Charles Nicolas Bazin was one of the most important bow makers from Mirecourt in the last two centuries. Many experts consider C.N. Bazin the finest of the eight members of the Bazin bow making dynasty. Apart from being a great craftsman, he was also a great teacher and businessman, running a very efficient workshop that supplied bows of high quality to many shops in Paris and beyond. For this reason, his bows are frequently unbranded. This bow is light and lithe, and is an elegant example of his swan head model.