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Joseph Arthur VIGNERON
Highest auction price achieved
£ 14400.00
Born at Mirecourt in 1851, died in 1905. Pupil of Ch. Husson. This master bow maker is among the best of his time. Despite the fact that his sticks do not always possess the finish or refinement of Voirin, they are much sought after by artists as they are responsive, strong and well balanced, though sometimes a little heavy. We have discussed this subject with him personally in the days when exceptionally light bows were in vogue and experience has taught us that his arguments and methods were not altogether wrong. Tourte also generally made heavy bows. The most important factor is the balance of the stick, so that it permits free handling, the weight actually depending on the mood of the player. For this reason, every violinist should have two bows of different weights. By the use of a fairly heavy bow the playing of a somewhat nervous concertist will gain in fullness of tone with less effort. Mark : A. VIGNERON, a Paris.
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Price History
| Type | Title | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violin Bow | S/E 53.5 g. with silk winding, branded "Gand et Bernardel" | Thu 1st December 11 | £ 5073.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59 g. with silk winding | Thu 1st December 11 | £ 5284.00 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 80.5 g. (button later) | Tue 1st November 11 | £ 3759.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61.0 g. engraved ferrule | Tue 1st November 11 | £ 8270.00 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 80.5 g. (later frog) | Sat 1st October 11 | £ 3326.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59 g. Paris, 1890 c. | Sat 1st October 11 | £ 5250.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 64 g. Paris, 1890 c. | Sat 1st October 11 | £ 4750.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. France , early 20th C. [Attributed to] | Sat 1st October 11 | £ 1125.00 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 50.5 g. without hair or winding [Worskhop of] | Wed 1st June 11 | £ 992.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62.5 g. Paris, 1890 c. | Tue 1st March 11 | £ 5625.00 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 82 g. Paris, 1890 c. | Tue 1st March 11 | £ 3500.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. | Wed 1st December 10 | £ 1450.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 50.5 g. no hair or winding, branded "Gand & Bernardel Frères" | Wed 1st December 10 | £ 4350.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62 g. | Wed 1st December 10 | £ 7767.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 51 g. without hair, with silk winding | Wed 1st December 10 | £ 1553.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 50.5 g. no winding (wear and frog damage) | Wed 1st December 10 | £ 3625.00 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 75.0 g. [Attributed to] | Fri 1st October 10 | £ 2253.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 57.0 g. | Fri 1st October 10 | £ 3755.00 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 68.0 g. | Tue 1st June 10 | £ 8835.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59 g. | Tue 1st June 10 | £ 2900.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 52 g. with hair and fine winding | Tue 1st June 10 | £ 2589.00 |
| Cello Bow | N/E 68.5 g. with fine hair [In collaboration] | Tue 1st June 10 | £ 1553.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 65.0 g. | Thu 1st April 10 | £ 5106.00 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 73.0 g. | Thu 1st April 10 | £ 2465.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. (frog and button of the period) | Tue 1st December 09 | £ 2720.00 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 78 g. | Tue 1st December 09 | £ 5223.00 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 75.0 g. [Attributed to] | Thu 1st October 09 | £ 2781.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 57.5 g. | Thu 1st October 09 | £ 5400.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 64 g. Paris , 1890 c. | Thu 1st October 09 | £ 3750.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59 g. | Thu 1st October 09 | £ 5290.00 |
| Violin Bow | 52 g. without hair or winding | Mon 1st June 09 | £ 3941.00 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 73.0 g. (button later) | Sun 1st March 09 | £ 3510.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. Paris, 1890 c. | Sun 1st March 09 | £ 6000.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. | Sun 1st March 09 | £ 920.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 64 g. | Mon 1st December 08 | £ 4607.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62 g. Paris, 1905 c. | Sat 1st November 08 | £ 6985.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60.3 g. | Wed 1st October 08 | £ 3615.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E [Attributed to] | Sun 1st June 08 | £ 1308.00 |
| Violin Bow | G/E 62 g. | Sun 1st June 08 | £ 12998.00 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 77.5 g. | Thu 1st May 08 | £ 3596.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. | Thu 1st May 08 | £ 5419.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. Mirecourt, 1900 c. | Tue 1st April 08 | £ 1880.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60.5 g, Paris, 1900 c. | Tue 1st April 08 | £ 2005.00 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 76.5 g. Paris, 1890 c. [Lit: The Cooper Collection] | Sat 1st March 08 | £ 6875.00 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 69 5. g. Paris, 1890 c. [Lit: The Cooper Collection] | Sat 1st March 08 | £ 5000.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59.5 g. | Sat 1st December 07 | £ 3063.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 63 g. | Sat 1st December 07 | £ 3233.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61.5 g. [Probably by] | Mon 1st October 07 | £ 914.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59 g. Paris, 1890 c. | Mon 1st October 07 | £ 3500.00 |
| Cello Bow | 83.0 g. with rubber tubing (broken at the head and unrepaired) | Sun 1st July 07 | £ 1394.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62 g. | Fri 1st June 07 | £ 4008.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 64.0 g. with heavy silver lapping | Tue 1st May 07 | £ 2311.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59.2 g. | Thu 1st March 07 | £ 1840.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 53.0 g. with no hair | Thu 1st March 07 | £ 2185.00 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 82 g. Paris, 1900 c. | Thu 1st February 07 | £ 14400.00 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 83 g. | Fri 1st December 06 | £ 3995.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 54 g. [Workshop] | Fri 1st December 06 | £ 1997.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 54 g. without hair or winding (thumb wear) | Fri 1st December 06 | £ 5193.00 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 57.5 g. | Fri 1st December 06 | £ 3995.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. Paris, 1900 c. | Wed 1st November 06 | £ 4200.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60.5 g. Paris, 1900 c. | Wed 1st November 06 | £ 4200.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 55.0 g. | Sun 1st October 06 | £ 4003.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59 g. | Sun 1st October 06 | £ 2684.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. | Sun 1st October 06 | £ 3158.00 |
| Cello Bow | 83.0 g. with rubber tubing (broken at the head and unrepaired) | Sat 1st July 06 | £ 1561.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59 g. Paris, 1900 c. | Wed 1st February 06 | £ 1560.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. Paris, 1890 c. | Wed 1st February 06 | £ 1560.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59 g. without hair | Thu 1st December 05 | £ 958.00 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 62 g. | Thu 1st December 05 | £ 3353.00 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 81 g. | Tue 1st November 05 | £ 5921.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. | Tue 1st November 05 | £ 3316.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 50 g. 3/4 Size | Tue 1st November 05 | £ 1970.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 63 g. | Tue 1st November 05 | £ 3360.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. | Tue 1st November 05 | £ 1680.00 |
| Cello Bow | G/I 83 g. | Fri 1st April 05 | £ 4386.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59 g. (poor condition) | Wed 1st December 04 | £ 1709.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E branded "Gand & Bernardel" | Wed 1st December 04 | £ 3419.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62.5 g. | Mon 1st November 04 | £ 3840.00 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 60.5 g. | Mon 1st November 04 | £ 2640.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 58.5 g. | Mon 1st November 04 | £ 1320.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 57.5 g. | Mon 1st November 04 | £ 1920.00 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 69.5 g. | Fri 1st October 04 | £ 5090.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59.4 g. | Thu 1st July 04 | £ 3585.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. | Thu 1st July 04 | £ 3360.00 |
| Violin Bow | G/E 55.6 g. with original tinsel wrap | Sat 1st May 04 | £ 8364.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 58.5 g. [Probably by] | Sat 1st May 04 | £ 2091.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 58.5 g. stamped "Gand & Bernardel" | Mon 1st March 04 | £ 3840.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 65.5 g. | Mon 1st March 04 | £ 3600.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59.5 g. | Mon 1st March 04 | £ 4800.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. | Mon 1st March 04 | £ 3360.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. | Mon 1st December 03 | £ 4947.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. | Mon 1st December 03 | £ 3298.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 56 g. | Mon 1st December 03 | £ 2144.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 63 g. | Sat 1st November 03 | £ 4800.00 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 79 g. | Wed 1st October 03 | £ 2946.00 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 84 g. | Tue 1st July 03 | £ 3360.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 58 g. | Sun 1st June 03 | £ 2065.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62 g. | Tue 1st October 02 | £ 4926.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62 g. | Sat 1st June 02 | £ 5378.00 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 69 g. | Sat 1st June 02 | £ 3397.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. | Wed 1st May 02 | £ 5048.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59 g. | Fri 1st June 01 | £ 1784.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 58 g. | Thu 1st March 01 | £ 5290.00 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 79 g. | Wed 1st November 00 | £ 4800.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 56 g. | Sat 1st July 00 | £ 3120.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59 g. | Sat 1st July 00 | £ 900.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 57 g. | Mon 1st November 99 | £ 3800.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 64 g. | Mon 1st November 99 | £ 2000.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59 g. | Mon 1st November 99 | £ 7130.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62 g. | Mon 1st November 99 | £ 6325.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 57 g. | Tue 1st June 99 | £ 920.00 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 57 g. | Tue 1st June 99 | £ 1669.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 55 g. | Sat 1st May 99 | £ 2814.00 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 79 g. | Thu 1st April 99 | £ 2325.00 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 80 g. | Mon 1st March 99 | £ 3450.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 56 g. | Mon 1st March 99 | £ 4830.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. | Mon 1st March 99 | £ 2875.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59 g. | Mon 1st March 99 | £ 1955.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59 g. | Sun 1st November 98 | £ 1955.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. | Sun 1st November 98 | £ 4600.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/T 63 g. | Tue 1st September 98 | £ 1540.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59 g. | Mon 1st June 98 | £ 3105.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62 g. | Fri 1st May 98 | £ 1834.00 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 66 g. | Wed 1st April 98 | £ 4025.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. | Sun 1st March 98 | £ 1380.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59 g. | Sun 1st March 98 | £ 287.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. | Sat 1st November 97 | £ 3680.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. | Tue 1st July 97 | £ 5175.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 57 g. | Sat 1st March 97 | £ 2070.00 |
| Cello Bow | S/T 82 g. | Sat 1st June 96 | £ 2185.00 |
| Cello Bow | G/E 80 g. | Fri 1st March 96 | £ 5520.00 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 78 g. | Wed 1st March 95 | £ 3450.00 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 64 g. | Wed 1st March 95 | £ 3910.00 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 80 g. | Thu 1st December 94 | £ 5897.00 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 69 g. | Mon 1st November 93 | £ 2760.00 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 84 g. | Sun 1st November 92 | £ 3740.00 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 73 g. | Mon 1st June 92 | £ 2750.00 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 76 g. | Mon 1st June 92 | £ 2420.00 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 71 g. | Fri 1st November 91 | £ 2970.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 56 g. | Wed 1st June 88 | £ 3080.00 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 62 g. | Tue 1st November 83 | £ 770.00 |
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