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Nicolas (II) Maire
Highest auction price achieved
£ 55922.00
MAIRE Nicolas Rémy Born 1800 Mirecourt, died 1878 Paris France. Bow maker. Presumed pupil of Lafleur and Pajeot, with whom he remained a close associate. Established independently in 1826, the shop named ‘Maire-Contal’ after his wife Ann Contal, from 1828. This commercial business ended during the national economic crisis of the 1830s, but Maire continued to produce bows in fairly large numbers. The firm was re-established 1844, by then with up to 15 employees. Exhibited in Paris in the same year, and moved permanently to Paris in 1853, established at 35 rue de Viarmes. The business subsequently renamed ‘François-Maire’ to acknowledge the collaboration of his son François, above. Moved to 1
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Price History
| Type | Title | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. (frog later) | Thu 1st December 11 | £ 15852.00 |
| Viola Bow | N/E 60 g. Amourette, no hair or winding [Workshop of] | Thu 1st December 11 | £ 1162.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59.5 g. Paris, 1860 c. (adjuster later) | Sat 1st October 11 | £ 30000.00 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 75.5 g. [Attributed to] | Sat 1st October 11 | £ 8125.00 |
| Viola Bow | N/E 68.5 g. Paris, 1835 c. | Sat 1st October 11 | £ 11250.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 63.5 g. Amourette stick | Wed 1st June 11 | £ 33000.00 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 59.2 g. | Wed 1st June 11 | £ 29758.00 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 60 g. | Wed 1st June 11 | £ 16532.00 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 58.0 g. tinsel wrap (adjustor later) | Fri 1st October 10 | £ 15769.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62 g. Paris, Mid-19th C. (later frog also by "Maire") | Fri 1st October 10 | £ 12500.00 |
| Cello Bow | N/E 78.0 g. Amourette stick | Tue 1st June 10 | £ 9639.00 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 54.5 g. Amourette wood without hair or winding [Workshop of] | Tue 1st June 10 | £ 1139.00 |
| Cello Bow | --/-- 72.5 g. without winding | Tue 1st June 10 | £ 55922.00 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 49.5 g. without hair or winding | Tue 1st June 10 | £ 7767.00 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 55 g. no hair or winding (ferrule later) [Workshop of] | Tue 1st December 09 | £ 2067.00 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 67.5 g. fine winding (frog and button of the period) [Workshop of] | Tue 1st December 09 | £ 8161.00 |
| Viola | S/E 64.0 g. Amourette stick, decorated pearl frog, vn bow? [Probably by] | Thu 1st October 09 | £ 4078.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62.0 g. | Thu 1st October 09 | £ 22244.00 |
| Violin Bow | 43 g. Amourette wood [Workshop of] | Mon 1st June 09 | £ 1867.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 54.0 g. without hair and lapping [Workshop of] | Fri 1st May 09 | £ 1553.00 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 71.5 g. [Also ascribed to "Nicolas Eury"] | Sun 1st March 09 | £ 14040.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. Paris, 1860 c. | Sun 1st March 09 | £ 32450.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 67 g. 1840 c. (period frog & adjustor by another hand) [Attributed to] | Sun 1st March 09 | £ 11780.00 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 58 g. Exotic wood, without hair nor winding [Workshop of] | Mon 1st December 08 | £ 665.00 |
| Viola Bow | N/E 68 g. [Workshop] | Wed 1st October 08 | £ 2782.00 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 62 g. (frog & button also by "Maire" but not original) | Sun 1st June 08 | £ 16711.00 |
| Viola Bow | N/E 68.0 g. Amourette stick [Workshop of] | Thu 1st May 08 | £ 1199.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59 g. France, 1860 c. [Attributed to] | Tue 1st April 08 | £ 9400.00 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 80 g. Paris, 1850 c. [Lit: The Cooper Collection] | Sat 1st March 08 | £ 14900.00 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 55 g. without hair or winding | Sat 1st December 07 | £ 10211.00 |
| Violin Bow | G/E 59.0 g. (button not original) | Mon 1st October 07 | £ 13136.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 58.0 g. [Workshop of] | Mon 1st October 07 | £ 2569.00 |
| Cello Bow | N/E 91 g. Ironwood [Workshop of] | Fri 1st June 07 | £ 1764.00 |
| Viola Bow | N/E 73 g. Amourette wood [Workshop of] | Fri 1st June 07 | £ 2004.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. | Fri 1st June 07 | £ 12425.00 |
| Cello Bow | N/E 60 g. France, 1860 c. [Workshop of] | Sun 1st April 07 | £ 2305.00 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 65 g. [Attributed to] | Wed 1st November 06 | £ 3360.00 |
| Violin Bow | 60.8 g. Paris, 1855 c. | Wed 1st November 06 | £ 0.00 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 68 g. 1860 c. | Sun 1st October 06 | £ 8841.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. [Possibly workshop of] | Sun 1st October 06 | £ 12630.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 57 g. [Workshop of] | Mon 1st May 06 | £ 1770.00 |
| Violin Bow | G/T 54 g. | Tue 1st November 05 | £ 10264.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. | Tue 1st November 05 | £ 8400.00 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 59.5 g. | Tue 1st November 05 | £ 5583.00 |
| Viola Bow | N/E 68 g. [Workshop] | Sun 1st May 05 | £ 4036.00 |
| Viola Bow | N/E 71 g. [Workshop] | Sun 1st May 05 | £ 1937.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. [frog & button by 'Pajeot'] | Sun 1st May 05 | £ 8073.00 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 62.5 g. | Sun 1st May 05 | £ 4200.00 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 80.5 g. | Sun 1st May 05 | £ 12211.00 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 64 g. (some frog blemishes) | Tue 1st February 05 | £ 717.00 |
| Violin Bow | G/I [School of ] | Fri 1st October 04 | £ 2789.00 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 58.5 g. tinsel lapping [Workshop] | Sun 1st February 04 | £ 3971.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 53 g. | Sat 1st June 02 | £ 27477.00 |
| Bass Bow | S/E | Sat 1st December 01 | £ 6430.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. | Sat 1st December 01 | £ 15603.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. | Fri 1st June 01 | £ 19259.00 |
| Viola Bow | N/E 73 g. | Tue 1st May 01 | £ 1560.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59 g. | Tue 1st May 01 | £ 12482.00 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 60 g. | Fri 1st December 00 | £ 17535.00 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 60 g. | Fri 1st December 00 | £ 13594.00 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 79 g. | Thu 1st June 00 | £ 21760.00 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 78 g. | Wed 1st March 00 | £ 4600.00 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 81 g. | Tue 1st June 99 | £ 19073.00 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 62 g. | Sat 1st May 99 | £ 3518.00 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 59 g. | Tue 1st December 98 | £ 4264.00 |
| Violin Bow | G/T 58 g. | Sun 1st November 98 | £ 11500.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. | Sun 1st March 98 | £ 10925.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59 g. | Sat 1st November 97 | £ 14970.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. | Wed 1st November 95 | £ 7475.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59 g. | Wed 1st March 95 | £ 2990.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 58 g. | Fri 1st October 93 | £ 4025.00 |
| Cello Bow | G/E 71 g. | Thu 1st July 93 | £ 3220.00 |
| Viola Bow | G/I 66 g. | Thu 1st April 93 | £ 2185.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 63 g. | Sun 1st November 92 | £ 3300.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 63 g. | Thu 1st November 90 | £ 4400.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 63 g. | Wed 1st November 89 | £ 6600.00 |
| Viola Bow | N/E 66 g. | Wed 1st November 89 | £ 3850.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/A 59 g. | Thu 1st June 89 | £ 15400.00 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 70 g. | Sun 1st November 87 | £ 3410.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 3/4 size | Wed 1st April 87 | £ 1870.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59 g. | Sun 1st September 85 | £ 770.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62 g. | Thu 1st November 84 | £ 4510.00 |
| Viola Bow | N/E 71 g. | Mon 1st November 82 | £ 1870.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 64 g. | Thu 1st January 81 | £ 3422.00 |
| Cello Bow | N/E 76 g. | Thu 1st May 80 | £ 440.00 |
| Violin Bow | Mon 25th June 18 | £ 12000.00 |
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