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Hermann Richard Pfretzschner

Highest auction price

£6,707

Auction price history

Type	Details	Sold	Price
Violin Bow	Silver mounted, signed, fair condition	Sat 1st June 2024	£2,245
Viola Bow	Silver mounted, round stick stamped H. R. Pfretzschner	Wed 1st May 2024	£3,095
Violin Bow	Silver mounted, round stick unstamped	Wed 1st May 2024	£2,270
Violin Bow	Silver mounted, round stick unstamped	Wed 1st May 2024	£5,159
Violin Bow	Gold mounted, round stick unstamped	Wed 1st May 2024	£6,707
Violin Bow	Silver mounted, round stick stamped H.R. Pfretzschner, ebony frog with Paris eye	Fri 1st March 2024	£2,040
Cello Bow	Silver mounted, octagonal stick stamped H. R. Pfretzschner	Fri 1st March 2024	£3,282
Viola Bow	Silver mounted, octagonal stick stamped H. R. Pfretzschner	Thu 1st February 2024	£3,586
Violin Bow	Silver mounted, octagonal stick stamped Ernst Kessler. Berlin	Thu 1st February 2024	£4,610
Violin Bow	Silver mounted, round stick unstamped	Thu 1st February 2024	£2,356
Violin Bow	Baroque bow, round stick stamped H. R. Pfretzschner, open trench frog, no lapping, very good condition	Mon 1st June 2020	£408
Violin Bow	Silver mounted, round stick stamped H.R. Pfretzschner	Mon 1st June 2020	£1,680
Viola Bow		Mon 25th June 2018	£2,124
Violin Bow		Wed 29th October 2014	£875
Viola Bow	S/E 61.9 g. without hair, branded "Silvestre et Maucotel"	Thu 1st December 2011	£744
Violin Bow	S/E 63.1 g.	Thu 1st December 2011	£1,058
Bass Bow	N/E 120 g. with fine hair, without winding	Thu 1st December 2011	£740
Violin Bow	S/E 80 g.	Thu 1st December 2011	£1,902
Bass Bow	S/E 135 g.	Thu 1st December 2011	£1,480
Violin Bow	G/E 59 g.	Tue 1st November 2011	£2,216
Violin Bow	N/E 55 g.	Sat 1st October 2011	£235
Violin Bow	S/E 63.5 g.	Sat 1st October 2011	£1,267
Violin Bow	S/E 62 g.	Sat 1st October 2011	£1,267
Violin Bow	S/E 54 g.	Sat 1st October 2011	£950
Violin Bow	N/E 55 g. no hair	Sat 1st October 2011	£192
Violin Bow	S/E 52 g.	Sat 1st October 2011	£483
Viola Bow	S/E 69 g. stamped "Tubbs" [Workshop of]	Wed 1st June 2011	£960
Cello Bow	S/E 75 g. (later button)	Wed 1st June 2011	£288
Cello Bow	S/E 76.5 g. [Workshop of]	Sun 1st May 2011	£1,165
Bass Bow	N/E 135.0 g. [Workshop of]	Sun 1st May 2011	£619
Violin Bow	S/E 62.0 g.	Sun 1st May 2011	£947
Violin Bow	57.5 g.	Sun 1st May 2011	£510
Violin Bow	N/E 52 g. without hair, with leather grip [Workshop Of]	Sun 1st May 2011	£497
Violin Bow	S/E 57 g. without hair	Sun 1st May 2011	£1,562
Violin Bow	S/E 53 g. without hair	Sun 1st May 2011	£213
Violin Bow	S/E 55 g. without hair	Sun 1st May 2011	£337
Violin Bow	S/E 57 g.	Fri 1st April 2011	£1,330
Bass Bow	N/E 129 g.	Tue 1st March 2011	£960
Violin Bow	S/E 62 g.	Tue 1st March 2011	£900
Violin Bow	S/E 59 g. (missing. button)	Tue 1st March 2011	£384
Cello Bow	S/E 77.5 g. [Firm of]	Wed 1st December 2010	£646
Violin Bow	S/E 55.0 g. stamped "Tourte" [Probably by]	Wed 1st December 2010	£760
Violin Bow	S/E 62.g. (slight wear & tear to frog & mortice)	Wed 1st December 2010	£310
Violin Bow	S/E 55.5 g.	Wed 1st December 2010	£988
Viola Bow	S/E 68.5 g.	Wed 1st December 2010	£1,553
Violin Bow	S/E 61 g.	Wed 1st December 2010	£2,278
Violin Bow	S/E 56 g. without hair [Workshop of]	Fri 1st October 2010	£670
Violin Bow	S/E 63.5 g.	Fri 1st October 2010	£1,277
Violin Bow	S/E 58.0 g.	Fri 1st October 2010	£2,065
Violin Bow	S/E 54 g. without hair	Fri 1st October 2010	£892
Violin Bow	S/E 65 g.	Fri 1st October 2010	£782
Violin Bow	N/E 57 g.	Fri 1st October 2010	£230
Violin Bow	S/E 63.3 g.	Wed 1st September 2010	£638
Violin Bow	S/E 62 g.	Wed 1st September 2010	£600
Cello Bow	S/E 72.0 g.	Thu 1st July 2010	£1,077
Violin Bow	S/E 61.0 g.	Thu 1st July 2010	£923
Viola Bow	S/E 77 g.	Tue 1st June 2010	£1,680
Violin Bow	S/E 48.5 g. without hair or winding	Tue 1st June 2010	£1,450
Viola Bow	S/E 68 g.	Tue 1st June 2010	£828
Violin Bow	S/E 50.5 g. without hair or winding	Tue 1st June 2010	£414
Cello Bow	S/E 78.0 g. [Probably the workshop of]	Thu 1st April 2010	£1,561
Violin Bow	G/E 59 g. 1920 c.	Mon 1st March 2010	£1,012
Violin Bow	N/E 62.5 g. [Probably workshop of]	Mon 1st February 2010	£462
Violin Bow	S/E 56 g.	Tue 1st December 2009	£1,080
Violin Bow	S/E 58.5 g.	Tue 1st December 2009	£809
Violin Bow	S/E 53.5 g. without hair	Tue 1st December 2009	£883
Cello Bow	S/E 73.5 g. with fine winding	Tue 1st December 2009	£1,197
Viola Bow	S/E 70.5 g.	Thu 1st October 2009	£1,261
Cello Bow	S/E 82.0 g. (button not origianl)	Thu 1st October 2009	£720
Violin Bow	S/E 64.5 g.	Thu 1st October 2009	£840
Cello Bow	S/E 76.5 g. Dresden, 1910 c.	Thu 1st October 2009	£633
Violin Bow	S/E 63 g.	Thu 1st October 2009	£1,049
Violin Bow	S/E 57 g.	Thu 1st October 2009	£360
Violin Bow	57 g. with fine winding	Mon 1st June 2009	£778
Violin Bow	G/E 55.0 g. stamped "F.N. Voirin a Paris" [Probably by]	Mon 1st June 2009	£923
Violin Bow	S/E 54 g. cloth lapping	Mon 1st June 2009	£480
Violin Bow	N/E 57 g.	Mon 1st June 2009	£180
Violin Bow	S/E 64 g.	Mon 1st June 2009	£600
Violin Bow	51 g. without hair, with leather winding	Mon 1st June 2009	£394
Violin Bow	G/E 56.5 g.	Fri 1st May 2009	£1,553
Violin Bow	S/E 62.5 g.	Fri 1st May 2009	£660
Violin Bow	S/E 61.0 g.	Fri 1st May 2009	£1,009
Violin Bow	G/E 49.5 g. without hair	Sun 1st March 2009	£1,521
Violin Bow	S/E 56 g. without lapping	Sun 1st March 2009	£696
Violin Bow	S/E 63 g. [Probably by]	Sun 1st March 2009	£1,200
Violin Bow	S/E 62 g.	Sun 1st March 2009	£943
Violin Bow	S/E 58 g.	Sun 1st March 2009	£1,058
Violin Bow	S/E 60.0 g.	Mon 1st December 2008	£1,527
Cello Bow	S/E 83 g. Markneukirchen, 1950 c.	Sat 1st November 2008	£499
Violin Bow	S/E 57 g. Markneukirchen, 1900 c.	Sat 1st November 2008	£1,996
Violin Bow	N/E 60 g. Markneukirchen, 1920 c.	Sat 1st November 2008	£399
Violin Bow	S/E 56 g. 1910 c.	Sat 1st November 2008	£399
Violin Bow	S/E 60 g. Markneukirchen, 1920 c.	Sat 1st November 2008	£798
Violin Bow	N/E 62 g. Markneukirchen, 1925 c.	Sat 1st November 2008	£499
Violin Bow	S/E 61.0 g. (button later)	Wed 1st October 2008	£585
Cello Bow	S/E 84 g.	Wed 1st October 2008	£1,044
Viola Bow	S/E 65 g. [Workshop]	Wed 1st October 2008	£330
Violin Bow	S/E 58.2 g. Markneukirchen, 1910 c.	Wed 1st October 2008	£880
Violin	35.5 cm early 19th C.	Sun 1st June 2008	£559
Violin Bow	S/E 61.0 g. [Workshop of]	Sun 1st June 2008	£357
Violin Bow	S/E 60.0 g.	Sun 1st June 2008	£952
Violin Bow	S/E 60.0 g. [Workshop of]	Sun 1st June 2008	£357
Violin Bow	N/E 54 g. cloth lapping	Sun 1st June 2008	£296
Violin Bow	S/E 61 g.	Sun 1st June 2008	£385
Cello Bow	S/E 77 g. (worn stick and replaced heel)	Sun 1st June 2008	£836
Cello Bow	S/E 77 g.	Sun 1st June 2008	£2,135
Violin Bow	S/E 58 g.	Thu 1st May 2008	£1,084
Violin Bow	S/E 56 g.	Sat 1st March 2008	£494
Violin Bow	S/E 64 g. Stramped "Rembert Wurlitzer N.Y." [Attributed to]	Sat 1st March 2008	£480
Violin Bow	S/E 56 g.	Sat 1st March 2008	£737
Violin Bow	S/E 62.0 g.	Sat 1st March 2008	£1,404
Cello Bow	S/E 76 g. Markneukirchen	Sat 1st March 2008	£679
Violin Bow	S/E 51 g. Markneukirchen	Sat 1st March 2008	£803
Violin Bow	S/E 61 g.	Sat 1st March 2008	£471
Viola Bow	N/E 70 g.	Sat 1st December 2007	£239
Violin Bow	G/T 61 g. without winding, made for "Silvestre & Maucotel" [Probably by]	Sat 1st December 2007	£3,233
Violin Bow	S/E 59 g.	Sat 1st December 2007	£681
Cello Bow	S/E 74 g. (with tinsel wrap) [Workshop of]	Mon 1st October 2007	£0
Cello Bow	S/E 91 g. [Workshop]	Mon 1st October 2007	£806
Violin Bow	N/E 59 g. [Workshop]	Mon 1st October 2007	£158
Violin Bow	N/E 59.0 g. [Workshop of]	Sun 1st July 2007	£112
Violin Bow	S/E 61 g. (button not original)	Fri 1st June 2007	£1,764
Violin	33.4 cm German, 1967 Child's size	Tue 1st May 2007	£47
Violin Bow	S/E 63 g.	Tue 1st May 2007	£1,178
Violin Bow	G/E 62 g.	Tue 1st May 2007	£1,178
Violin Bow	S/E 61 g.	Tue 1st May 2007	£560
Violin Bow	S/E 52 g. (without hair)	Tue 1st May 2007	£471
Violin Bow	S/E 57.6 g. Markneukirchen, 1920 c.	Sun 1st April 2007	£606
Violin Bow	G/E 55.2 g. Markneukirchen, 1900 c.	Sun 1st April 2007	£576
Cello Bow	G/E 81.3 g. 1880 c.	Thu 1st March 2007	£1,337
Violin Bow	S/E 58.2 g.	Thu 1st March 2007	£418
Violin Bow	S/E 57.5 g.	Thu 1st March 2007	£805
Violin Bow	S/E 57.g. Markneukirchen, Early 20th C.	Thu 1st February 2007	£1,020
Violin Bow	S/E 59 g.	Thu 1st February 2007	£600
Violin Bow	S/E 63.5 g.	Fri 1st December 2006	£805
Cello Bow	S/E 72 g. branded "Silvestre et Maucotel"	Fri 1st December 2006	£1,598
Violin Bow	N/E 60.3 g.	Wed 1st November 2006	£409
Cello Bow	S/E 78.5 g.	Sun 1st October 2006	£862
Violin Bow	S/E 58.0 g.	Sun 1st October 2006	£585
Violin Bow	S/E 57.5 g. without hair	Sun 1st October 2006	£801
Violin Bow	S/E 60.5 g.	Sun 1st October 2006	£985
Violin Bow	S/E 60.5 g.	Sun 1st October 2006	£1,108
Cello Bow	S/E 86 g.	Sun 1st October 2006	£600
Cello Bow	S/E 80 g.	Sun 1st October 2006	£442
Violin Bow	S/E 55 g.	Sun 1st October 2006	£379
Violin Bow	S/E 60 g.	Sun 1st October 2006	£505
Violin Bow	S/E 62 g.	Sun 1st October 2006	£379
Cello Bow	S/E 79.4 g. Markneukirchen, 1930 c.	Sun 1st October 2006	£776
Violin Bow	N/E 58.0 g.	Mon 1st May 2006	£674
Bass Bow	N/E 127 g.	Mon 1st May 2006	£269
Violin Bow	N/E 61 g. without hair [Workshop of]	Mon 1st May 2006	£190
Violin Bow	S/E 50 g. without hair or wrapping	Thu 1st December 2005	£798
Violin Bow	S/E 59 g.	Thu 1st December 2005	£1,277
Violin Bow	S/E 60 g.	Tue 1st November 2005	£1,816
Violin Bow	S/T 58 g.	Tue 1st November 2005	£632
Violin Bow	S/E 63.5 g.	Tue 1st November 2005	£878
Violin Bow	S/E 55 g.	Tue 1st November 2005	£676
Violin Bow	S/E 58.6 g.	Tue 1st November 2005	£780
Violin Bow	S/E 50.5 g. 1910 c. Baroque model	Sat 1st October 2005	£1,376
Violin Bow	S/E 58.0 g. tinsel lapping (button in part =Ã˜)	Sat 1st October 2005	£983
Violin Bow	S/E 60.5 g.	Sat 1st October 2005	£786
Violin Bow	S/E 60.5 g.	Sat 1st October 2005	£590
Violin Bow	50 g. no hair or wrapping	Wed 1st June 2005	£554
Viola Bow	S/E 72.g.	Wed 1st June 2005	£1,207
Violin Bow	S/E 63.5 g.	Sun 1st May 2005	£244
Cello Bow	G/E	Sun 1st May 2005	£2,400
Cello Bow	S/E 68 g. without hair	Sun 1st May 2005	£530
Violin Bow	S/E 60 g.	Sun 1st May 2005	£499
Viola Bow	S/E 73 g.	Sun 1st May 2005	£484
Violin	N/E 61g. stamped "Gustav Wunderlich"	Sun 1st May 2005	£484
Violin Bow	G/E 61 g.	Sun 1st May 2005	£1,615
Violin Bow	S/E 59 g.	Sun 1st May 2005	£1,049
Violin Bow	S/E 58 g.	Sun 1st May 2005	£242
Violin Bow	S/E 79 g.	Sun 1st May 2005	£242
Violin Bow	S/E 60.6 g.	Tue 1st March 2005	£480
Violin Bow	S/E 61.6 g.	Tue 1st March 2005	£720
Violin Bow	S/E 65 g.	Tue 1st February 2005	£335
Violin Bow	G/E 61.5 g.	Tue 1st February 2005	£1,920
Violin Bow	S/E 60.5 g.	Tue 1st February 2005	£900
Violin Bow	S/E 62 g.	Wed 1st December 2004	£407
Violin Bow	S/E 60.5 g.	Wed 1st December 2004	£488
Violin Bow	S/E 63.2 g.	Mon 1st November 2004	£717
Violin Bow	G/E 63 g.	Mon 1st November 2004	£1,560
Cello Bow	S/E 81.5 g.	Fri 1st October 2004	£1,209
Violin Bow	S/E 63 g. (minor defect to center stick)	Fri 1st October 2004	£604
Violin Bow	S/E 57.5 g.	Fri 1st October 2004	£827
Violin Bow	G/T 65 g.	Fri 1st October 2004	£1,661
Violin Bow	S/E 50 g. (with baleen wrap, without hair	Fri 1st October 2004	£1,262
Violin Bow	S/E 60 g.	Fri 1st October 2004	£498
Viola	38.0 cm (near mint condition) [Workshop]	Thu 1st July 2004	£125
Violin Bow	S/E 57.4 g.	Thu 1st July 2004	£573
Violin Bow	S/E 64 g.	Thu 1st July 2004	£382
Cello Bow	S/E 72 g. stamped "HRP Studen" [Workshop]	Sat 1st May 2004	£133
Violin Bow	S/E 64 g.	Sat 1st May 2004	£956
Violin Bow	S/E 62 g.	Sat 1st May 2004	£956
Violin Bow	S/E 53 g. without hair 1910 c.	Sat 1st May 2004	£995
Violin Bow	S/E 50 g. without hair	Sat 1st May 2004	£564
Violin Bow	S/E 56.0 g.	Sat 1st May 2004	£772
Violin Bow	S/E 62 g.	Mon 1st March 2004	£1,376
Violin	1/2 Size	Sun 1st February 2004	£67
Violin Bow	G/E 52 g. also stamped "Prof.Henri Petri, Dresdin"	Sun 1st February 2004	£837
Violin Bow	Ebony 52.5 g. Open frog baroque style	Sun 1st February 2004	£275
Violin Bow	S/E 62 g.	Sat 1st November 2003	£436
Violin Bow	S/E 57 g.	Wed 1st October 2003	£679
Violin Bow	N/E 59 g.	Wed 1st October 2003	£277
Violin Bow	S/E 60 g.	Thu 1st May 2003	£1,104
Violin Bow	S/E 53 g.	Thu 1st May 2003	£734
Violin Bow	S/E 56 g.	Thu 1st May 2003	£661
Violin Bow	S/E 58 g.	Thu 1st May 2003	£441
Violin Bow	S/E 60 g.	Sat 1st March 2003	£900
Viola Bow	G/E 67 g.	Fri 1st November 2002	£1,880
Violin Bow	S/E 57 g.	Fri 1st November 2002	£1,135
Violin Bow	S/E 62 g.	Tue 1st October 2002	£876
Bass Bow	N/E ??? g.	Sat 1st June 2002	£1,812
Violin Bow	S/E 59 g.	Sat 1st June 2002	£441
Violin Bow	S/E 54 g.	Sat 1st June 2002	£1,025
Violin Bow	S/E 54 g.	Sat 1st June 2002	£395
Violin Bow	S/E 59 g. For "Silvestre & Maucotel"	Sat 1st June 2002	£1,887
Cello Bow	S/E 79 g.	Wed 1st May 2002	£673
Violin Bow	S/E 61 g.	Fri 1st March 2002	£960
Violin Bow	S/E 58 g.	Fri 1st March 2002	£900
Violin Bow	S/E 61 g.	Thu 1st November 2001	£816
Violin Bow	S/E 56 g.	Tue 1st May 2001	£936
Violin Bow	S/E 57 g.	Tue 1st May 2001	£1,448
Violin Bow	S/E 69 g.	Thu 1st March 2001	£587
Violin Bow	G/E 56 g.	Thu 1st February 2001	£1,150
Violin Bow	G/E 58 g. [Workshop]	Wed 1st November 2000	£804
Cello Bow	S/E 77 g.	Wed 1st November 2000	£881
Cello Bow	S/E 79 g.	Wed 1st November 2000	£1,150
Violin Bow	N/E 60 g. [Workshop]	Fri 1st September 2000	£518
Violin Bow	S/E 57 g. [Workshop]	Fri 1st September 2000	£322
Violin Bow	S/E 58 g.	Sat 1st July 2000	£960
Violin Bow	S/E 61 g.	Sat 1st July 2000	£640
Violin Bow	S/E 60 g.	Thu 1st June 2000	£690
Violin Bow	S/E 60 g.	Mon 1st May 2000	£709
Violin Bow	S/T 51 g.	Mon 1st May 2000	£1,526
Cello Bow	S/E 80 g.	Wed 1st March 2000	£1,265
Cello Bow	S/E 84 g.	Wed 1st March 2000	£690
Violin Bow	G/E 56 g.	Mon 1st November 1999	£1,800
Violin Bow	G/E 56 g.	Mon 1st November 1999	£460
Violin Bow	N/E 53 g.	Mon 1st November 1999	£230
Viola Bow	S/E 71 g.	Mon 1st November 1999	£1,265
Violin Bow	S/E 52 g.	Mon 1st November 1999	£805
Violin Bow	S/E 64 g.	Tue 1st June 1999	£322
Cello Bow	S/E 78 g.	Sat 1st May 1999	£915
Violin Bow	S/E 59 g.	Sat 1st May 1999	£563
Violin Bow	S/E 60 g.	Sat 1st May 1999	£422
Viola	39.1 cm 1790	Mon 1st March 1999	£4,600
Bass Bow	S/E	Mon 1st March 1999	£897
Violin Bow	S/E 59 g.	Sun 1st November 1998	£460
Violin Bow	S/E 63 g.	Sun 1st November 1998	£402
Cello Bow	S/E 74 g.	Sun 1st November 1998	£690
Violin Bow	S/E 59 g.	Sun 1st November 1998	£1,840
Violin Bow	S/E 57 g.	Sun 1st November 1998	£552
Violin Bow	S/E 59 g.	Sun 1st November 1998	£623
Violin Bow	S/E 60 g.	Tue 1st September 1998	£1,095
Cello Bow	G/E 85 g.	Mon 1st June 1998	£920
Cello Bow	G/E 75 g.	Wed 1st April 1998	£1,610
Violin Bow	S/E 57 g.	Sun 1st March 1998	£402
Violin Bow	S/E 62 g.	Sun 1st February 1998	£402
Violin Bow	S/E 58 g.	Sun 1st February 1998	£520
Violin Bow	S/E 56 g.	Sat 1st November 1997	£575
Cello Bow	S/E 81 g.	Sat 1st November 1997	£1,840
Cello Bow	S/E 75 g.	Sat 1st November 1997	£817
Violin Bow	S/E 58 g.	Tue 1st July 1997	£900
Violin Bow	S/E 59 g.	Tue 1st July 1997	£600
Violin Bow	S/E 53 g.	Thu 1st May 1997	£460
Violin Bow	S/E 58 g.	Thu 1st May 1997	£429
Violin Bow	S/E 57 g.	Sat 1st March 1997	£1,150
Cello Bow	S/E 81 g.	Sat 1st March 1997	£1,380
Cello Bow	S/E 74 g.	Sat 1st March 1997	£575
Violin Bow	S/E 60 g.	Sat 1st March 1997	£2,070
Violin Bow	S/E 60 g.	Sat 1st March 1997	£1,127
Violin Bow	S/E 64 g.	Sat 1st March 1997	£644
Cello Bow	G/E 76 g.	Fri 1st November 1996	£1,265
Violin Bow	G/E 54 g.	Fri 1st November 1996	£662
Cello Bow	G/E 82 g.	Fri 1st November 1996	£1,265
Viola Bow	S/E 69 g.	Fri 1st March 1996	£1,495
Viola Bow	G/E 72 g.	Wed 1st November 1995	£1,725
Viola Bow	S/E 66 g.	Thu 1st June 1995	£1,725
Viola Bow	S/E 67 g.	Mon 1st May 1995	£934
Cello Bow	G/E 81 g.	Wed 1st March 1995	£1,725
Cello Bow	S/E 79 g.	Wed 1st March 1995	£943
Viola Bow	S/E	Tue 1st November 1994	£971
Viola Bow	S/E 69 g.	Sun 1st November 1992	£715
Viola Bow	G/E 72 g.	Sun 1st March 1992	£1,650
Viola Bow	G/E 75 g.	Sun 1st March 1992	£1,430

Biographies

John Dilworth

Hermann Richard Born 1856, died 1921. Bow maker. Son and pupil of Carl Richard Pfretzschner, above. Last pupil of J. B. Vuillaume in Paris 1870-1872. Established as a bow maker in Markneukirchen in 1880. Appointed to the court of Saxony 1901. Made bows for the royal court and orchestra of Dresden. Regarded as one of the best German bow makers. He assembled a large workshop, and produced models of Tourte, Voirin, and Vuillaume, sold in various grades. His own personal model he named ‘Wilhelmj’, developed in collaboration with the violinist August Wilhelmj. Other types received names of various virtuosi. The company he founded continues today. Branded: H. R. PFRETZSCHNER