Francois Gaulard
1787–1857
Bow maker. Son of Louis Gaulard, below. Early work suggests the influence of Pajeot. From 1855 worked in Troyes with his son Louis Auguste, below. Prolific output, using pernambuco, ironwood, snakewood, and other coarser imported hardwoods. — John Dilworth
Made
Cello Bow, Viola, Viola Bow, Violin Bow
Family
Son of Louis Gaulard
Auction Price History
Highest auction price
£10,673
83 results
| Type | Details | Auction house | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick unstamped Lot 73 | Tarisio | March 2026 | £7,510est. Estimate $ 8,000-12,000 |
| Violin Bow | Ivory frog and button, unhaired and unlapping, good condition Lot 198 | — | December 2025 | £8,222est. € 3.000-4.000 |
| Cello Bow | Ironwood stick, bone button, unhaired and unlapping, stick and head blemishes, handle and frog cracks Lot 31 | Laurent | June 2024 | £2,127est. € 2.000-3.000 |
| Viola Bow | Amourette stick, head and ivory frog blemishes, button crack, fair condition Lot 279 | Laurent | June 2024 | £7,113est. € 6.000-8.000 |
| Violin Bow | Octagonal stick in exotic hardwood unstamped, bone button, open trench ebony frog Lot 62 | Tarisio | February 2024 | £2,817est. € 3.000-5.000 |
| Violin Bow | Round stick in ironwood unstamped, bone button, open trench ebony frog Lot 56 | Tarisio | February 2024 | £2,459est. € 2.500-4.000 |
| Violin Bow | Iron wood stick, not original frog, unhaired, stick blemishes, mortice crack, otherwise good condition Lot 682 | — | November 2023 | £1,337est. € 800-1.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, ivory frog, unhaired, bottom slide blemish, otherwise good condition Lot 70 | — | June 2023 | £5,759est. € 3.000-5.000 |
| Violin Bow | Ironwood stick, later open frog, not original button, unhaired and unlapping, stick and frog blemishes Lot 2281 | — | May 2023 | £775est. € 600 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, later frog and button, unhaired, minor stick and head blemishes, fair condition Lot 692 | — | May 2023 | £858est. € 1.000-1.200 |
| Violin Bow | Exotic wood stick, frog from another bow, later bone button, unhaired and unlapping, frog blemishes Lot 780 | — | November 2022 | £1,102est. € 1.000-1.200 |
| Violin Bow | Amourette stick, unhaired and unlapping, button missing, head blemishes, frog crack, good condition Lot 378 | — | June 2022 | £4,755est. € 5.000-6.000 |
| Violin Bow | Amourette stick, bone frog, unhaired and unlapping, stick and head blemishes, minor handle wear Lot 927 | — | June 2022 | £1,739est. € 1.500-2.000 |
| Violin Bow | Amourette stick, ivory frog, bone button, unlapping, stick crack, frog blemish Lot 686 | — | December 2021 | £612est. € 600-800 |
| Cello Bow | Silver mounted, octagonal stick stamped Gaulard, button later Lot 20 | — | November 2021 | £10,673est. $ 12,000-18,000 |
| Violin Bow | Ironwood stick, head and frog blemishes, otherwise good condition Lot 197 | — | June 2021 | £1,924est. € 1.500-2.000 |
| Viola Bow | Round stick in Brazilwood unstamped, bone button Lot 35 | — | June 2021 | £1,416est. £ 1,800-2,500 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, later frog and button, minus hair, unlapping, head and handle blemishes, handle wear Lot 549 | — | December 2020 | £889est. € 800-1.000 |
| Viola Bow | Unlapping, frog and mortice blemishes, otherwise good condition Lot 32 | — | November 2019 | £1,846est. € 1.500-1.800 |
| Viola Bow | Iron wood stick, unhaired and unlapping, head and frog blemishes, handle wear Lot 533 | — | November 2019 | £975est. € 800 |
| Viola Bow | Ivory frog not original to the stick, later button, frog blemish, otherwise good condition Lot 144 | — | June 2019 | £4,783est. € 2.500-3.000 |
| Violin Bow | Unhaired and unlapping, head and frog blemishes, otherwise good condition Lot 828 | — | June 2019 | £3,850est. € 800 |
| Violin Bow | Millant collection, illustrated in L'Archet, vol. I, p. 345, ivory frog, minus hair, stick and button blemishes Lot 156 | — | December 2018 | £6,635est. € 6.000-8.000 |
| Violin Bow | Amourette stick, unhaired and unlapping, point and handle blemishes, otherwise good condition Lot 231 | — | June 2018 | £2,103est. € 2.000-3.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, octagonal stick stamped Gaulard on the handle, later plain ebony frog, later silver button Lot 126 | — | March 2018 | £3,360est. £ 1,500-2,000 |
| Violin Bow | Illustrated in L'Archet Révolutionnaire, tome 1, p. 152, n° 126; round stick in ironwood unstamped Lot 81 | — | March 2017 | £1,560est. £ 1,500-2,200 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, amourette stick, not original frog and button, unhaired and unlapping, head blemishes Lot 685 | — | November 2016 | £665est. € 800 |
| Cello Bow | Silver mounted, round stick unstamped, ivory button Lot 30 | — | October 2016 | £9,600est. £ 4,500-6,000 |
| Viola Bow | Nickel mounted, octagonal stick in Ironwood unstamped, button not original to the stick Lot 44 | — | May 2016 | £1,633est. $ 2,000-3,000 |
| Viola Bow | Exotic wood stick, not original button, minus hair, unlapping, stick and head blemishes Lot 947 | — | June 2015 | £793est. € 500 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, exotic wood stick, later frog and button, unlapping, frog and mortice blemishes Lot 919 | — | December 2014 | £570est. € 800 |
| Cello Bow | Lot 152 | Bonhams | May 2014 | £387 |
| Violin Bow | Signed, unhaired and unlapping, head and frog blemishes, otherwise good condition Lot 197 | — | June 2013 | £5,100est. € 4.000-4.500 |
| Viola Bow | Nickel mounted, not original button, unlapping, good condition Lot 31 | — | June 2013 | £1,326est. € 1.000-1.500 |
| Violin Bow | Nickel mounted, unstamped, frog and button not original Lot 149 | — | February 2013 | £3,348est. $ 1,000-1,500 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, exotic wood stick, not original ivory frog and button, unlapping, handle blemish Lot 446 | — | December 2012 | £1,171est. € 900-1.000 |
| Viola Bow | Amourette stick, ivory frog, unhaired and unlapping, button restored, otherwise good condition Lot 32 | — | June 2012 | £1,747est. € 2.000-2.500 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, octagonal stick stamped GAULARD, tinsel wrap Lot 114 | — | April 2012 | £4,172est. $ 6,000-8,000 |
| Viola Bow | Ivory 58.5 g. Exotic wood without hair or winding | — | December 2011 | £1,057 |
| Violin Bow | S/I 49 g. without hair & lapping | — | October 2011 | £2,530 |
| Viola Bow | 65 g. | — | June 2011 | £3,600 |
| Viola Bow | Ivory 61 g. Ironwood, no hair or winding (frog from another bow, button later) | — | December 2010 | £2,589 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 69 g. Exotic wood | — | June 2010 | £3,107 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 68.5 g. Exotic wood (frog of the period) | — | June 2010 | £725 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 51.0 g. (adjustor modified) | — | April 2010 | £3,945 |
| Violin Bow | Ivory 52 g. open trench, without hair or grip | — | April 2010 | £3,260 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. 1845 c. frog with pearl ovals, bone adjustor | — | March 2010 | £6,250 |
| Viola Bow | 70 g. Ironwood (frog and button of the period) | — | December 2009 | £1,523 |
| Viola Bow | N/E 64 g. Ironwood, without winding | — | December 2009 | £544 |
| Viola Bow | S/I 64.0 g. Amourette stick | — | October 2009 | £6,303 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. Mirecourt, 1820-30 c. | — | October 2009 | £8,703 |
| Violin Bow | 50 g. Exotic wood, without hair or winding | — | June 2009 | £933 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60.5 g. | — | March 2009 | £6,435 |
| Cello Bow | 73 g. Ironwood, without hair nor winding (cracks in stick) | — | December 2008 | £717 |
| Violin Bow | 46 g. without hair nor winding (bone button later) | — | December 2008 | £4,095 |
| Violin Bow | G/E 64.0 g. Violin/Viola Possibly by | — | October 2008 | £2,892 |
| Viola Bow | ?/B 58 g. without hair or lapping | — | June 2008 | £3,249 |
| Viola Bow | Ivory 60 g. Iron wood | — | June 2008 | £1,671 |
| Cello Bow | 81 g. Exotic wood (cracks in frog and stick) | — | December 2007 | £851 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 53 g. Exotic wood, no hair, (frog original to maker but not to bow) | — | June 2007 | £882 |
| Viola Bow | Ivory 69.5 g. 1830 c. (open trench frog and button also by Gaulard but not original to the stick) | — | May 2007 | £2,311 |
| Cello Bow | Ivory 88 g. Ironwood, featured in "l'Archet", #7 p. 346 vol. 1 | — | December 2006 | £4,394 |
| Viola Bow | 63 g. | — | December 2006 | £1,758 |
| Violin Bow | 58 g. Ironwood (damage to head) | — | June 2006 | £1,052 |
| Viola Bow | Ivory 66 g. Exotic wood | — | December 2005 | £2,634 |
| Violin Bow | S/I 61 g. (frog not original) | — | October 2005 | £2,715 |
| Violin Bow | N/E Open frog, Amourette wood | — | June 2005 | £1,820 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 80 g. | — | June 2005 | £8,613 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. (frog & button from another "Gaulard") | — | June 2005 | £4,025 |
| Violin Bow | Ebony 58.5 g. Original tinsel | — | June 2005 | £4,025 |
| Violin Bow | (frog & button not original.) | — | June 2005 | £1,610 |
| Violin Bow | Ivory 62 g. Open frog with a floral motif | — | April 2005 | £2,005 |
| Cello Bow | G/E 69 g. (later adjustor) | — | February 2005 | £960 |
| Violin Bow | 60.5 g. Open trench, ferrule added | — | October 2004 | £3,181 |
| Violin Bow | 55 g. Open trench frog, ivory button. | — | May 2004 | £1,158 |
| Viola | 39.9 cm 1876 | — | June 2002 | £2,748 |
| Violin Bow | Ivory 58 g. | — | November 2001 | £6,782 |
| Violin Bow | S/I 46 g. | — | June 2001 | £3,007 |
| Violin Bow | Ebny 70 g. | — | November 1997 | £2,990 |
| Violin Bow | S/I 65 g. | — | March 1994 | £1,495 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 56 g. | — | April 1993 | £1,265 |
| Violin Bow | Ivory 54 g. Open frog | — | November 1986 | £495 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. | — | January 1984 | £733 |
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Biographies
The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:
John Dilworth+
GAULARD, François Jude Born 1787 Mirecourt, died 1857 Troyes France. Bow maker. Son of Louis Gaulard, below. Early work suggests the influence of Pajeot. From 1855 worked in Troyes with his son Louis Auguste, below. Prolific output, using pernambuco, ironwood, snakewood, and other coarser imported hardwoods. Silver or gold mounted, sometimes open frogs, ivory frogs with rear face double fluted, with deeply incised central groove. Branded: ‘GAULARD. M’, later ‘GAULARD’ [Millant/Raffin]
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