/E 52 g. 3/4 Size Sat 1st December 07 £ 1957.00
Violin Bow S/E 58 g. (frog & button not original) Mon 1st October 07 £ 11423.00
Violin Bow S/E 58 g. Paris, 1850 c. Mon 1st October 07 £ 26900.00
Violin Bow S/E 56.0 g. (button not original) Tue 1st May 07 £ 7489.00
Violin Bow S/E 61.5 g. (frog & button not original) Tue 1st May 07 £ 6934.00
Cello Bow S/E 80.5 g. Originally self-rehairing (frog & button "Peccatte school " but not original) Thu 1st March 07 £ 11500.00
Violin Bow G/T 57 g. Paris, 1860 c. Picture bow made for "J.B. Vuillaume" Wed 1st November 06 £ 15600.00
Violin Bow S/E 57 g. branded "Gand à Paris" Thu 1st June 06 £ 10522.00
Violin Bow S/E 61.0 g. Picture bow (Button later) Tue 1st November 05 £ 4597.00
Violin Bow Open trench frog, 46.5 g. 1/2 Size Tue 1st November 05 £ 1970.00
Cello Bow I/G 76.1 g. (frog & button not original) [Probably by] Tue 1st November 05 £ 10200.00
Violin Bow N/E 60.5 g. Brazilwood Fri 1st July 05 £ 525.00
Cello Bow S/E 70 g. tinsel lapping, branded "Vuillaume" Wed 1st June 05 £ 3461.00
Violin Bow S/E 60 g. Sun 1st May 05 £ 7200.00
Violin Bow S/E 60 g. [Attributed to] Sun 1st May 05 £ 960.00
Cello Bow S/E 77.5 g. Sun 1st May 05 £ 8242.00
Violin Bow S/E 58.5 g. Sun 1st May 05 £ 9158.00
Violin Bow G/T 65.5 g. [Possibly by] Tue 1st February 05 £ 4800.00
Violin Bow S/E 57 g. Sat 1st May 04 £ 5968.00
Cello Bow S/E 79.0 g. Sat 1st May 04 £ 10294.00
Violin Bow G/E 58.5 g. (frog and button not original) Sat 1st May 04 £ 5147.00
Violin Bow S/E 62.5 g. stamped "Vuillaume a Paris" Mon 1st March 04 £ 10200.00
Violin Bow S/E 57 g. Tue 1st July 03 £ 6600.00
Violin Bow G/E 57 g. Fri 1st November 02 £ 8625.00
Cello Bow S/E 76 g. For "Vuillaume" Tue 1st October 02 £ 6531.00
Violin Bow S/E 59 g. Sat 1st June 02 £ 3346.00
Cello Bow S/E 68 g. For "Vuillaume" Sat 1st June 02 £ 9028.00
Violin Bow S/E Gand F. Sat 1st December 01 £ 14184.00
Violin Bow S/E 59 g. Gand F. Thu 1st November 01 £ 6117.00
Violin Bow S/E 60 g. Fri 1st June 01 £ 7800.00
Cello Bow S/E 81 g. Wed 1st November 00 £ 4200.00
Violin Bow G/T 60 g. Sun 1st October 00 £ 8859.00
Violin Bow G/T 63 g. Sun 1st October 00 £ 25587.00
Violin Bow S/T 65 g. Sun 1st October 00 £ 10470.00
Cello Bow S/E 79 g. Sat 1st July 00 £ 4200.00
Violin Bow G/T 59 g. Sat 1st July 00 £ 15480.00
Violin Bow S/E 59 g. Mon 1st November 99 £ 5290.00
Cello Bow S/E 77 g. Thu 1st April 99 £ 2683.00
Cello Bow S/E 76 g. Mon 1st March 99 £ 4600.00
Cello Bow S/E 78 g. Tue 1st December 98 £ 5185.00
Violin Bow S/E 66 g. Mon 1st June 98 £ 2300.00
Violin Bow S/E 57 g. Fri 1st May 98 £ 3880.00
Cello Bow S/E 78 g. Sat 1st June 96 £ 5175.00
Violin Bow S/E 56 g. Sat 1st June 96 £ 1380.00
Violin Bow S/E 61 g. Tue 1st November 94 £ 1955.00
Cello Bow S/E 71 g. Sun 1st November 92 £ 3630.00
Violin Bow S/E 58 g. Wed 1st July 92 £ 2860.00
Violin Bow S/E 56 g. Fri 1st November 91 £ 3520.00
Cello Bow G/T 70 g. Thu 1st June 89 £ 17600.00
Violin Bow S/E 64 g. Wed 1st March 89 £ 2970.00
Violin Bow G/T 62 g. Mon 1st June 87 £ 4400.00
Violin Bow S/E 57 g. Mon 1st June 87 £ 660.00
Violin Bow S/E 58 g. Sat 1st March 86 £ 1517.00
Violin Bow S/E 60 g. Sun 1st January 84 £ 1956.00
Violin Bow S/E 61 g. Mon 1st March 82 £ 1589.00
Cello Bow S/E 76 g. Sun 1st November 81 £ 2420.00
Violin Bow S/E 58 g. Thu 1st January 81 £ 2200.00
Violin Bow S/E 50 g. Sat 1st November 80 £ 715.00
Violin Bow Mon 25th June 18 £ 42000.00

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