Charles Bazin

Highest auction price achieved
£ 4941.00

By John Dilworth

BAZIN, Charles Alfred Born 1907, died 1987 Mirecourt France. Bow maker. Son of Charles Louis Bazin, below. Last of this great and influential dynasty of archetiers. Active from 1922 and took a prominent role in the family business from 1925. Established independently following World War II in rue de Neuf Moulin and in 1952 incorporated his father’s business. Preferring to work for individual clients rather than for wholesalers and dealers, he worked virtually alone, with only M. Delprato for assistance. Branded:’CHARLES BAZIN’, ‘C BAZIN’, and ‘CHARLES BAZIN FRANCE’. [Millant/Raffin]

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Price History

Type Title Sold Price
Violin Bow S/E 58 g. [Workshop of] Tue 1st November 11 £ 739.00
Violin Bow S/E 64 g. Tue 1st November 11 £ 2068.00
Viola Bow S/E 66 g. Sat 1st October 11 £ 633.00
Violin Bow N/E 50 g. no hair Wed 1st June 11 £ 1080.00
Viola Bow S/E 63.7 cm Tue 1st March 11 £ 843.00
Violin Bow N/E 56 g. no hair (later frog.) Tue 1st March 11 £ 624.00
Violin Bow G/E 56 g. stamped "Jerome Thibouville Lamy" [Probably by] Wed 1st December 10 £ 2280.00
Violin Bow 56 g. without hair [Workshop of] Thu 1st October 09 £ 1498.00
Violin Bow S/E 61 g. (partially haired) Sun 1st March 09 £ 748.00
Violin Bow S/E 61 g. Sun 1st March 09 £ 1515.00
Viola Bow N/E 51 g. [Workshop of] Sun 1st March 09 £ 337.00
Viola Bow S/E 72 g. 1970 c. Sat 1st November 08 £ 998.00
Viola Bow S/I 84 g. 1970 c. Sat 1st November 08 £ 798.00
Violin Bow S/E 59 g. 1970 c. Sat 1st November 08 £ 1597.00
Violin Bow S/E 60 g. 1970 c. Sat 1st November 08 £ 798.00
Violin Bow S/E 56 g. Sun 1st June 08 £ 600.00
Violin Bow S/E 62 g. (restored at hand position) Sun 1st June 08 £ 720.00
Violin Bow S/E 61 g. Paris, 1890 c. Sun 1st June 08 £ 2371.00
Cello Bow N/E 76 g. Tue 1st April 08 £ 666.00
Violin Bow S/E 58 g. [Attributed to] Sat 1st March 08 £ 1920.00
Violin Bow S/E 63 g. [Attributed to] Sat 1st March 08 £ 1560.00
Violin Bow N/E 60 g. Stamped "Wurlitzer Cie Ny 7" & "France" [Workshop] Mon 1st October 07 £ 431.00
Cello Bow S/E 75 g. 1960 c. Mon 1st October 07 £ 1059.00
Viola Bow S/E 68 g. Sun 1st July 07 £ 2400.00
Violin Bow N/E 58 g. Stamped "Husson a Paris" [Workshop] Tue 1st May 07 £ 825.00
Cello Bow S/E 80 g. Sun 1st October 06 £ 2053.00
Violin Bow S/E 60 g. Tue 1st November 05 £ 439.00
Viola Bow S/E 65 g. stamped "F.N. Voirin a Paris" [Probably by] Sun 1st May 05 £ 2183.00
Viola Bow S/E 62 g. Sun 1st May 05 £ 873.00
Violin Bow N/E 57 g. without hair Sun 1st May 05 £ 1809.00
Violin Bow S/E 59 g. Sun 1st May 05 £ 404.00
Violin Bow S/E 59 g. Sun 1st May 05 £ 323.00
Violin Bow S/E 56.1 g. stamped "A. Lamy a Paris" Mon 1st November 04 £ 1195.00
Cello Bow S/E 80 g. Fri 1st October 04 £ 2656.00
Cello Bow N/E 78 g. Fri 1st October 04 £ 930.00
Viola Bow S/E 70 g. [Workshop] Fri 1st October 04 £ 864.00
Violin Bow S/E 60 g. Sat 1st May 04 £ 1525.00
Violin Bow S/I 62 g. Sat 1st May 04 £ 1260.00
Violin Bow S/E 57 g. stamped "J. Hel" Mon 1st March 04 £ 1440.00
Violin Bow S/E 63 g. Fri 1st November 02 £ 1645.00
Violin Bow S/E 59 g. Fri 1st November 02 £ 1076.00
Cello Bow N/E 81 g. For "Cone & Fils" Tue 1st October 02 £ 1233.00
Cello Bow S/E 73 g. Tue 1st October 02 £ 1213.00
Violin Bow S/E 59 g. Sat 1st June 02 £ 2629.00
Bass Bow S/E 156 g. Sat 1st June 02 £ 1208.00
Cello Bow G/E 73 g. Sat 1st June 02 £ 1963.00
Cello Bow N/E 65 g. Sat 1st June 02 £ 1256.00
Violin Bow S/E 61 g. Sat 1st June 02 £ 707.00
Violin Bow N/E 61 g. Sat 1st June 02 £ 2642.00
Violin Bow S/E 62 g. Sat 1st June 02 £ 1510.00
Violin Bow N/E 57 g. Fri 1st June 01 £ 1221.00
Cello Bow S/E 71 g. Thu 1st March 01 £ 940.00
Violin Bow S/E 60 g. Thu 1st March 01 £ 975.00
Violin Bow S/E 57 g. Wed 1st November 00 £ 1608.00
Cello Bow S/E 73 g. Mon 1st May 00 £ 821.00
Violin Bow S/I 53 g. Wed 1st December 99 £ 960.00
Violin Bow S/E 60 g. Wed 1st December 99 £ 708.00
Violin Bow G/T 57 g. Fri 1st October 99 £ 1719.00
Violin Bow S/E 63 g. Wed 1st September 99 £ 700.00
Cello Bow N/E 83 g. Tue 1st June 99 £ 207.00
Violin Bow S/E 61 g. Tue 1st June 99 £ 800.00
Violin Bow S/E 60 g. Sat 1st May 99 £ 1196.00
Violin Bow S/E 62 g. Thu 1st April 99 £ 1288.00
Viola Bow S/E 68 g. Tue 1st September 98 £ 1540.00
Violin Bow N/E 58 g. Mon 1st June 98 £ 410.00
Violin Bow S/E 61 g. Fri 1st May 98 £ 670.00
Violin Bow S/E 61 g. Sun 1st February 98 £ 762.00
Violin Bow S/E 62 g. Fri 1st November 96 £ 3220.00
Violin Bow S/E 57 g. Fri 1st November 96 £ 1185.00
Violin Bow S/E 57 g. Fri 1st March 96 £ 1495.00
Viola Bow S/E 69 g. Fri 1st December 95 £ 1880.00
Violin Bow S/E 60 g. Wed 1st November 95 £ 1610.00
Violin Bow S/E 59 g. Wed 1st November 95 £ 1150.00
Violin Bow G/I 60 g. Wed 1st November 95 £ 3680.00
Violin Bow S/E 62 g. Thu 1st June 95 £ 2070.00
Violin Bow S/E 59 g. Thu 1st June 95 £ 862.00
Violin Bow S/E 60 g. Wed 1st March 95 £ 2185.00
Cello Bow S/E 78 g. Wed 1st March 95 £ 1610.00
Violin Bow G/T 62 g. Wed 1st March 95 £ 3335.00
Violin Bow S/E 62 g. Wed 1st March 95 £ 1495.00
Violin Bow S/E 62 g. Wed 1st March 95 £ 920.00
Violin Bow S/E 56 g. Tue 1st November 94 £ 690.00
Viola Bow S/E 77 g. Tue 1st November 94 £ 1265.00
Violin Bow S/E 62 g. Wed 1st June 94 £ 1725.00
Viola Bow S/E 70 g. Sun 1st May 94 £ 965.00
Cello Bow S/E 82 g. Tue 1st March 94 £ 1840.00
Violin Bow S/E 60 g. Tue 1st March 94 £ 1870.00
Violin Bow S/E 63 g. Mon 1st November 93 £ 520.00
Violin Bow S/E 57 g. Tue 1st June 93 £ 575.00
Violin Bow S/E 60 g. Sat 1st May 93 £ 807.00
Cello Bow S/E 79 g. Thu 1st April 93 £ 1610.00
Violin Bow S/E 60 g. Sun 1st November 92 £ 1320.00
Violin Bow S/E 56 g. Sun 1st November 92 £ 550.00
Violin Bow S/E 58 g. Mon 1st June 92 £ 462.00
Violin Bow S/E 68 g. Wed 1st April 92 £ 1045.00
Violin Bow S/E 58 g. Wed 1st April 92 £ 572.00
Violin Bow S/E 60 g. Wed 1st April 92 £ 440.00
Violin Bow S/E 62 g. Sun 1st March 92 £ 647.00
Cello Bow N/E 78 g. Wed 1st January 92 £ 352.00
Violin Bow S/E 59 g. Mon 1st July 91 £ 715.00
Viola Bow S/E 66 g. Sat 1st June 91 £ 462.00
Violin Bow S/E 57 g. Sat 1st June 91 £ 462.00
Violin Bow S/E 57 g. Sat 1st June 91 £ 440.00
Violin Bow S/E 58 g. Fri 1st March 91 £ 935.00
Viola Bow S/I 69 g. Tue 1st September 87 £ 528.00
Viola Bow S/E 66 g. Tue 1st September 87 £ 792.00
Viola Bow S/E 68 g. Fri 1st May 87 £ 462.00
Viola Bow S/E 72 g. Mon 1st July 85 £ 682.00
Viola Bow S/E -- g. Mon 1st October 84 £ 968.00
Viola Bow S/E 66 g. Mon 1st November 82 £ 209.00
Violin Bow G/T 60.5 g. Sat 1st March 08 £ 1519.00
Violin Bow S/E 58.5 g. [Workshop of] Thu 1st December 11 £ 1624.00
Violin Bow S/E 63.0 g. (frog & button of the period) Thu 1st December 11 £ 1547.00
Cello Bow S/E 82 g. Thu 1st December 11 £ 1162.00
Violin Bow S/E 60.5 g. Tue 1st November 11 £ 1654.00
Violin Bow S/E 56.5 g. without hair Fri 1st July 11 £ 1836.00
Viola Bow S/E 65 g. with hair and fine winding Wed 1st June 11 £ 2425.00
Violin Bow S/E 65.5 g. Wed 1st June 11 £ 1102.00
Bass Bow S/E 131.0 g. Sun 1st May 11 £ 2003.00
Viola Bow S/E 73.5 g. Tue 1st February 11 £ 1410.00
Cello Bow N/E 73.0 g. [Probably by] Tue 1st February 11 £ 631.00
Cello Bow S/E 79.0 g. Wed 1st December 10 £ 4941.00
Violin Bow S/E 57.5 g. (frog & button not original) Wed 1st December 10 £ 1824.00
Violin Bow N/E 50 g. without hair, with silk winding Wed 1st December 10 £ 828.00
Cello Bow S/E 82.0 g. Fri 1st October 10 £ 1735.00
Violin Bow N/E 57.5 g. [Workshop of] Thu 1st July 10 £ 1231.00
Violin Bow N/E 55 g. without hair, with silk winding Tue 1st June 10 £ 1139.00
Violin Bow N/E 54 g. without hair or winding Tue 1st June 10 £ 932.00
Violin Bow S/E 61 g. Mirecourt, Mid-20th C. Mon 1st March 10 £ 1750.00
Viola Bow S/E 70.5 g. Mon 1st February 10 £ 1386.00
Violin Bow S/E 60.0 g. Thu 1st October 09 £ 964.00
Violin Bow S/E 61.5 g. Thu 1st October 09 £ 890.00
Violin Bow S/E 60.5 g. stamped "Tourte" Thu 1st October 09 £ 2400.00
Viola Bow S/E 77 g. Thu 1st October 09 £ 1049.00
Viola Bow S/E 67.5 g. Mon 1st June 09 £ 1953.00
Violin Bow N/E 57.5 g. with silk winding Mon 1st June 09 £ 882.00
Violin Bow S/I 61.5 g. Fri 1st May 09 £ 1863.00
Bass Bow N/E 118 g. without hair nor winding Mon 1st December 08 £ 1024.00
Cello Bow S/E 74 g. Mon 1st December 08 £ 1229.00
Viola Bow N/E 61 g. without hair nor winding (button later) Mon 1st December 08 £ 1536.00
Violin Bow N/E 48 g. without hair Mon 1st December 08 £ 910.00
Violin Bow S/E 63.5 g. Mirecourt, 1880 c. Wed 1st October 08 £ 1500.00
Violin Bow S/E 57 g. 1900 c. Stamped "Withers Leicester SQ" [Attributed to] Sun 1st June 08 £ 2160.00
Bass Bow N/E 130 g. Sun 1st June 08 £ 2414.00
Violin Bow S/E 57 g. without lapping Sun 1st June 08 £ 650.00
Violin Bow N/E 52 g. without hair nor lapping Sun 1st June 08 £ 1764.00
Violin Bow N/E 56 g. without hair Sat 1st December 07 £ 1106.00
Violin Bow S/E 58 g. Sat 1st December 07 £ 2042.00
Violin Bow N/E 60.0 g. Sat 1st December 07 £ 853.00
Violin Bow S/E 65.5 g. Mon 1st October 07 £ 800.00
Violin Bow N/E 54 g. without hair nor winding Fri 1st June 07 £ 1844.00
Violin Bow S/E 61 g. Fri 1st June 07 £ 1122.00
Violin Bow N/E 57 g. Fri 1st June 07 £ 962.00
Violin Bow S/E 57 g. branded "Collin Mezin à Paris", silk winding Fri 1st June 07 £ 1683.00
Violin Bow N/E 51.5 g. branded "Tourte" Fri 1st June 07 £ 802.00
Violin Bow N/E 55 g. without hair Fri 1st June 07 £ 721.00
Violin Bow N/E 53 g. without hair Fri 1st June 07 £ 962.00
Violin Bow N/E 50.5 g. without hair nor winding Fri 1st June 07 £ 882.00
Viola Bow S/E 71.5 g. Thu 1st March 07 £ 1840.00
Violin Bow S/E 58 g. Paris, 1940 c. Thu 1st February 07 £ 960.00
Violin Bow S/E 63.5 g. France, 20th C. Thu 1st February 07 £ 1920.00
Violin Bow N/E 56.0 g. Sun 1st October 06 £ 739.00
Violin Bow N/E 61.5 g. Sun 1st October 06 £ 801.00
Violin Bow S/E 60.5 g. Thu 1st June 06 £ 1295.00
Violin Bow S/E Thu 1st June 06 £ 809.00
Viola Bow N/E 72.0 g. [Workshop of] Wed 1st February 06 £ 994.00
Cello Bow N/E 78 g. Thu 1st December 05 £ 1118.00
Viola Bow S/E 65 g. without hair or wrapping Thu 1st December 05 £ 958.00
Violin Bow S/E 61 g. Thu 1st December 05 £ 958.00
Bass Bow S/E 156.5 g. Sat 1st October 05 £ 1179.00
Cello Bow S/E 75 g. without hair Sat 1st October 05 £ 1674.00
Viola Bow S/E 64 g. Wed 1st June 05 £ 633.00
Violin Bow S/E 62 g. branded "Cone à Lyon" Wed 1st June 05 £ 712.00
Violin Bow S/E 61.5 g. Wed 1st June 05 £ 514.00
Cello Bow S/E 77.5 g. Sun 1st May 05 £ 1140.00
Viola Bow S/E 69 g. Sun 1st May 05 £ 1440.00
Viola Bow S/E 69.5 g. Sun 1st May 05 £ 1140.00
Violin Bow S/E 61.5 g. Sun 1st May 05 £ 1920.00
Violin Bow S/E 64.5 g. Sun 1st May 05 £ 720.00
Viola Bow G/I 68 g. Wed 1st December 04 £ 3256.00
Violin Bow S/E 62 g. Wed 1st December 04 £ 1302.00
Viola Bow S/E 70 g. Sun 1st June 03 £ 1833.00
Violin Bow S/E 51 g. Sun 1st June 03 £ 599.00
Violin Bow N/E 58 g. Sun 1st June 03 £ 506.00
Violin Bow S/E 61.0 g. stamped "E. Granier" Tue 1st November 11 £ 2443.00
Violin Bow S/E 52.5 g. Tue 1st November 11 £ 902.00
Violin Bow N/E 38 g. Child's size Sat 1st October 11 £ 674.00
Violin Bow N/E 60.5 g. Wed 1st June 11 £ 2040.00
Violin Bow S/E 61.0 g. Tue 1st March 11 £ 2760.00
Violin Bow N/E 56.0 g. Wed 1st December 10 £ 1672.00
Viola Bow S/E 57.4 g. Fri 1st October 10 £ 3154.00
Viola Bow S/E 59.0 g. stamped "Leon Bernardel, Paris" Fri 1st October 10 £ 2365.00
Cello Bow S/E 80.5 g. Mirecourt, 1930 c. Fri 1st October 10 £ 3750.00
Viola Bow S/E 62.0 g. stamped "Feret-Marcotte a Paris" [Probably by & Lit.] Thu 1st April 10 £ 2876.00
Violin Bow S/E 51.0 g. stamped "Beaudin Paris", without hair or lapping Thu 1st October 09 £ 1320.00
Cello Bow N/E 64 g. Mirecourt, 1930 c. without hair or lapping Sun 1st March 09 £ 2500.00
Viola Bow N/E 71.5 g. Sun 1st February 09 £ 1389.00
Viola Bow N/E 71.0 g. Thu 1st May 08 £ 2397.00
Violin Bow N/E 59 g. Mirecourt, 1930 c. Mon 1st October 07 £ 1500.00
Viola Bow S/E 62 g. without hair, branded 'Paquotte à Paris' Fri 1st June 07 £ 2084.00
Violin Bow N/E 61.5 g. Mirecourt, 1945 c. Thu 1st February 07 £ 1680.00
Violin Bow S/I 62 g. Mirecourt, 1920 c. Wed 1st November 06 £ 2400.00
Viola Bow S/E 67 g. stamped "A. Marissal a Lille" Sun 1st October 06 £ 1895.00
Violin Bow S/E 60 g. Sun 1st October 06 £ 1579.00
Violin Bow S/E 60.5 g. Mirecourt, 1930 c. Wed 1st February 06 £ 2040.00
Violin Bow S/E 53.5 g. Mirecourt, 1920 c. Wed 1st February 06 £ 1020.00
Viola Bow S/E 69.5 g. Tue 1st November 05 £ 3840.00
Violin Bow N/E 59 g. [Workshop] Fri 1st April 05 £ 251.00
Violin Bow S/I 62.5 g. Tue 1st February 05 £ 1800.00
Violin Bow N/E 60 g. Tue 1st February 05 £ 1800.00
Violin Bow S/E 63 g. Thu 1st July 04 £ 960.00
Violin Bow S/E 63 g. Tue 1st July 03 £ 1200.00
Violin Bow Mon 12th May 14 £ 750.00
Violin Bow Wed 31st October 12 £ 1875.00

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