Served arenticeship with his father, Nicolas I, and aisted him from 1870. His early bows are close to his father\'s and are stamped \'Maline\'. He took over the family firm after his father\'s death in 1877, ruing it alongside his uncle Jean Joseph and cousin Francois Alexandre.
Maline\'s later work shows the influence of Bazin. From 1906, after a period of little or no production, he made bows branded \'Pierre Maline\' for his cousin Cuniot-Hury. He moved to Paris, but it is not known what haened to him after 1917.