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Winner of the silver medal at the City of Paris competition and recipient of a \u2018Best French Workers\u2019 award in recognition of his lutherie work in 2011, Sylvain Bigot is an expert witness with the Court of Appeal in Paris.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each time an antique bow is presented to Sylvain, he embarks on new historical research. \u201cI observe the making details, the technical and stylistic characteristics, in order to precisely date the bow and deduce its maker. This investigative work is necessary because the great French bowmakers of the 18th<\/sup> and 19th<\/sup> centuries never signed their output\u201d indicates Sylvain, who is passionate about the history of French bowmaking. In order to carry out his assessments, he relies on a sharp eye, honed through the examination of over 1,000 bows included every year in the fine musical instrument auctions in Vichy. Although Sylvain officially joined the specialist team of our auction house in 2012, he has assisted Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Raffin \u2013 the famous bowmaker and undisputed authority on French bowmaking \u2013 with valuations for the past 20 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sylvain graduated from the prestigious Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume National School of Violin Making in Mirecourt in 1994. Upon graduating and out of curiosity, the 23 year-old luthier took up the offer of a bowmaking internship in Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Raffin\u2019s workshop. This curiosity soon turned into a passion, as he explains: \u201cworking with silver, gold, ivory and precious woods, such as ebony, which are harder than those used to make violins, as well as the intricate nature of the work, was truly fascinating\u201d. After his first week of internship the young violin maker never looked back, having found his true vocation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After 10 years spent in Jean-Fran\u00e7ois\u2019 workshop, making, repairing, maintaining and authenticating bows, Sylvain opened his own bowmaking shop in 2003. His models, directly inspired by those of the great masters of the past, won Sylvain a silver medal at the City of Paris competition and a \u2018Best French Workers\u2019 award in 2011.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After Sylvain\u2019s appointment as expert witness with the Court of Appeal in Lyon, Jean-Fran\u00e7ois made him another offer, which he soon accepted: to join his bow expertise practice alongside Yannick Le Canu. From then on, the time he has dedicated to authenticating and valuing bows has been, according to him: \u201clike a gift which gives me the opportunity to pursue my research into the history of bowmaking. I am always hoping to discover new aspects, rediscover lesser known makers, come across never before seen bows by famous masters, and uncover other clues in the great story of French bowmaking!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sylvain Bigot has been appointed as expert witness with the Court of Appeal in Paris in 2024.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7848,"menu_order":13,"template":"","categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8460","membre-de-l-equipe","type-membre-de-l-equipe","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nSylvain Bigot - Vichy Ench\u00e8res<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Winner of many famous competition, Sylvain Bigot is bow maker and expert witness with the Court of Appeal in Lyon.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Sylvain Bigot - Vichy Ench\u00e8res\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Winner of many famous competition, Sylvain Bigot is bow maker and expert witness with the Court of Appeal in Lyon.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/en\/membres-de-l-equipe\/sylvain-bigot\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Vichy Ench\u00e8res\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/vichyencheres\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-12-13T10:25:24+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/portrait-bigot-sylvain-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1807\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/vichy-encheres.com\\\/en\\\/membres-de-l-equipe\\\/sylvain-bigot\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/vichy-encheres.com\\\/en\\\/membres-de-l-equipe\\\/sylvain-bigot\\\/\",\"name\":\"Sylvain Bigot - 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