Marcel Lapierre

Highest auction price achieved
£ 2900.00

By John Dilworth

LAPIERRE, Marcel Charles Born 1907, died 1979 Mirecourt France. Bow maker. Apprenticed with J. Thibouville-Lamy 1921-1923. Worked for Brouillier & Lotte c.1926, for F. Lotte 1931-1936, subsequently employed by L. Bazin, Morizot Frères, and briefly E. A. Ouchard 1946. In 1947 he worked for Vidoudez in Geneva, and finally established himself independently in Mirecourt 1948, in rue Vuillaume and later on rue Gambetta. Late work from c.1970 is a little coarse. Round and octagonal sticks, branded: M. LAPIERRE, M. LAPIERRE à MIRECOURT, M. CH. LAPIERRE [Millant/Raffin]

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Price History

Type Title Sold Price
Violin Bow S/E 61.0 g. Thu 1st December 11 £ 1624.00
Viola Bow S/E 66.2 g. Thu 1st December 11 £ 1374.00
Violin Bow S/E 56 g. without hair, branded "Coné à Lyon" Thu 1st December 11 £ 2114.00
Violin Bow N/E 62.5 g. (frog & button probably not original) [Probably by] Fri 1st July 11 £ 624.00
Violin Bow 61.5 g. Fri 1st July 11 £ 2571.00
Violin Bow N/E 61.0 g. Wed 1st June 11 £ 1020.00
Violin Bow S/E 63 g. Wed 1st June 11 £ 1102.00
Cello Bow S/E 83 g. Wed 1st June 11 £ 1874.00
Violin Bow S/E 56.5 g. without hair [Probably by] Sun 1st May 11 £ 801.00
Violin Bow S/E 61.5 g. Tue 1st February 11 £ 1113.00
Violin Bow S/E 58.5 g. Tue 1st February 11 £ 965.00
Violin Bow S/I 56.5 g. without hair Wed 1st December 10 £ 2693.00
Viola Bow S/E 62 g. without hair, with silk winding Wed 1st December 10 £ 2278.00
Bass Bow N/E 131 g. Brazilwood, without hair Wed 1st December 10 £ 311.00
Cello Bow N/E 38 g. 1/8 size Wed 1st December 10 £ 207.00
Violin Bow N/E 55.5 g. without hair, with silk winding Wed 1st December 10 £ 186.00
Violin Bow S/E 56 g. without hair Wed 1st December 10 £ 984.00
Cello Bow G/I 84.0 g. Fri 1st October 10 £ 1320.00
Viola Bow S/E 73 g. Tue 1st June 10 £ 2900.00
Bass Bow S/E 115.5 g. without winding, branded "Dupuy à Paris" Tue 1st June 10 £ 2071.00
Violin Bow S/E 48.5 g. without hair, with silk winding Tue 1st June 10 £ 2589.00
Violin Bow N/E 42 g. 1/2 size without hair Tue 1st June 10 £ 228.00
Violin Bow N/E 57 g. with hair and fine winding Tue 1st June 10 £ 984.00
Violin Bow S/E 61 g. Tue 1st June 10 £ 518.00
Violin Bow S/E 56 g. with fine hair, without winding Tue 1st June 10 £ 1243.00
Violin Bow N/E 54 g. with hair and fine winding Tue 1st June 10 £ 362.00
Viola Bow S/E 65.0 g. Thu 1st April 10 £ 1100.00
Violin Bow S/E 61.0 g. Thu 1st April 10 £ 1257.00
Violin Bow S/E 64.0 g. Thu 1st April 10 £ 1178.00
Violin Bow S/E 66 g. Thu 1st April 10 £ 652.00
Violin Bow S/E 65 g. Thu 1st April 10 £ 767.00
Violin Bow S/E 63 g. Mirecourt, Mid-20th C. Mon 1st March 10 £ 2000.00
Violin Bow S/E 60 g. Mon 1st March 10 £ 1440.00
Cello Bow S/E 71.5 g. fine winding, branded "P. Beuscher" Tue 1st December 09 £ 1414.00
Violin Bow S/I 61.5 g. branded "Marcel Vatelot" Tue 1st December 09 £ 2394.00
Violin Bow S/E 59 g. with silk winding Tue 1st December 09 £ 1197.00
Violin Bow N/E 42 g. 3/4 size, without hair or winding Tue 1st December 09 £ 109.00
Bass Bow N/E 102 g. without hair, with silk winding Tue 1st December 09 £ 653.00
Violin Bow S/E 60.5 g. Thu 1st October 09 £ 1483.00
Cello Bow S/E 80.5 g. Thu 1st October 09 £ 960.00
Viola Bow S/E 68.0 g. Thu 1st October 09 £ 1320.00
Violin Bow S/I 58.5 g. Thu 1st October 09 £ 1680.00
Violin Bow N/E 64 g. Thu 1st October 09 £ 600.00
Viola Bow S/E 67 g. without hair Thu 1st October 09 £ 1020.00
Violin Bow 55 g. without hair, branded "Vidoudez" Mon 1st June 09 £ 1245.00
Violin Bow 53 g. without hair or winding, branded "Coné & fils" Mon 1st June 09 £ 1348.00
Cello Bow S/I 83.5 g. Sun 1st March 09 £ 2106.00
Cello Bow G/T 85.5 g. Sun 1st March 09 £ 2574.00
Cello Bow S/E 73.0 g. Sun 1st March 09 £ 2340.00
Viola Bow S/E 65.0 g. Sun 1st March 09 £ 2340.00
Viola Bow G/I 68.5 g. Sun 1st March 09 £ 2223.00
Violin Bow S/I 60.5 g. Sun 1st March 09 £ 2106.00
Violin Bow S/T 58.5 g. Sun 1st March 09 £ 1989.00
Violin Bow S/E 61.5 g. Sun 1st March 09 £ 1287.00
Violin Bow S/E 60.0 g. branded "G. Cone & Fils a Lyon" Sun 1st March 09 £ 2340.00
Cello Bow N/E 71 g. with tinsel wrap (later adjustor) Sun 1st March 09 £ 1262.00
Bass Bow S/E 107 g. without hair or wrap Sun 1st March 09 £ 926.00
Violin Bow S/E 61 g. Mon 1st December 08 £ 921.00
Violin Bow S/E 55 g. Mon 1st December 08 £ 1011.00
Cello Bow S/E 77.0 g. with no hair Wed 1st October 08 £ 1663.00
Viola Bow N/E 70.0 g. (button later) Wed 1st October 08 £ 819.00
Violin Bow S/E 61.0 g. Wed 1st October 08 £ 1872.00
Violin Bow N/E 52 g. without hair and light lapping Sun 1st June 08 £ 557.00
Violin Bow S/E 53 g. without hair and silk lapping (back accident) Sun 1st June 08 £ 279.00
Violin Bow S/E 61.5 g. Thu 1st May 08 £ 2098.00
Violin Bow S/E 55 g. Thu 1st May 08 £ 602.00
Violin Bow S/E 53 g. without hair, branded "Collin Mezin" Sat 1st December 07 £ 1617.00
Violin Bow N/E 54 g. 3/4 Size Sat 1st December 07 £ 68.00
Violin Bow S/E 61.0 g. Mon 1st October 07 £ 1314.00
Violin Bow S/E 62 g. Mirecourt, Mid-20th C. Mon 1st October 07 £ 2250.00
Cello Bow S/E 73 g. (thumb & stick wear) Fri 1st June 07 £ 1683.00
Cello Bow S/E 75.5 g. with light lapping Tue 1st May 07 £ 867.00
Viola Bow S/E 74.5 g. Tue 1st May 07 £ 1445.00
Violin Bow S/E 65.3 g. Mirecourt, 1950 c. Sun 1st April 07 £ 849.00
Violin Bow S/E 62.5 g. Thu 1st March 07 £ 1265.00
Violin Bow S/E 62 g. France, Mid-20th C. Thu 1st February 07 £ 840.00
Violin N/E 46.0 g. 3/4 Size Thu 1st February 07 £ 147.00
Violin Bow S/E 58 g. Fri 1st December 06 £ 799.00
Violin Bow S/E 63 g. Mirecourt, 1970 c. Wed 1st November 06 £ 1200.00
Cello Bow S/E 86.5 g. France, mid-20th C. Sat 1st July 06 £ 1200.00
Bass Bow S/E 114 g. Thu 1st June 06 £ 1538.00
Viola Bow S/E 69.0 g. Mon 1st May 06 £ 2299.00
Cello Bow S/E 69 g. Without hair, with baleen grip Mon 1st May 06 £ 1454.00
Violin Bow N/E 46.0 g. 1/2 Size Wed 1st February 06 £ 139.00
Violin Bow S/E 50.5 g. without hair, branded "Paul Beuscher" Thu 1st December 05 £ 798.00
Violin Bow S/E 63 g. Thu 1st December 05 £ 798.00
Bass Bow N/E 115 g. [Workshop] Tue 1st November 05 £ 602.00
Violin Bow S/E 57.5 g. no hair or wrapping, branded "N. Lemaire" Tue 1st November 05 £ 963.00
Violin Bow S/I 61.5 g. Wed 1st June 05 £ 1187.00
Violin Bow S/E stamped "Gustave Villaume" Wed 1st June 05 £ 1029.00
Viola Bow S/E 71 g. branded "Maucotel Deschamp" Wed 1st June 05 £ 1610.00
Violin Bow S/E 59 g. Wed 1st June 05 £ 704.00
Violin Bow S/I 67 g. Sun 1st May 05 £ 484.00
Viola Bow S/E 69.5 g. Sun 1st May 05 £ 1832.00
Viola Bow S/E 67.0 g. Sun 1st May 05 £ 1221.00
Violin Bow G/I 64.5 g. Tue 1st February 05 £ 1680.00
Violin Bow S/I 60 g. branded "P. Herbelot a Chambery" Wed 1st December 04 £ 1221.00
Viola Bow S/E 70 g. Mon 1st November 04 £ 1242.00
Viola Bow S/E 70.5 g. Fri 1st October 04 £ 1750.00
Viola Bow S/E 70.5 g. (the button later) Fri 1st October 04 £ 954.00
Cello Bow N/E 77 g. without hair Fri 1st October 04 £ 1062.00
Cello Bow S/E 83 g. Fri 1st October 04 £ 1992.00
Violin Bow S/E 55.5 g. no lapping, stamped "P. Beuscher Paris" Thu 1st July 04 £ 1560.00
Violin Bow S/E 61.0 g. Sat 1st May 04 £ 1480.00
Violin Bow S/E 67 g. violin/viola Mon 1st March 04 £ 540.00
Violin Bow N/E 62 g. Mon 1st December 03 £ 1320.00
Viola Bow S/E 72 g. Wed 1st October 03 £ 1866.00
Violin Bow S/E 63 g. Tue 1st April 03 £ 1195.00
Violin Bow S/I 60 g. Tue 1st April 03 £ 971.00
Viola Bow S/E 62 g. Sun 1st December 02 £ 1135.00
Violin Bow S/E 63 g. made for "Bisch" Tue 1st October 02 £ 1061.00
Cello Bow S/E 73 g. Sat 1st June 02 £ 981.00
Violin Bow N/E 62 g. Sat 1st June 02 £ 275.00
Violin Bow S/E 61 g. Fri 1st March 02 £ 705.00
Violin Bow S/E 61 g. Thu 1st November 01 £ 1037.00
Violin Bow S/I 63 g. Thu 1st November 01 £ 1037.00
Violin Bow S/E 61 g. branded "Collin-Mezin" Fri 1st December 00 £ 867.00
Viola Bow S/E 70 g. Wed 1st November 00 £ 1920.00
Bass Bow N/E 118 g. Thu 1st June 00 £ 490.00
Violin Bow S/E 61 g. Thu 1st June 00 £ 478.00
Violin Bow S/E 62 g. Mon 1st May 00 £ 971.00
Cello Bow S/E 77 g. Mon 1st May 00 £ 1068.00
Violin Bow S/E 63 g. Mon 1st May 00 £ 1145.00
Violin Bow S/E 55 g. Wed 1st December 99 £ 944.00
Violin Bow S/E 55 g. Wed 1st December 99 £ 828.00
Viola Bow S/E 62 g. Tue 1st June 99 £ 161.00
Cello Bow N/E 52 g. Sat 1st May 99 £ 352.00
Violin Bow N/E 54 g. Sat 1st May 99 £ 387.00
Violin Bow S/E 55 g. Tue 1st December 98 £ 611.00
Violin Bow S/E 62 g. Sun 1st November 98 £ 943.00
Violin Bow S/E 62 g. Sun 1st November 98 £ 762.00
Violin Bow S/E 64 g. Wed 1st April 98 £ 805.00
Viola Bow S/E 72 g. Sat 1st November 97 £ 747.00
Viola Bow S/E 72 g. Fri 1st November 96 £ 1840.00
Violin Bow S/E 61 g. Fri 1st November 96 £ 1115.00
Viola Bow S/E 64 g. Sat 1st June 96 £ 690.00
Viola Bow S/E 75 g. Fri 1st March 96 £ 1495.00
Violin Bow S/I 63 g. Fri 1st March 96 £ 2070.00
Violin Bow S/E 61 g. Sun 1st October 95 £ 862.00
Viola Bow S/E 67 g. Thu 1st June 95 £ 1124.00
Violin Bow S/E 61 g. Thu 1st June 95 £ 1150.00
Violin Bow S/E 61 g. Tue 1st November 94 £ 709.00
Viola Bow S/E 72 g. Tue 1st November 94 £ 1610.00
Cello Bow S/E 76 g. Sat 1st May 93 £ 550.00
Viola Bow S/E 79 g. Sun 1st November 92 £ 550.00
Cello Bow S/I 87 g. Sat 1st September 90 £ 550.00
Violin Bow S/E 55 g. (button not original) Sat 1st December 07 £ 426.00

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