Joseph Henry
Paris, 1823–1870
Bow maker, active in Paris from 1837. Worked for Chanot, Peccatte, and from 1848, in partnership with P. Simon. Awarded a commendation at the 1849 Paris exhibition. Established independently from 1851 in rue des Vieux Augustins, from which period comes his most beautiful and elegant work. — John Dilworth
Worked
Paris
Made
Cello Bow, Viola Bow, Violin Bow
Auction Price History
Highest auction price
£95,040
109 results
| Type | Details | Auction house | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cello Bow | Gold mounted, round stick stamped Henry à Paris Lot 12 | Tarisio | November 2025 | £43,730est. $ 45,000-65,000 |
| Violin Bow | Gold mounted, round stick unstamped, frog and button later Lot 77 | Tarisio | October 2025 | £23,600est. £ 20,000-30,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped Henry à Paris Lot 87 | Tarisio | March 2025 | £46,342est. $ 30,000-50,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, signed, minor frog and stick blemishes, minor handle wear, frog cracks, good condition Lot 351 | Laurent | June 2024 | £43,609est. € 40.000-50.000 |
| Cello Bow | Silver mounted, round stick, ebony frog with pearl eye, silver and ebony button Lot 66 | Millon & A. | May 2024 | £18,993est. € 14.000-16.000 |
| Viola Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped Henry à Paris, later ebony frog with pearl eye, later button Lot 110 | Ingles & H. | March 2024 | £24,000est. £ 18,000-25,000 |
| Violin Bow | Gold mounted, round stick stamped Henry à Paris, frog and button later, wrappen behind the head Lot 71 | Tarisio | March 2024 | £21,569est. $ 7,000-10,000 |
| Viola Bow | Silver mounted, stamped, minor head and stick dents Lot 230 | Vichy | November 2023 | £37,841est. € 35.000-40.000 |
| Cello Bow | Silver mounted, round stick faintly stamped Gustave Bernardel Lot 20 | Tarisio | November 2023 | £33,317est. $ 35,000-50,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped Gand Frères, ebony frog with pearl eye, silver and ebony button Lot 257 | Ingles & Hayday | October 2023 | £8,400est. £ 8,000-12,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted Lot 330 | Vichy | June 2023 | £33,128est. € 30.000-35.000 |
| Violin Bow | Gold mounted, round stick stamped Henry à Paris, later ebony frog with pearl eye Lot 73 | Ingles & Hayday | March 2023 | £21,600est. £ 8,000-12,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped Henry à Paris, later ebony frog with pearl eye Lot 361 | Ingles & Hayday | March 2023 | £18,000est. £ 15,000-20,000 |
| Cello Bow | Silver mounted, later nickel ferrule, thin lapping Lot 150 | Vichy | December 2022 | £56,770est. € 30.000-40.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped Henry à Paris, frog and button of the period but not by Henry Lot 102 | Tarisio | October 2022 | £28,291est. € 30.000-50.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, thin hair and lapping Lot 178 | Vichy | June 2022 | £13,207est. € 5.000-6.000 |
| Violin Bow | Luben Yordanoff collection, silver mounted, signed Lot 330 | Vichy | December 2021 | £43,271est. € 35.000-40.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped Chanot, ebony frog with pearl eye, silver and ebony button Lot 38 | Ingles & Hayday | November 2021 | £16,800est. £ 14,000-18,000 |
| Cello Bow | Silver mounted Lot 90 | Vichy | June 2021 | £11,758est. € 15.000-20.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted Lot 382 | Vichy | December 2020 | £25,759est. € 12.000-15.000 |
| Cello Bow | Silver mounted, thin lapping Lot 130 | Vichy | December 2020 | £22,399est. € 20.000-25.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick, later ebony frog with pearl eye, later silver button Lot 62 | Ingles & Hayday | October 2020 | £15,600est. £ 15,000-18,000 |
| Violin Bow | in the centre of stick has a shake wich has been glued up Lot 124 | Brompton’s | October 2020 | £14,400est. £ 12,000-18,000 |
| Violin Bow | Stamped Henry à Paris Lot 15 | Tarisio | July 2020 | £35,400est. £ 25,000-40,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted Lot 185 | Vichy | November 2019 | £5,949est. € 5.000-10.000 |
| Cello Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped Peccatte, ebony frog with pearl eye, silver and ebony button Lot 77 | Ingles & Hayday | October 2019 | £28,800est. £ 20,000-30,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, signed Lot 330 | Vichy | June 2019 | £37,199est. € 35.000-40.000 |
| Viola Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped Vuillaume à Paris, button later Lot 29 | Tarisio | October 2018 | £23,600est. £ 20,000-30,000 |
| Cello Bow | Silver mounted, round stick unstamped, frog and button by C. N. Bazin Lot 7 | Tarisio | June 2018 | £3,540est. £ 3,000-5,000 |
| Viola Bow | Silver mounted, round stick unstamped Lot 34 | Tarisio | May 2018 | £26,100est. $ 30,000-50,000 |
| Bernard Millant collection, previously in the Émile Français collection, illustrated in L'archet, tome II Lot 42 | — | November 2017 | £86,592est. € 25.000-40.000 | |
| Viola Bow | Bernard Millant collection, illustrated in L'Archet, tome II, p. 318, n. 5; silver mounted Lot 100 | Vichy | November 2017 | £95,040est. € 60.000-70.000 |
| Violin Bow | Frog of the Martin school Lot 80 | Vichy | November 2017 | £25,344est. € 10.000-12.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, faintly stamped Gand à Paris Lot 348 | Vichy | November 2017 | £20,592est. € 20.000-25.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted Lot 90 | Vichy | June 2017 | £37,584est. € 12.000-15.000 |
| Cello Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped Henry à Paris, later ebony frog with Paris eye Lot 106 | Ingles & Hayday | March 2017 | £2,400est. £ 5,000-8,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick Lot 13 | Brompton’s | March 2017 | £38,400est. £ 35,000-45,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, signed, later ferrule and heel Lot 148 | Vichy | December 2016 | £4,062est. € 4.000-5.000 |
| Cello Bow | Silver mounted, round stick unstamped, frog and button by François Nicolas Voirin Lot 48 | Tarisio | October 2016 | £26,624est. $ 15,000-22,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick later stamped Lot 159 | Tarisio | October 2016 | £11,815est. $ 12,000-18,000 |
| Cello Bow | Silver mounted, round stick unstamped, frog and button by François Nicolas Voirin Lot 45 | Tarisio | October 2015 | £9,180est. $ 15,000-22,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, octagonal stick unstamped, tortoiseshell frog, light lapping Lot 70 | Tarisio | June 2015 | £15,000est. £ 18,000-25,000 |
| Violin Bow | Lot 74 | Bonhams | May 2015 | £3,250 |
| Viola Bow | Silver mounted, ebony frog, later nickel button Lot 444 | Vichy | December 2014 | £14,126est. € 15.000-18.000 |
| Viola Bow | Gold mounted, round stick stamped Henry à Paris Lot 85 | Tarisio | October 2014 | £36,895est. $ 50,000-80,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick unstamped Lot 115 | Tarisio | October 2014 | £14,400est. £ 15,000-22,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick unstamped, French mounts by a maker from the same period Lot 2 | Brompton’s | October 2014 | £9,600est. £ 10,000-15,000 |
| Cello Bow | Gold mounted, tortoiseshell frog, minus hair, thin lapping Lot 330 | Vichy | June 2014 | £14,513est. € 15.000-18.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, signed Gand Lot 195 | Vichy | December 2013 | £20,903est. € 20.000-25.000 |
| Cello Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped Henry a Paris Lot 23 | Tarisio | October 2013 | £15,340est. £ 18,000-25,000 |
| Violin Bow | Gold mounted, tortoiseshell frog, signed Gand Frères Lot 150 | Vichy | June 2013 | £51,000est. € 22.000-25.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, signed Vuillaume à Paris Lot 280 | Vichy | June 2013 | £19,380est. € 15.000-18.000 |
| Cello Bow | Property of a retired musician, silver mounted, tortoiseshell frog, shaft spliced under the lapping Lot 356 | Brompton’s | June 2013 | £7,200est. £ 7,000-10,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, signed Gand à Paris Lot 50 | Vichy | December 2012 | £40,977est. € 10.000-15.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, signed Lot 150 | Vichy | December 2012 | £24,391est. € 18.000-20.000 |
| Cello Bow | Silver mounted, button of the Adam school, thin lapping Lot 250 | Vichy | December 2012 | £18,537est. € 15.000-20.000 |
| Viola Bow | Silver mounted, signed Gand et Bernardel Frères Lot 330 | Vichy | December 2012 | £39,025est. € 20.000-25.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick unstamped, ebony frog with pearl eye, silver and ebony button with pearl eye Lot 102 | Christie's | November 2012 | £42,756est. $ 35,000-55,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, unstamped, frog and button later Lot 156 | Tarisio | April 2012 | £3,708est. $ 5,000-8,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, stamped Henry à Paris, silver button later Lot 172 | Tarisio | April 2012 | £7,416est. $ 10,000-15,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick unstamped Lot 126 | Skinners | April 2012 | £23,845est. $ 14,000-18,000 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 78.0 g. (frog & button later, head spline) | — | November 2011 | £3,195 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. Ascribed to | — | November 2011 | £3,324 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59.5 g. Paris, 1860 c. (adjuster later) | — | October 2011 | £30,000 |
| Cello Bow | S/T 79.0 g. 1865 c. with 'panier fleuri' inlay | — | May 2011 | £27,313 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 81.0 g. (later frog) Attributed to | — | October 2010 | £7,884 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 81 g. Paris, 1860 c. | — | October 2010 | £17,500 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 55.5 g. stamped "Peccatte" , button possibly by "Persoit" Probably by | — | April 2010 | £5,892 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59.0 g. | — | October 2009 | £14,088 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. (period adjustor by another hand) | — | October 2009 | £9,738 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. Paris, 1855 c. (later adjustor) | — | October 2009 | £15,600 |
| Violin Bow | 53 g. without hair or winding | — | June 2009 | £17,632 |
| Violin Bow | S/T 61.5 g. | — | May 2009 | £27,174 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 57.0 g. (frog & button of Peccatte school but not original) | — | October 2008 | £6,869 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 75 g. 1860 c. | — | October 2008 | £11,129 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 70 g. Mirecourt, 1840 c., no lapping (exceptionally fine) | — | March 2008 | £25,935 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 54.5 g. Paris, 1865 c. | — | March 2008 | £10,000 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60.0 g. (frog & button probably later) | — | October 2007 | £6,854 |
| Viola Bow | N/E 71.5 g, Paris, 1850 c. Workshop of | — | October 2007 | £4,750 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60.0 g. Possibly by | — | May 2007 | £4,623 |
| Viola Bow | N/E 70 g. Ironwood Workshop | — | December 2006 | £1,039 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 58.3 g. | — | December 2006 | £18,375 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59.5 g. | — | November 2006 | £10,826 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 60 g. Workshop | — | June 2006 | £1,214 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60.0 g. (repaired at the head) | — | May 2006 | £4,599 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59 g. | — | November 2005 | £0 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62 g. | — | April 2004 | £7,405 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62 g. | — | March 2003 | £15,275 |
| Cello Bow | S/M 82 g. | — | June 2002 | £17,250 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. (button replaced) | — | December 2001 | £9,456 |
| Violin Bow | G/T 61 g. | — | October 2001 | £18,440 |
| Cello Bow | S/I 81 g. | — | March 2001 | £15,450 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59 g. | — | November 2000 | £10,458 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 76 g. | — | June 2000 | £14,375 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 79 g. | — | November 1999 | £19,550 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. | — | November 1999 | £7,807 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 82 g. | — | October 1995 | £5,980 |
| Violin Bow | S/T 58 g. | — | May 1995 | £11,500 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. | — | December 1994 | £4,423 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. | — | December 1994 | £7,372 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 76 g. | — | June 1994 | £2,415 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. | — | March 1994 | £3,220 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 78 g. | — | November 1992 | £7,190 |
| Violin Bow | G/T 59 g. | — | November 1991 | £5,500 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 58 g. | — | November 1989 | £4,950 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 64 g. | — | March 1989 | £3,960 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 64 g. | — | March 1988 | £4,180 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 72 g. | — | January 1988 | £1,100 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. | — | March 1986 | £4,180 |
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Biographies
The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:
John Dilworth+
HENRY, Joseph Born 1823 Mirecourt, died 1870 Paris France. Bow maker, active in Paris from 1837. Worked for Chanot, Peccatte, and from 1848, in partnership with P. Simon. Awarded a commendation at the 1849 Paris exhibition. Established independently from 1851 in rue des Vieux Augustins, from which period comes his most beautiful and elegant work. Many bows made for Gand frères. Round sticks, dark red-brown in colour. Branded: HENRY A PARIS, although most of his bows carry the brands of his employers.
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