violin bow
Nicolas Rémy Maire
built in Paris
A violin bow, made (and stamped) by Nicolas Remy Maire in Paris in the mid-19th century. The bow is part of the “Tettelaar Collection.”
Current player
Erten Deniz İspir
from Nicolas Lupot
History of this instrument
Starting in 2018, the Musical Instrument Fund received this Maire violin bow on loan from a private individual. The bow is part of a collection of five impressive bows and one valuable violin belonging to Ms. Tettelaar, a former violinist with the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra and the Radio Philharmonic Orchestra. After her death in 2022, the fund purchased the collection from her heirs. Erten Deniz İspir is the fortunate player of this Parisian bow.
About the builder Nicolas Rémy Maire
Very few women are known to have played an active role in the world of violin and bow makers. Anne Contal, married to Nicolas Maire, was an exception to this rule and ran their joint business, which at its peak employed fifteen violin...