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Pfretzschner (Workshop)

German bow-making workshop established in Markneukirchen, Saxony (1857–1921). The workshop became internationally renowned for introducing refined French bow-making models into the German tradition and produced bows of professional and concert quality.

Auction Price History

Highest auction price

£624

4 results

Type Details Auction house Sold Price
Silver mounted, round stick stamped F. C. PFRETZSCHNERNovember 2017£423est. € 300
Silver mounted, round stick stamped F.C. Pfretzschner, ebony frog with Paris eye, silver and ebony button Lot 1260June 2016£240est. £ 200-300
Nickel mounted, round stick stamped F.C. Pfretzschner, ebony frog with Paris eye Lot 120November 2015£624est. £ 300-500
Silver mounted, stamped F.C. Pfretzschner, without hair Lot 765June 2015£408est. £ 100-150

Maker Overview

Life

Appointed Purveyor to the Royal Saxon Court in 1901, the firm used the Saxon coat of arms on many of its frogs and developed characteristic models including the Wilhelmj model. Continued by successive generations of the Pfretzschner family, the workshop remains one of the most important names in the history of German bow making.

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