Bernard Ouchard
Geneva, 1925–1979
Bow maker. Son and pupil of Émile Auguste Ouchard, below. Active from 1938. National Service in the French Army up to 1949. In that year began work for Vidoudez in Geneva. First professor of bow making at the Mirecourt School of Lutherie from 1971. — John Dilworth
Worked
Geneva
Made
Bass Bow, Cello Bow, Viola Bow, Violin Bow
Auction Price History
Highest auction price
£27,646
122 results
| Type | Details | Auction house | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viola Bow | Silver mounted, octagonal stick stamped Vidoudez Geneve Lot 18 | Tarisio | March 2026 | £5,391est. Estimate $ 3,000-5,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, octagonal stick stamped Vidoudez Genéve Lot 91 | Tarisio | May 2025 | £2,628est. $ 4,000-6,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped Vidoudez Geneve Lot 59 | Tarisio | May 2024 | £7,068est. $ 3,000-5,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, ebony frog Lot 83 | Aguttes | November 2023 | £3,980est. € 2.500-3.500 |
| Cello Bow | Silver mounted, ebony frog Lot 110 | Aguttes | November 2023 | £6,884est. € 3.000-4.000 |
| Cello Bow | Silver mounted, octagonal stick, ebony frog Lot 111 | Aguttes | November 2023 | £5,163est. € 3.000-4.000 |
| Viola Bow | Gold mounted, octagonal stick stamped twice Vidoudez Genève Lot 39 | Tarisio | November 2023 | £6,293est. $ 3,000-5,000 |
| Violin Bow | A silver-mounted violin bow by Bernard Ouchard, Geneva, 1954 Lot 171 | Amati | June 2023 | £5,372est. £ 1,000-2,000 |
| Viola Bow | Silver mounted, ivory frog, thin hair and lapping Lot 345 | Vichy | June 2023 | £6,946est. € 5.000-6.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, octagonal stick stamped Vidoudez Geneve Lot 51 | Tarisio | June 2023 | £4,115est. € 3.000-5.000 |
| Violin Bow | Gold mounted, octagonal stick stamped Vidoudez Geneve Lot 87 | Tarisio | November 2022 | £5,049est. $ 4,000-6,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, signed Ouchard Lot 530 | Vichy | November 2022 | £2,591est. € 1.500-2.000 |
| Cello Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped Vidoudez Genéve Lot 9 | Tarisio | November 2022 | £8,583est. $ 2,000-3,000 |
| Viola Bow | Gold mounted, tortoiseshell frog, head broken Lot 183 | Vichy | June 2022 | £3,805est. € 2.000-3.000 |
| Cello Bow | Silver mounted, signed Ouchard Lot 128 | Vichy | June 2022 | £8,453est. € 6.000-8.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, octagonal stick stamped Vidoudez Genève, ebony frog with Paris eye, silver button Lot 65 | Ingles & Hayday | March 2022 | £4,800est. £ 2,000-3,000 |
| Cello Bow | Silver mounted, octagonal stick stamped Vidoudez Geneve Lot 11 | Tarisio | November 2021 | £5,781est. $ 3,000-5,000 |
| Viola Bow | Silver mounted, octagonal stick stamped Ouchard Lot 21 | Tarisio | October 2021 | £6,089est. € 3.000-5.000 |
| Viola Bow | Silver mounted, octagonal stick stamped Vidoudez Geneve Lot 12 | Tarisio | March 2021 | £3,939est. $ 3,000-5,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, octagonal stick stamped Vidoudez Genève Lot 80 | Tarisio | November 2020 | £3,171est. $ 2,000-3,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped VIDOUDEZ GENEVE, ebony frog with Paris eye, silver button Lot 30 | Kestenbaum | November 2019 | £1,484est. $ 2,000-3,000 |
| Viola Bow | Bernard Millant collection, silver mounted, signed Lot 360 | Vichy | November 2019 | £6,777est. € 7.500-8.000 |
| Violin Bow | Gold mounted, tortoiseshell frog, gold face Lot 140 | Vichy | November 2019 | £8,206est. € 8.000-10.000 |
| Violin Bow | Chased gold mounted, tortoiseshell frog Lot 173 | Brompton’s | September 2019 | £3,840est. £ 2,000-3,000 |
| Violin Bow | Gold mounted, ivory frog, splined head Lot 145 | Skinners | June 2019 | £1,557est. $ 800-1,200 |
| Cello Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped OUCHARD, ebony frog Lot 126 | Apollium | May 2019 | £4,487est. € 3.800-4.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped Vidoudez Geneve Lot 81 | Tarisio | May 2019 | £3,027est. $ 2,000-3,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, octagonal stick stamped Vidoudez Genève, ivory frog with Paris eye, silver button Lot 187 | Ingles & Hayday | March 2019 | £2,640est. £ 1,800-2,500 |
| Bow Quartet | Millant collection, illustrated in L'Archet, vol. III., pp. 484-485, nn. 8-11, silver mounted Lot 240 | Vichy | December 2018 | £27,646est. € 25.000-28.000 |
| Violin Bow | Engraved gold mounted, octagonal stick stamped twice Vidoudez Genève, tortoiseshell frog Lot 85 | Tarisio | October 2018 | £6,600est. £ 2,000-3,000 |
| Viola Bow | Silver mounted, exotic wood stick Lot 89 | Vichy | June 2018 | £2,208est. € 2.000-3.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped Vidoudez Geneve Lot 85 | Tarisio | March 2018 | £3,900est. £ 3,000-5,000 |
| Violin Bow | Gold mounted, round stick, tortoiseshell frog Lot 93 | Apollium | November 2017 | £3,204est. € 3.000-4.000 |
| Viola Bow | Silver mounted, octagonal stick stamped Vidoudez Geneve Lot 26 | Tarisio | May 2017 | £2,728est. $ 3,500-5,500 |
| Cello Bow | Silver mounted, octagonal stick stamped Vidoudez Geneve Lot 55 | Tarisio | May 2017 | £3,237est. $ 4,000-6,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, octagonal stick stamped Vidoudez Geneve Lot 101 | Tarisio | May 2017 | £1,850est. $ 2,500-4,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, octagonal stick stamped Vidoudez Geneve Lot 107 | Tarisio | May 2017 | £2,092est. $ 3,000-5,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, octagonal stick stamped VIDOUDEZ GENEVE Lot 231 | Skinners | May 2017 | £1,726est. $ 2,000-3,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, octagonal stick stamped Vidoudez Geneve, ivory frog Lot 99 | Tarisio | March 2017 | £2,950est. £ 2,500-4,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, octagonal stick stamped Vidoudez Geneve, tortoiseshell frog Lot 101 | Tarisio | March 2017 | £3,835est. £ 3,000-5,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, octagonal stick stamped Vidoudez Geneve, frog later Lot 72 | Tarisio | February 2017 | £2,213est. $ 1,000-1,500 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped Vidoudez à Geneve, tortoiseshell frog Lot 72 | Tarisio | October 2016 | £3,900est. £ 3,000-5,000 |
| Violin Bow | Made for Vidoudez, silver mounted, round stick stamped Vidoudez Genève Lot 131 | Tarisio | October 2016 | £2,905est. $ 3,000-5,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, octagonal stick stamped Vidoudez Genevres Lot 184 | Brompton’s | October 2016 | £2,040est. £ 1,500-3,000 |
| Viola Bow | Silver mounted, octagonal stick stamped Vidoudez Geneve Lot 47 | Tarisio | May 2016 | £2,492est. $ 3,000-5,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, octagonal stick stamped Vidoudez Genève, ebony frog with Paris eye, silver button Lot 37 | Ingles & Hayday | November 2015 | £2,520est. £ 1,500-2,000 |
| Violin Bow | Chased gold mounted, octagonal stick stamped Vidoudez Genève, tortoiseshell frog with Paris eye Lot 43 | Ingles & Hayday | November 2015 | £4,800est. £ 4,000-6,000 |
| Violin Bow | Made for Vidoudez, silver mounted, octagonal stick stamped Vidoudez Geneve Lot 107 | Tarisio | October 2015 | £2,529est. $ 2,500-4,000 |
| Violin Bow | Made for Vidoudez, silver mounted, octagonal stick stamped Vidoudez Geneve Lot 108 | Tarisio | October 2015 | £2,917est. $ 2,500-4,000 |
| Viola Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped Vidoudez Geneve, ivory frog, light whalebone lapping Lot 42 | Tarisio | March 2015 | £3,900est. £ 2,500-4,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, octagonal stick stamped Vidoudez Geneve Lot 137 | Tarisio | October 2014 | £2,439est. $ 2,500-4,000 |
| Violin Bow | Gold mounted, octagonal stick stamped Vidoudez Geneve Lot 138 | Tarisio | October 2014 | £2,627est. $ 2,500-4,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, octagonal stick, without hair or winding Lot 85 | Tarisio | August 2014 | £356est. $ 400-600 |
| Violin Bow | Gold mounted, octagonal stick Lot 137 | Brompton’s | December 2013 | £4,560est. £ 4,000-6,000 |
| Viola Bow | Made for Pierre Vidoudez, silver mounted, octagonal stick stamped Vidoudez, Genève Lot 77 | Tarisio | October 2013 | £2,069est. $ 2,500-4,000 |
| Viola Bow | Made for Pierre Vidoudez, silver mounted, stamped Vidoudez Geneve Lot 78 | Tarisio | October 2013 | £2,258est. $ 2,500-4,000 |
| Violin Bow | Made for Pierre Vidoudez, silver mounted, octagonal stick stamped Vidoudez Geneve Lot 135 | Tarisio | October 2013 | £1,505est. $ 2,000-3,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, signed, minus hair Lot 127 | Vichy | June 2013 | £2,550est. € 3.000-4.000 |
| Viola Bow | Gold mounted, signed Vidoudez à Genève, tortoiseshell frog, minus hair, baleen wrap Lot 190 | Vichy | June 2013 | £12,240est. € 12.000-15.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, octagonal stick stamped VIDOUDEZ GENÈVE, Hill model tortoiseshell frog Lot 92 | Etude Tajan | May 2013 | £4,367est. € 4.000-4.500 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped VIDOUDEZ GENEVE, ivory frog with Paris eye, silver button Lot 164 | Christie's | November 2012 | £1,561est. $ 2,000-3,000 |
| Violin Bow | Made for Pierre Vidoudez, silver mounted, octagonal stick stamped VIDOUDEZ GENEVE, ivory frog Lot 109 | Skinners | October 2012 | £2,794est. $ 3,750-4,500 |
| Violin Bow | Originally from the collection of Walter Hamma, engraved gold mounted, tortoiseshell frog Lot 119 | Tarisio | October 2012 | £5,700est. £ 3,000-5,000 |
| Violin Bow | Gold mounted, signed Vidoudez, ivory frog Lot 284 | Vichy | June 2012 | £11,645est. € 10.000-12.000 |
| Violin Bow | Lot 111 | Bonhams | March 2012 | £2,500 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, octagonal stick stamped Vidoudez, tortoiseshell frog, no hair Lot 286 | Brompton’s | March 2012 | £3,840est. £ 3,000-5,000 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 79 g. | — | December 2011 | £6,341 |
| Viola Bow | G/T 71 g. stamped "Vidoudez Geneve" | — | March 2011 | £5,760 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 43 g. Small size Workshop | — | December 2010 | £806 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 47.5 g. without hair or winding, branded "N. Lemaire" Workshop of | — | December 2010 | £228 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 77 g. whalebone winding, branded "Vidoudez" | — | December 2010 | £3,625 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 60 g. Workshop of | — | October 2010 | £690 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60.5 g. stamped "Vidoudez Geneve" | — | October 2010 | £2,253 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62.0 g. stamped "Vidoudez Geneve" | — | October 2010 | £2,441 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 58.0 g. stamepd "Vidoudez Geneve" | — | October 2010 | £1,800 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 51 g. without hair or winding Workshop of | — | June 2010 | £673 |
| Cello Bow | N/E 62 g. without hair, leather winding Workshop of | — | June 2010 | £518 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 50.5 g. without hair or winding, branded "A. Voirin fils" Workshop of | — | June 2010 | £518 |
| Viola Bow | G/E 72.0 g. stamped "Vidoudez Geneve" | — | June 2010 | £5,221 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60.0 g. stamped "Vidoudez Geneve" | — | June 2010 | £3,012 |
| Viola Bow | G/T 71 g. stamped "Vidoudez Geneve" | — | June 2010 | £3,840 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 57.0 g. without hair | — | April 2010 | £1,964 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 62.0 g. | — | April 2010 | £3,123 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 78.5 g. stamped "Vidoudez Geneve" | — | February 2010 | £2,117 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60.5 g. stamped "Vidoudez Geneve" | — | October 2009 | £1,409 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 50 g. without hair or winding Workshop of | — | June 2009 | £363 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62.5 g. branded "Lupot" Workshop of | — | December 2008 | £657 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 54 g. Workshop of | — | December 2008 | £202 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 79 g. branded "Vidoudez" | — | December 2008 | £3,891 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62.0 g. branded "Vidoudez Geneva" | — | August 2008 | £1,443 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 67.5 g. branded "Lavet", without hair nor lapping Workshop | — | June 2008 | £1,021 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62.0 g. stamped "Vidoudez Geneva" | — | June 2008 | £1,525 |
| Violin Bow | G/I 63.0 g. chased, stamped "Vidoudez Geneve" | — | May 2008 | £6,593 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 62 g. Workshop | — | December 2007 | £384 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 59 g. Workshop | — | December 2007 | £256 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. without winding, (button not original) | — | December 2007 | £1,532 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 61 g. (Workshop of) | — | June 2007 | £481 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 65 g. stamped "Vidoudez Geneve" | — | July 2006 | £2,640 |
| Cello Bow | N/E 76 g. | — | June 2006 | £890 |
| Violin Bow | G/E 62 g. Stamped "Vidoudez Geneve" | — | May 2006 | £2,371 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 36 g. no hair or wrapping, 1/4 Size Workshop | — | November 2005 | £120 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 40 g. no hair or wrapping, 3/4 Size Workshop | — | November 2005 | £177 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 58 g. without wrapping Workshop | — | November 2005 | £642 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 60.5 g. Brazilwood Workshop | — | November 2005 | £80 |
| Cello Bow | G/T 83.5 g. Chased, stamped "Vidoudez Genève" | — | November 2005 | £4,560 |
| Cello Bow | G/T 86 g. Chased, stamped "Vidoudez Genève" | — | November 2005 | £2,040 |
| Cello Bow | N/E 67 g. no hair/wrapping, branded "A.G." Workshop | — | June 2005 | £1,029 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 70.5 G. | — | June 2005 | £2,928 |
| Cello Bow | G/E 81 g. stamped "Vidoudez Genève" | — | May 2005 | £2,880 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 74 g. stamped "Vidoudez Genève" | — | May 2005 | £1,920 |
| Viola Bow | G/T 71.5 g. stamped "Vidoudez Geneve" | — | July 2004 | £6,600 |
| Violin Bow | G/T 64 g. stamped "Vidoudez Geneve" | — | July 2004 | £2,400 |
| Bass Bow | N/E 110 g. Brazilwood | — | June 2004 | £118 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 58 g. Workshop | — | June 2004 | £63 |
| Violin Bow | G/I 61 g. stamped "Vidoudez Geneve" | — | May 2004 | £2,520 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59 g. stamped "Vidoudez Geneve" | — | May 2004 | £1,658 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 74 g. made for Vidoudez | — | July 2003 | £1,440 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 68 g. made for Vidoudez | — | November 2001 | £1,713 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 64 g. | — | November 1999 | £2,185 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59 g. | — | March 1997 | £2,070 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62 g. | — | November 1996 | £3,450 |
| Viola Bow | G/E 69 g. | — | December 1984 | £1,017 |
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Biographies
The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:
John Dilworth+
OUCHARD, Bernard Born 1925 Mirecourt, died 1979 Vittel France. Bow maker. Son and pupil of Émile Auguste Ouchard, below. Active from 1938. National Service in the French Army up to 1949. In that year began work for Vidoudez in Geneva. First professor of bow making at the Mirecourt School of Lutherie from 1971. A fine teacher responsible for the continuing quality of French bow making in the 21st century. His own work is limited, but the bows he made for Vidoudez between 1949 and 1971 are regarded as exceptional. Generally octagonal sticks, branded: OUCHARD [Millant/Raffin]
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