Charles Alfred Bazin (1907-1987) is the final archetier in the Bazin bow-making dynasty. He began his apprenticeship under his father, Charles Louis Bazin, in 1922, and he worked closely with his father until the outbreak of World War II. After serving in the military, Bazin returned to Mirecourt to open his own workshop. He took over the family firm after his father’s death, and he produced an impressive output of bows until his retirement in the 1980s.

Bazin’s bows display his father’s influence, although his style became heavier in later models. Bazin collaborated frequently with his father and other workers during his early career, but he became increasingly independent as he got older. He eventually worked alone and refused to make bows for other firms.

• Stamped – Charles Bazin – France
• Octagonal stick of orange brown Pernambuco
• Ebony frog with silver mounts
• Solid silver button
• 70.18 grams