Mirecourt-born archetier Eugène Nicolas Sartory (1871-1946) studied bow-making with his father before apprenticing under Charles Peccatte and Joseph Alfred Lamy père in Paris. Sartory’s early head design indicates that he may also have learned from Joseph Arthur Vigneron, who was his relative by marriage. Lamy’s influence on the young artisan is particularly apparent, but Sartory soon developed his own robust yet elegant style. Continue reading

• Round stick of reddish brown Pernambuco
• Original Ebony frog with silver mounts
• Original solid silver button
• 82.22 grams
• Sold with a Certificate of Authenticity from Warren and Son
• Condition: Finely executed repairs to the frog near the under-slide, fill at thumb projection.

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