Georges Emile Barjonnet
1903–1987
Bow maker. Son of Jules Henri Barjonnet, below. Apprenticed at Cuniot-Hury and, up to 1937, assisted É. Ouchard and later his son, E. A. Ouchard. Established in Poussay, near Mirecourt, from 1940, and then employed by Thibouville-Lamy 1943-1969. — John Dilworth
Made
Cello Bow, Small Violin Bow, Viola Bow, Violin Bow
Family
Son of Jules Henri Barjonnet
Instruments
Auction Price History
Highest auction price
£4,424
82 results
| Type | Details | Auction house | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, unhaired, thin lapping, stick and button blemishes, frog crack, fair condition Lot 539 | — | December 2025 | £1,319est. € 800-1.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, signed Gerome Devoivre and P. Beuscher Paris, good condition Lot 597 | — | December 2025 | £3,077est. € 1.200-1.500 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, good condition Lot 2345 | — | June 2025 | £868est. € 800-1.000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, signed Roger Gérôme, minus hair, frog blemishes, otherwise good condition Lot 543 | — | June 2025 | £1,409est. € 1.200-1.500 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, stick and mortice blemishes, otherwise good condition Lot 629 | — | June 2025 | £1,301est. € 1.500-1.800 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, minor frog blemish, otherwise good condition Lot 796 | — | June 2025 | £975est. € 1.000-1.200 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, signed Gerome-Devoivre, minor frog chip, otherwise good condition Lot 99 | — | June 2025 | £2,757est. € 1.800-2.000 |
| Viola Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped Roger Gerome Lot 29 | — | May 2025 | £3,477est. € 1.500-2.200 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped Gerome Devoivre Lot 45 | Tarisio | March 2025 | £3,000est. £ 1,800-2,500 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, signed Roger Gérome, fair condition Lot 2085 | Laurent | June 2024 | £985est. €800 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, signed Roger Gérome, minor frog blemish Lot 650 | Laurent | June 2024 | £2,129est. € 1.800-2.000 |
| Cello Bow | Nickel mounted, thin hair and lapping, handle and frog blemishes, handle crack, otherwise good condition Lot 697 | Laurent | June 2024 | £1,277est. € 1.000-1.500 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, stamped Roger Gérome, not original frog and button, frog blemish, good condition Lot 737 | Laurent | June 2024 | £1,703est. € 1.200-1.500 |
| Cello Bow | A nickel-mounted cello bow by Georges Barjonnet, France, circa 1955 Lot 25 | Amati | March 2024 | £2,781est. £ 1,500-2,500 |
| Cello Bow | A silver-mounted cello bow by Georges Barjonnet, France, circa 1955 Lot 28 | Amati | January 2024 | £2,528est. £ 2,000-3,000 |
| Violin Bow | A silver-mounted violin bow by Georges Barjonnet, Mirecourt Lot 200 | Amati | November 2023 | £2,022est. £ 1,500-2,000 |
| Small Violin Bow | 3/4 size violin bow, nickel mounted, unhaired, thin lapping, frog blemish, handle and frog cracks Lot 2228 | Laurent | November 2023 | £670est. €700 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, signed Gerome Devoivre, minus hair, minor head and frog blemishes, good condition Lot 527 | Laurent | November 2023 | £1,950est. € 1.000-1.200 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, unhaired, handle and stick blemishes, frog crack, handle wear, good condition Lot 635 | Laurent | November 2023 | £2,383est. € 1.500-2.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, not original nickel button, unhaired, stick and head blemishes, handle wear Lot 41 | Laurent | November 2023 | £1,672est. € 1.800-2.000 |
| Viola Bow | Gold mounted, tortoiseshell frog, minor stick dents, minor handle wear, good condition Lot 236 | Laurent | November 2023 | £4,325est. € 3.500-4.000 |
| Violin Bow | A silver-mounted violin bow by Georges Barjonnet, Mirecourt, circa 1950 Lot 168 | Amati | June 2023 | £2,654est. £ 1,500-2,500 |
| Viola Bow | Silver mounted, signed Roger Gerome, minor handle chip Lot 84 | — | June 2023 | £2,199est. € 2.000-3.000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, unhaired Lot 2344 | — | May 2023 | £576est. € 600 |
| Viola Bow | Silver mounted, signed Gerome Devoivre, stick and head blemishes, otherwise good condition Lot 546 | — | May 2023 | £1,716est. € 1.000-1.200 |
| Violin Bow | A silver-mounted violin bow, by Georges Barjonnet, France circa 1950 Lot 46 | Amati | January 2023 | £2,338est. £ 2,000-4,000 |
| Violin Bow | An ivory-mounted violin bow by Georges Emile Barjonet, Mirecourt, circa 1960 Lot 68 | Amati | November 2022 | £4,424est. £ 2,000-4,000 |
| Cello Bow | Silver mounted, octagonal stick, ebony frog with Paris eye, silver button Lot 128 | — | November 2022 | £4,200est. £ 3,500-5,000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, good condition Lot 2277 | — | November 2022 | £518est. € 500 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, signed P. Beuscher Paris, thin lapping, minor stick blemishes, otherwise good condition Lot 841 | — | November 2022 | £2,999est. € 1.000-1.200 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, stamped Roger Gérome, ebony frog, very good condition Lot 99 | — | July 2022 | £1,912est. CHF 800-1,000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, unhaired, thin lapping, head and mortice blemishes, otherwise good condition Lot 731 | — | June 2022 | £739est. € 800-1.000 |
| Violin Bow | Gold mounted, octagonal stick illegibly stamped, tortoiseshell frog Lot 80 | — | April 2022 | £3,969est. € 3.000-5.000 |
| Viola Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped Ch. Enel - Paris, ebony frog with Paris eye, silver button Lot 131 | — | March 2022 | £4,200est. £ 3,000-5,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, silver lapping, head and frog blemishes, wear at the thumb position, good condition Lot 677 | — | December 2021 | £1,327est. € 800-1.000 |
| Violin Bow | Minor stick and frog blemishes Lot 699 | — | December 2021 | £765est. € 800-1.000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, signed G Houfflack Paris, unhaired and unlapping, mortice blemish, good condition Lot 799 | — | December 2021 | £1,021est. € 700-800 |
| Double Bass Bow | Nickel mounted, ebony frog, silk lapping Lot 211 | — | November 2021 | £517est. CHF 300-600 |
| Double Bass Bow | Nickel mounted, exotic wood stick, condition as new Lot 240 | — | November 2021 | £410est. CHF 600-800 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, round stick unstamped Lot 58 | — | November 2021 | £874est. $ 1,000-1,500 |
| Viola Bow | Gold mounted, octagonal stick stamped Roger Gerome and Made in France, tortoiseshell frog Lot 6 | — | November 2021 | £3,540est. £ 3,000-5,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick unstamped Lot 69 | — | October 2021 | £2,295est. € 2.500-4.000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, signed Gerôme Devoivre, unhaired, minor stick blemish, otherwise good condition Lot 2077 | — | December 2020 | £936est. € 400 |
| Small Cello Bow | 3/4 size violoncello bow, nickel mounted, unhaired and unlapping, good condition Lot 2232 | — | December 2020 | £753est. € 300 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, octagonal stick stamped Roger Gerome and Made in France, without hair Lot 2274 | — | December 2020 | £1,320est. £ 800-1,200 |
| Viola Bow | Nickel mounted, minus hair, silk lapping, frog blemishes, otherwise good condition Lot 684 | — | December 2020 | £834est. € 750-800 |
| Viola Bow | Nickel mounted, not original frog and button, , unhaired, thin lapping, stick and handle blemishes Lot 631 | — | September 2020 | £496 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, unhaired, thin lapping, minor handle wear, otherwise good condition Lot 728 | — | September 2020 | £1,982 |
| Viola Bow | Silver mounted, unhaired, thin lapping, minor stick blemish, otherwise good condition Lot 788 | — | September 2020 | £1,542 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, ivory frog, minor mortice blemish, minor handle wear, good condition Lot 927 | — | September 2020 | £936 |
| Cello Bow | Silver mounted, round stick unstamped, button not original to the stick Lot 17 | — | March 2020 | £2,950est. £ 2,500-4,000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, unhaired, thin lapping, very minor handle blemishes, otherwise good condition Lot 945 | — | November 2019 | £1,232est. € 800 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, frog by Laberte, later button, unhaired and unlapping, stick and mortice blemishes Lot 90 | — | March 2019 | £821est. € 600 |
| Cello Bow | Made for Roger Gérome, silver mounted, unhaired, Hill bottom slide, minor mortice blemish Lot 286 | — | December 2018 | £2,779est. € 1.000-1.200 |
| Violin Bow | Gold mounted, signed Roger Gérome, stick and head blemishes, minor handle wear Lot 92 | — | December 2018 | £1,924est. € 1.600-1.800 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, signed Gérome Devoivre, unhaired, handle and button blemishes, good condition Lot 795 | — | June 2018 | £1,156est. € 750 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, unhaired and unlapping, good condition Lot 582 | — | November 2017 | £1,116est. € 750 |
| Violin Bow | Gold mounted, round stick stamped H. C. Silvestre a Paris Lot 102 | — | October 2017 | £3,000est. £ 4,000-6,000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, frog and button by Gerome Devoivre, unhaired, minor stick and mortice blemishes Lot 638 | — | June 2017 | £418est. € 500 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, minor stick and handle blemishes, otherwise good condition Lot 645 | — | June 2017 | £835est. € 500 |
| Small Violin Bow | 1/4 size violin bow, nickel mounted, minor ebony frog blemish, otherwise good condition Lot 2285 | — | November 2016 | £359est. € 300 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, unhaired, ebony frog blemish, otherwise good condition Lot 659 | — | November 2016 | £460est. € 500 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, stamped GEORGE BARJONNET Lot 93 | — | November 2016 | £4,004est. ¥ 400,000-500,000 |
| Double Bass Bow | Silver mounted, ivory frog, stick blemish, otherwise good condition Lot 289 | — | June 2016 | £1,509est. € 1.200-1.500 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped Roger Gérome Lot 47 | — | June 2016 | £325est. £ 400-600 |
| Violin Bow | Made for Roger Gérome, nickel mounted, signed Roger Gérome, good condition Lot 813 | — | June 2016 | £562est. € 750 |
| Violin Bow | Gold mounted, tortoiseshell frog, minus hair, thin lapping, minor stick blemish, otherwise good condition Lot 82 | — | June 2016 | £2,640est. € 2.000-3.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, signed A.D. Paris, very good condition Lot 443 | — | December 2015 | £852est. € 1.000-1.200 |
| Violin Bow | Made for Gérome Devoivre, nickel mounted, minor stick blemish, otherwise good condition Lot 599 | — | December 2015 | £592est. € 500 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, minus hair, unlapping, good condition Lot 687 | — | December 2015 | £381est. € 600 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, octagonal stick branded Jérôme Devoivre, minor head blemish, unhaired, good condition Lot 53 | — | March 2015 | £522est. € 500-600 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped Roger Gerome Lot 181 | — | December 2014 | £1,448est. $ 2,500-4,000 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, unhaired and unlapping, good condition Lot 2193 | — | December 2014 | £618est. € 150 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, signed Gérome Devoivre, unhaired, thin lapping, good condition Lot 861 | — | December 2014 | £855est. € 500 |
| Violin Bow | Gold mounted, octagonal stick stamped Roger Gérôme, tortoiseshell frog Lot 78 | — | June 2014 | £3,900est. £ 2,000-3,000 |
| Viola Bow | Nickel mounted, thin lapping, handle and head blemishes, otherwise good condition Lot 955 | — | June 2014 | £582est. € 800 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62.5 g. branded "Davot à Paris" | — | December 2011 | £898 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60.5 g. stamped, "Gerome Devoivre" (button later) Probably by | — | November 2011 | £1,504 |
| Cello Bow | 82 g. branded "A. Deblaye" | — | June 2009 | £2,074 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 58 g. branded "Gérome Devroivre", without winding | — | December 2008 | £606 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 63.5 g. branded "Ch. Husson" | — | December 2005 | £718 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 70 g. | — | June 2005 | £1,978 |
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Biographies
The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:
John Dilworth+
BARJONNET, Georges Émile Born 1903 Mirecourt, died 1987 Vittel France. Bow maker. Son of Jules Henri Barjonnet, below. Apprenticed at Cuniot-Hury and, up to 1937, assisted É. Ouchard and later his son, E. A. Ouchard. Established in Poussay, near Mirecourt, from 1940, and then employed by Thibouville-Lamy 1943-1969. From 1969-1980 worked with R. Gérôme making highly refined and richly mounted bows, a little heavy, but faithful to the Ouchard style. [Millant/Raffin]
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