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Louis Gillet
Highest auction price achieved
£ 11776.00
GILLET, Louis Henri Born 1891 Nancy, died 1970 Saint-Rémy France. Bow maker, apprenticed in Mirecourt and subsequently employed by Thibouville-Lamy 1906-1911. Military service during the First World War, after which he joined Laberte in Mirecourt. Established independently in modest circumstances in Châlon-sur-Saône from c.1926. Worked for E. Sartory 1934-1946, adopting his style effectively. After Sartory’s death in 1946 continued working for his son-in-law G. Dupuy. From c.1951 to 1960 he was again independent, and some of his best and most richly mounted bows come from this period. Branded: L. GILLET or H.L.G. [Millant/Raffin]
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Price History
| Type | Title | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violin Bow | S/E 59 g. Branded "Dupay" | Mon 1st October 84 | £ 264.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. Branded "Dupay" | Fri 1st April 83 | £ 550.00 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 69.5 g. | Thu 1st December 11 | £ 7398.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. | Thu 1st December 11 | £ 5284.00 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 77.0 g. stamped "Dupuy à Paris" | Tue 1st November 11 | £ 6015.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60.5 g. branded "Dupuy à Paris" | Wed 1st June 11 | £ 3858.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60.0 g. | Tue 1st March 11 | £ 7200.00 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 67 g. with silk winding (button missing) | Wed 1st December 10 | £ 7249.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61.0 g. [Possibly by] | Fri 1st October 10 | £ 1440.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61.0 g. | Tue 1st June 10 | £ 6024.00 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 69.0 g. | Thu 1st April 10 | £ 4714.00 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 63.5 g. with silk winding, branded "Dupuy à Paris" | Tue 1st December 09 | £ 2503.00 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 71.0 g. | Thu 1st October 09 | £ 5190.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61.5 g. (repair to check) | Thu 1st October 09 | £ 1631.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62.0 g. | Thu 1st October 09 | £ 2224.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60.0 g. [Possibly by] | Thu 1st October 09 | £ 3300.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. Paris, mid-20th C. | Thu 1st October 09 | £ 5625.00 |
| Violin Bow | 58 g. whalebone winding (button of the period) | Mon 1st June 09 | £ 2074.00 |
| Violin Bow | 64 g. branded "Pillot à Paris" | Mon 1st June 09 | £ 3111.00 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 70 g. signed "Dupuy", without hair, with silk winding | Mon 1st December 08 | £ 5938.00 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 55 g. without hair nor winding | Mon 1st December 08 | £ 1945.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62 g. 1935 c. | Sat 1st November 08 | £ 2794.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 56 g. without hair and silk lapping | Sun 1st June 08 | £ 4178.00 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 78.5 g. stamped "Dupay a Paris" | Thu 1st May 08 | £ 6593.00 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 54 g. branded "H.L.G" | Sat 1st December 07 | £ 1702.00 |
| Cello Bow | N/E 69 g. without hair | Thu 1st November 07 | £ 1200.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60.5 g. branded "Dupy à Paris" | Fri 1st June 07 | £ 3287.00 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 61 g. branded "Lavest" | Fri 1st June 07 | £ 2084.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 57 g. without hair | Fri 1st June 07 | £ 2966.00 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 57 g. branded "Pillot (Lavest)" | Fri 1st June 07 | £ 1603.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 53.0 g. | Thu 1st March 07 | £ 2875.00 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 74.5 g. (back crack) | Fri 1st December 06 | £ 4794.00 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 69 g. branded "Dupuy" | Fri 1st December 06 | £ 5992.00 |
| Violin Bow | G/T 60 g. Paris, mid-20th C. | Wed 1st November 06 | £ 8400.00 |
| Viola Bow | 70.8 cm Branded "Dupay a Paris" [Probably by] | Wed 1st November 06 | £ 3376.00 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 71 g. branded "Dupuy" | Thu 1st June 06 | £ 6313.00 |
| Viola Bow | N/E 66 g. branded "A. Lavest" | Thu 1st June 06 | £ 2752.00 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 56 g. without hair | Thu 1st June 06 | £ 2590.00 |
| Bass Bow | N/E 115.0 g. with no hair or lapping | Mon 1st May 06 | £ 3986.00 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 60.0 g. | Mon 1st May 06 | £ 1349.00 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 85.9 g. France, 1950 c. Stamped "Dupuy a Paris" [Probably by] | Mon 1st May 06 | £ 1403.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 56 g. | Thu 1st December 05 | £ 1676.00 |
| Violin Bow | Thu 1st December 05 | £ 1357.00 | |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59.5 g. | Thu 1st December 05 | £ 3592.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60.5 g. | Tue 1st November 05 | £ 3284.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. | Wed 1st June 05 | £ 2415.00 |
| Violin Bow | G/T 61 g. | Sun 1st May 05 | £ 888.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/T 59 g. | Sun 1st May 05 | £ 565.00 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 81 g. Branded "E.Sartory a Paris" [Probably by] | Fri 1st April 05 | £ 6266.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. | Tue 1st February 05 | £ 2640.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 58.5 g. branded "Lamy" | Wed 1st December 04 | £ 2035.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 58 g. branded "Lavest" | Wed 1st December 04 | £ 2930.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62 g. branded "Lavest" | Wed 1st December 04 | £ 3256.00 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 55.5 g. | Wed 1st December 04 | £ 1302.00 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 80 g. | Sat 1st November 03 | £ 2880.00 |
| Cello Bow | G/T 80 g. | Sat 1st November 03 | £ 3172.00 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 56 g. branded "Lavest" | Sun 1st June 03 | £ 2557.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 56 g. | Sun 1st June 03 | £ 2000.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 64 g. branded "Dupay" | Sun 1st June 03 | £ 1875.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62 g. branded "Dupay" | Sun 1st June 03 | £ 1817.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62 g. branded "Dupay" | Sun 1st June 03 | £ 1682.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 63 g. branded "Dupay" | Sun 1st June 03 | £ 1652.00 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 79 g. branded "Dupay" | Sun 1st December 02 | £ 4012.00 |
| Cello Bow | G/I 83 g. | Sat 1st June 02 | £ 11776.00 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 81 g. | Sat 1st June 02 | £ 4553.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. | Sat 1st June 02 | £ 2748.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 53 g. | Sat 1st June 02 | £ 1335.00 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 43 g. 1/4 Size | Sat 1st June 02 | £ 707.00 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 68 g. | Wed 1st May 02 | £ 5469.00 |
| Violin Bow | G/E 62 g. | Fri 1st March 02 | £ 5287.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. | Fri 1st March 02 | £ 1997.00 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 60 g. branded "Lavest" | Sat 1st December 01 | £ 1229.00 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 56 g. | Fri 1st June 01 | £ 2158.00 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 61 g. | Fri 1st June 01 | £ 2067.00 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 64 g. | Fri 1st June 01 | £ 658.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. | Fri 1st June 01 | £ 1409.00 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 54 g. | Fri 1st June 01 | £ 1315.00 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 52 g. | Fri 1st June 01 | £ 1221.00 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 55 g. branded "Lavest" | Fri 1st June 01 | £ 706.00 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 72 g. | Fri 1st December 00 | £ 4180.00 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 53 g. | Fri 1st December 00 | £ 1580.00 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 70 g. | Wed 1st November 00 | £ 1689.00 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 80 g. | Thu 1st June 00 | £ 3264.00 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 3/4 Size | Thu 1st June 00 | £ 490.00 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 79 g. | Mon 1st May 00 | £ 1221.00 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 81 g. | Mon 1st May 00 | £ 1221.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 58 g. | Mon 1st November 99 | £ 1035.00 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 82 g. | Tue 1st June 99 | £ 3696.00 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 55 g. | Tue 1st December 98 | £ 1185.00 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 83 g. | Sun 1st November 98 | £ 3450.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/I 61 g. branded "Dupay" | Mon 1st June 98 | £ 1035.00 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 62 g. | Sun 1st June 97 | £ 529.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 58 g. branded "Dupay" | Thu 1st May 97 | £ 1092.00 |
| Violin Bow | G/E 61 g. | Sun 1st October 95 | £ 920.00 |
| Viola Bow | S/I 71 g. | Thu 1st December 94 | £ 1474.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 66 g. branded "Dupay" | Wed 1st June 94 | £ 682.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. | Sun 1st May 88 | £ 990.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. | Sun 1st November 87 | £ 902.00 |
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