Jules Fetique
Paris, 1875–1951
Bow maker. Son of Charles Claude Fétique, above. Pupil of E. Miquel. Worked with C. N. Bazin, and assistant to his brother Victor François, below. Left to work for Sartory in Paris 1902, and then for A. Caressa. Established in partnership with A. Dugad in Paris 1934, in the rue de Moscou. — John Dilworth
Worked
Paris
Made
Cello Bow, Viola Bow, Violin Bow
Taught by
E. Miquel
Family
Son of Charles Claude Fétique
Auction Price History
Highest auction price
£42,240
133 results
| Type | Details | Auction house | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, signed Caressa & Français Lot 190 | Vichy | December 2025 | £14,251est. € 10.000-12.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped Albert Caressa Paris Lot 101 | Tarisio | November 2025 | £12,674est. $ 10,000-15,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped Albert Caressa Paris, ebony frog with pearl eye Lot 79 | Ingles & Hayday | October 2025 | £22,800est. £ 20,000-30,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped ** Paris, ebony frog with pearl eye, silver and ebony button Lot 78 | Ingles & Hayday | October 2025 | £7,200est. £ 6,000-8,000 |
| Cello Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped Emile Français Paris, frog and button later Lot 5 | Tarisio | September 2025 | £7,858est. € 7.000-10.000 |
| Cello Bow | Silver mounted Lot 190 | Vichy | June 2025 | £25,255est. € 12.000-15.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, ebony frog by C. Thomassin Lot 116 | Aguttes | June 2025 | £6,643est. € 4.000-8.000 |
| Cello Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped Albert Caressa Paris Lot 13 | Tarisio | May 2025 | £10,688est. $ 12,000-18,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped Jules Fetique Paris and Expon 1937 Lot 111 | Tarisio | May 2025 | £19,595est. $ 12,000-18,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped Albert Caressa Paris, button not original Lot 79 | Tarisio | January 2025 | £9,269est. $ 8,000-12,000 |
| Violin Bow | Gold mounted, later mounts Voirin school, round stick stamped faintly Albert Caressa Paris, ebony frog Lot 109 | Ingles & H. | January 2025 | £13,200est. £ 5,000-7,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick unstamped, frog and button not original Lot 58 | Tarisio | January 2024 | £3,769est. $ 2,500-4,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, octagonal stick stamped J. Fétique Paris, ebony frog with Paris eye, silver button Lot 53 | Ingles & H. | January 2024 | £14,400est. £ 12,000-18,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, stick branded Gand & Bernardel, ebony frog, silk lapping, very good condition Lot 11 | Piguet | January 2024 | £12,247est. CHF 5,000-7,000 |
| Cello Bow | Silver mounted Lot 238 | Vichy | November 2023 | £7,230est. € 4.000-5.000 |
| Cello Bow | Gold mounted, round stick stamped Albert Caressa à Paris, ebony frog with Paris eye Lot 120 | Ingles & Hayday | October 2023 | £31,200est. £ 28,000-35,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, octagonal stick stamped Jules Fétique Paris Lot 64 | Tarisio | June 2023 | £9,104est. € 12.000-18.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, thin hair and lapping Lot 92 | Vichy | June 2023 | £4,916est. € 4.000-5.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped Jules Fetique Paris Lot 17 | Tarisio | March 2023 | £39,000est. £ 12,000-18,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped Jules Fétique à Paris and Expon 1937, ebony frog with Paris eye Lot 363 | Ingles & Hayday | March 2023 | £24,000est. £ 18,000-25,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick faintly stamped Albert Caressa Paris Lot 75 | Tarisio | March 2023 | £11,737est. $ 12,000-18,000 |
| Viola Bow | Silver mounted, signed Caressa & Français, thin lapping Lot 50 | Vichy | December 2022 | £22,494est. € 8.000-10.000 |
| Cello Bow | Silver mounted, signed, thin hair and lapping Lot 85 | Vichy | December 2022 | £22,494est. € 10.000-12.000 |
| Cello Bow | Silver mounted, signed Jules Fétique Paris Lot 135 | Vichy | December 2022 | £22,494est. € 10.000-12.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped Albert Caressa Paris Lot 101 | Tarisio | November 2022 | £15,146est. $ 8,000-12,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, octagonal stick stamped Albert Caressa Paris, ebony frog with pearl eye Lot 73 | Ingles & Hayday | November 2022 | £13,200est. £ 8,000-12,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick unstamped, frog and button later Lot 92 | Tarisio | November 2022 | £7,573est. $ 5,000-8,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped E. Germain à Paris Lot 97 | Tarisio | October 2022 | £12,554est. € 12.000-18.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped Albert Caressa Paris, ebony frog with pearl eye Lot 74 | Ingles & Hayday | March 2022 | £11,400est. £ 8,000-12,000 |
| Viola Bow | Luben Yordanoff collection, silver mounted, thin hair and lapping Lot 340 | Vichy | December 2021 | £25,330est. € 18.000-20.000 |
| Cello Bow | Silver mounted, stamped Albert Caressa à Paris, ebony frog Lot 289 | Arteal | November 2021 | £16,001est. CHF 3,500-4,500 |
| Viola Bow | Silver mounted, stamped Caressa & Français Lot 285 | Vichy | June 2021 | £12,827est. € 8.000-10.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, thin lapping Lot 78 | Vichy | June 2021 | £8,658est. € 4.000-5.000 |
| Violin Bow | Gold mounted, frog and button of the Voirin school, minus hair, thin lapping Lot 199 | Vichy | December 2020 | £7,056est. € 6.000-8.000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, octagonal stick branded CARESSA A PARIS and Systeme Firmin ... Lot 175 | Apollium | July 2020 | £3,039est. € 1.500-2.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped Caressa & Francais Paris Lot 85 | Tarisio | February 2020 | £13,901est. $ 12,000-18,000 |
| Violin Bow | Bernard Millant collection, illustrated in L'Archet, tome III, p. 185, n. 2 Lot 248 | Vichy | November 2019 | £10,269est. € 9.000-10.000 |
| Violin Bow | Bernard Millant collection, silver mounted, silk lapping Lot 257 | Vichy | November 2019 | £9,755est. € 9.000-10.000 |
| Violin Bow | Émile Français collection, illustrated in L'Archet and in Les archet français, gold and ivory mounted Lot 290 | Vichy | November 2019 | £29,779est. € 16.000-18.000 |
| Violin Bow | Bernard Millant collection, silver monted Lot 296 | Vichy | November 2019 | £17,970est. € 8.000-10.000 |
| Violin Bow | Émile Français collection, silver mounted, signed Émile Français Paris Lot 322 | Vichy | November 2019 | £16,430est. € 10.000-12.000 |
| Violin Bow | Émile Français collection, silver mounted, signed Émile Français Paris Lot 332 | Vichy | November 2019 | £24,644est. € 10.000-12.000 |
| Violin Bow | Émile Français collection, silver mounted, silk lapping Lot 357 | Vichy | November 2019 | £20,537est. € 10.000-12.000 |
| Cello Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped Albert Caressa Paris, ebony frog with pearl eye Lot 78 | Ingles & Hayday | October 2019 | £20,400est. £ 6,000-8,000 |
| Cello Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped Albert Caressa Paris Lot 16 | Tarisio | June 2019 | £9,600est. £ 8,000-12,000 |
| Violin Bow | Millant collection, illustrated in L'Archet, vol. III and in Les Archets Français, stamped Expon 1937 Lot 131 | Vichy | December 2018 | £23,223est. € 10.000-12.000 |
| Cello Bow | Millant collection, silver mounted Lot 196 | Vichy | December 2018 | £17,694est. € 15.000-18.000 |
| Cello Bow | Silver mounted, signed Caressa et Français Paris Lot 28 | Vichy | December 2018 | £11,758est. € 6.000-8.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped Caressa & Francais Paris Lot 82 | Tarisio | June 2018 | £12,000est. £ 6,000-9,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, octagonal stick stamped Albert Caressa Paris, ebony frog with Paris eye, silver button Lot 127 | Ingles & Hayday | March 2018 | £8,400est. £ 4,000-6,000 |
| Violin Bow | Bernard Millant collection, illustrated in L'Archet, tome III, p. 189 Lot 11 | Vichy | November 2017 | £16,896est. € 9.000-10.000 |
| Cello Bow | Bernard Millant collection, previously in the É. Français collection, tortoiseshell frog Lot 81 | Vichy | November 2017 | £16,896est. € 16.000-18.000 |
| Violin Bow | Bernard Millant collection, silver mounted Lot 99 | Vichy | November 2017 | £22,176est. € 9.000-10.000 |
| Violin Bow | B. Millant and É. Français collections, illustrated in L'Archet, tome III; gold mounted, tortoiseshell frog Lot 105 | Vichy | November 2017 | £42,240est. € 20.000-22.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, signed Albert Caressa à Paris Lot 146 | Vichy | November 2017 | £2,323est. € 1.000-1.500 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped EMILE FRANCAIS PARIS Lot 121 | Skinners | November 2017 | £5,566est. $ 6,000-8,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, octagonal stick stamped Paul Jombar Paris Lot 97 | Tarisio | October 2017 | £4,200est. £ 3,000-5,000 |
| Viola Bow | Silver mounted, signed and stamped Expo 1937 Lot 50 | Vichy | June 2017 | £14,094est. € 13.000-14.000 |
| Viola Bow | René Quenoil collection, silver mounted, signed Lot 388 | Vichy | June 2017 | £13,050est. € 6.000-8.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped Jules Fétique Paris, ebony frog with Paris eye, silver button Lot 40 | Ingles & Hayday | March 2017 | £10,200est. £ 7,000-10,000 |
| Viola Bow | Gold mounted, round stick Lot 1 | Brompton’s | March 2017 | £15,600est. £ 8,000-12,000 |
| Violin Bow | Gold mounted, octagonal stick Lot 158 | Brompton’s | March 2017 | £10,200est. £ 7,000-10,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted Lot 47 | Vichy | December 2016 | £3,249est. € 2.000-3.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, signed Caressa et Français à Paris Lot 197 | Vichy | December 2016 | £7,311est. € 3.000-4.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped Albert Caressa Paris Lot 86 | Tarisio | October 2016 | £5,945est. £ 7,000-10,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick Lot 187 | Brompton’s | October 2016 | £13,200est. £ 6,000-10,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, signed Caressa et Français, thin lapping Lot 380 | Vichy | June 2016 | £7,543est. € 5.000-6.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, signed Caressa et Français Paris, thin lapping Lot 444 | Vichy | June 2016 | £7,543est. € 4.000-5.000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, round stick stamped Caressa & Français Paris Lot 112 | Tarisio | March 2016 | £5,100est. £ 4,000-6,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, signed Albert Caressa à Paris, minus hair, thin lapping Lot 343 | Vichy | December 2015 | £5,793est. € 5.000-6.000 |
| Cello Bow | Silver mounted Lot 243 | Vichy | June 2015 | £9,635est. € 5.000-6.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, signed Victor Fétique Lot 400 | Vichy | June 2015 | £7,883est. € 6.000-8.000 |
| Cello Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped Albert Caressa Paris Lot 18 | Tarisio | October 2014 | £9,600est. £ 8,000-12,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, signed Emile Français à Paris Lot 2253 | Vichy | June 2014 | £340est. € 150 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick faintly stamped Caressa & Français Lot 41 | Brompton’s | March 2014 | £6,000est. £ 5,000-8,000 |
| Viola Bow | broken stick Lot 685 | Vichy | June 2013 | £1,640est. € 800 |
| Cello Bow | Silver mounted, signed Albert Caressa à Paris, ebony frog Lot 69 | Fraysse | June 2013 | £10,302est. € 5.000-6.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, stamped Emile Français Paris to the player side Lot 93 | Tarisio | March 2013 | £3,000est. £ 2,500-4,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, signed and stamped Exposition 1937 Lot 140 | Vichy | December 2012 | £12,683est. € 8.000-10.000 |
| Violin Bow | Made for Caressa & Français, silver mounted, stamped Caressa & Français Lot 211 | Tarisio | November 2012 | £6,367est. $ 5,000-8,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, signed and branded Exposition 1937 Lot 30 | Vichy | June 2012 | £10,675est. € 6.000-7.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted Lot 90 | Vichy | June 2012 | £8,249est. € 8.000-10.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, signed Emile Français, silk lapping Lot 395 | Vichy | June 2012 | £6,308est. € 6.000-8.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, stamped Jules Fetique Paris Lot 165 | Tarisio | April 2012 | £15,574est. $ 7,000-10,000 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. without winding | — | January 2011 | £11,625 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59 g. with light winding | — | January 2011 | £11,625 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60.5 g. stamped "Caressa & Français" Probably by | — | January 2011 | £10,526 |
| Violin Bow | G/E 64 g. Paris, 1920 c. stamped "Caressa Français Paris" Probably by | — | January 2011 | £5,250 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 63.0 g. Attributed to | — | January 2011 | £1,080 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 84 g. branded "V. Fétique" | — | January 2011 | £8,266 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 65 g. branded "Caressa & Français" | — | January 2011 | £4,409 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59.0 g. bearing "Emiel Français" 'Siren' brand | — | January 2010 | £9,639 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59.0 g. | — | January 2010 | £6,426 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 54 g. branded "Albert Caressa" | — | January 2010 | £5,696 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 54 g. fine winding, branded "Albert Caressa" | — | January 2010 | £5,799 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59.0 g. stamped "Albert Caressa" & "Systeme Firmin Touche" | — | January 2010 | £6,285 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59 g. Paris, 1930 c. | — | January 2009 | £6,329 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 72.5 g. Paris, 1930 c. branded "Emile Francais Paris" | — | January 2009 | £10,625 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59.5 g. Possibly by | — | January 2009 | £936 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 63 g. (frog & button later) | — | January 2008 | £6,143 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59 g. Paris, 1920 c. | — | January 2008 | £2,794 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 71 g. branded "Albert Caressa" | — | January 2008 | £5,570 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. branded "Emile Français" | — | January 2008 | £6,313 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. branded "Albert Caressa" | — | January 2008 | £2,785 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 53.5 g. branded "Caressa & Français", without hair and silk lapping | — | January 2008 | £3,249 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61.1 g. | — | January 2008 | £4,952 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 81 g. "E. Français" model | — | January 2007 | £8,084 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 69 g. branded "Albert Caressa" | — | January 2007 | £3,829 |
| Cello Bow | G/E 86.5 g. France, 1845 c. Stamped "Albert Caressa .. Paris" (later adjustor) | — | January 2007 | £6,146 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 78 g. branded "Emile Français" | — | January 2007 | £10,421 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 63 g. also branded "expo 1937" | — | January 2007 | £8,016 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 58 g. branded "Albert Caressa" | — | January 2006 | £6,071 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61.5 g. | — | January 2006 | £3,986 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61.0 g. | — | January 2005 | £5,254 |
| Viola Bow | G/E 69 g. | — | January 2005 | £484 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62.5 g. made for "Caressa & Francais" | — | January 2005 | £4,274 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 69 g. '1937 Exhibition' | — | January 2004 | £8,547 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 56.0 g. with no hair Possibly by | — | January 2004 | £1,590 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59 g. | — | January 2003 | £3,840 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. | — | January 2003 | £7,360 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 71 g. | — | January 2003 | £5,602 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 52 g. | — | January 2002 | £2,585 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 53 g. | — | January 2000 | £4,340 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 57 g. branded "Caressa & Francois" | — | January 2000 | £5,035 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. | — | January 2000 | £5,331 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. | — | January 2000 | £3,680 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 63 g. | — | January 1998 | £517 |
| Violin Bow | G/T 58 g. | — | January 1998 | £3,464 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 72 g. | — | January 1998 | £805 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. | — | January 1997 | £4,600 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 80 g. | — | January 1995 | £2,300 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 54 g. | — | January 1995 | £4,025 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59 g. | — | January 1993 | £4,830 |
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Biographies
The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:
John Dilworth+
FÉTIQUE, Jules Born 1875 Mirecourt, died 1951 Paris France. Bow maker. Son of Charles Claude Fétique, above. Pupil of E. Miquel. Worked with C. N. Bazin, and assistant to his brother Victor François, below. Left to work for Sartory in Paris 1902, and then for A. Caressa. Established in partnership with A. Dugad in Paris 1934, in the rue de Moscou. From this date he worked to a more Peccatte-like style than he had learned with Sartory, developing a strong head that became a pattern for contemporary Paris makers. Awarded Diplôme d’Honneur 1937. He and Sartory stand as the finest and most influential Parisian bow makers of the 20th century. Retired to Gagny-les-Abesses, an eastern suburb of Paris, where he died. Brands in differing typefaces: J. FÉTIQUE J.FÉTIQUE PARIS [Millant/Raffin]
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