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Joseph Fonclause

Highest auction price

£12,984

Auction price history

Type	Details	Sold	Price
Violin Bow	Silver mounted, round stick stamped Fonclause, frog and button later	Wed 1st May 2024	£9,266
Violin Bow	N/E 60 g. 1830 c. open-trench frog (later adjuster)	Tue 1st November 2011	£1,551
Violin Bow	N/E 55.5 g. [Attributed to]	Fri 1st July 2011	£881
Violin Bow	S/E 58.0 g. stamped "Pajeot" [Probably by]	Tue 1st June 2010	£7,631
Violin Bow	G/E 59 g. (later button) [Probably by]	Tue 1st June 2010	£3,000
Violin Bow	Ebony 53 g. open frog, bone adjustor, without lapping	Mon 1st March 2010	£2,500
Viola Bow	N/E 60.5 g. Exotic wood, no hair or winding (frog by "Fr. Peccatte", button of the period)	Tue 1st December 2009	£3,264
Violin Bow	53 g. Ironwood, without hair or winding	Tue 1st December 2009	£653
Violin Bow	S/E 56.5 g. Paris, 1840 c.	Thu 1st October 2009	£10,285
Violin Bow	Ebony 61.0 g. original open trench frog with Ivory button with modern frog & button	Thu 1st October 2009	£9,600
Viola Bow	N/E 57 g. Ironwood, without hair or winding	Mon 1st June 2009	£2,489
Viola Bow	N/E 62 g. Ironwood, no hair or winding [Workshop of]	Mon 1st June 2009	£519
Violin Bow	S/E (later button)	Sun 1st June 2008	£11,605
Cello Bow	G/E 73 g. without hair and with fine winding (head spline)	Sat 1st December 2007	£2,978
Violin Bow	N/E 60.0 g. (repair to cneter of stick)	Sun 1st October 2006	£1,539
Cello Bow	(some mountings missing)	Thu 1st June 2006	£4,856
Violin Bow	S/E 55 g.	Thu 1st May 2003	£3,312
Viola Bow	S/E 62 g.	Mon 1st May 2000	£12,984
Violin Bow	S/E 61 g.	Mon 1st November 1999	£2,070
Violin Bow	S/E 57 g.	Tue 1st March 1994	£3,105
Violin Bow	S/E 60 g.	Mon 1st April 1991	£5,500
Violin Bow	S/E 58 g.	Thu 1st January 1981	£733

Biographies

John Dilworth Cecie Stainer Willibald Leo Lütgendorff

John Dilworth

FONCLAUSE, Claude Joseph Born 1799 Mirecourt, died 1862 Paris France. Bow maker. Presumed pupil of É. Pajeot, active in Paris from c.1832. Despite assertions in most earlier sources, Millant disputes any significant working relationship with Lupot in Paris. Early work with distinctive brand entirely in the Pajeot style. Joined J. B. Vuillaume, and occupied there until 1840 when he established his own business in rue Pagevin, close to J. Henry. Continued to produce work for Vuillaume, and possibly for Simon, c. 1852-1853. Last period bows in the Pecatte style, often with small brand. Very fine bows, usually round stick, branded in large or small type: FONCLAUSE [Millant/Raffin]