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
82 results
| Type | Details | Auction house | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | January 2024 | £2,127est. € 2.000-3.000 |
| Viola Bow | Amourette stick, head and ivory frog blemishes, button crack, fair condition Lot 279 | Laurent | January 2024 | £7,113est. € 6.000-8.000 |
| Violin Bow | Octagonal stick in exotic hardwood unstamped, bone button, open trench ebony frog Lot 62 | Tarisio | January 2024 | £2,817est. € 3.000-5.000 |
| Violin Bow | Round stick in ironwood unstamped, bone button, open trench ebony frog Lot 56 | Tarisio | January 2024 | £2,459est. € 2.500-4.000 |
| Iron wood stick, not original frog, unhaired, stick blemishes, mortice crack, otherwise good condition Lot 682 | — | November 2023 | £1,337est. € 800-1.000 | |
| Silver mounted, ivory frog, unhaired, bottom slide blemish, otherwise good condition Lot 70 | — | June 2023 | £5,759est. € 3.000-5.000 | |
| Ironwood stick, later open frog, not original button, unhaired and unlapping, stick and frog blemishes Lot 2281 | — | May 2023 | £775est. € 600 | |
| Nickel mounted, later frog and button, unhaired, minor stick and head blemishes, fair condition Lot 692 | — | May 2023 | £858est. € 1.000-1.200 | |
| 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 | |
| Amourette stick, unhaired and unlapping, button missing, head blemishes, frog crack, good condition Lot 378 | — | June 2022 | £4,755est. € 5.000-6.000 | |
| Amourette stick, bone frog, unhaired and unlapping, stick and head blemishes, minor handle wear Lot 927 | — | June 2022 | £1,739est. € 1.500-2.000 | |
| Amourette stick, ivory frog, bone button, unlapping, stick crack, frog blemish Lot 686 | — | December 2021 | £612est. € 600-800 | |
| Silver mounted, octagonal stick stamped Gaulard, button later Lot 20 | — | November 2021 | £10,673est. $ 12,000-18,000 | |
| Ironwood stick, head and frog blemishes, otherwise good condition Lot 197 | — | June 2021 | £1,924est. € 1.500-2.000 | |
| Round stick in Brazilwood unstamped, bone button Lot 35 | — | June 2021 | £1,416est. £ 1,800-2,500 | |
| Silver mounted, later frog and button, minus hair, unlapping, head and handle blemishes, handle wear Lot 549 | — | December 2020 | £889est. € 800-1.000 | |
| Unlapping, frog and mortice blemishes, otherwise good condition Lot 32 | — | November 2019 | £1,846est. € 1.500-1.800 | |
| Iron wood stick, unhaired and unlapping, head and frog blemishes, handle wear Lot 533 | — | November 2019 | £975est. € 800 | |
| Ivory frog not original to the stick, later button, frog blemish, otherwise good condition Lot 144 | — | June 2019 | £4,783est. € 2.500-3.000 | |
| Unhaired and unlapping, head and frog blemishes, otherwise good condition Lot 828 | — | June 2019 | £3,850est. € 800 | |
| 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 | |
| Amourette stick, unhaired and unlapping, point and handle blemishes, otherwise good condition Lot 231 | — | June 2018 | £2,103est. € 2.000-3.000 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Nickel mounted, amourette stick, not original frog and button, unhaired and unlapping, head blemishes Lot 685 | — | November 2016 | £665est. € 800 | |
| Silver mounted, round stick unstamped, ivory button Lot 30 | — | October 2016 | £9,600est. £ 4,500-6,000 | |
| Nickel mounted, octagonal stick in Ironwood unstamped, button not original to the stick Lot 44 | — | May 2016 | £1,633est. $ 2,000-3,000 | |
| Exotic wood stick, not original button, minus hair, unlapping, stick and head blemishes Lot 947 | — | June 2015 | £793est. € 500 | |
| Cello Bow | Lot 152 | Bonhams | December 2014 | £387 |
| Nickel mounted, exotic wood stick, later frog and button, unlapping, frog and mortice blemishes Lot 919 | — | December 2014 | £570est. € 800 | |
| Signed, unhaired and unlapping, head and frog blemishes, otherwise good condition Lot 197 | — | June 2013 | £5,100est. € 4.000-4.500 | |
| Nickel mounted, not original button, unlapping, good condition Lot 31 | — | June 2013 | £1,326est. € 1.000-1.500 | |
| Nickel mounted, unstamped, frog and button not original Lot 149 | — | February 2013 | £3,348est. $ 1,000-1,500 | |
| Silver mounted, exotic wood stick, not original ivory frog and button, unlapping, handle blemish Lot 446 | — | December 2012 | £1,171est. € 900-1.000 | |
| Amourette stick, ivory frog, unhaired and unlapping, button restored, otherwise good condition Lot 32 | — | June 2012 | £1,747est. € 2.000-2.500 | |
| 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 | — | January 2011 | £1,057 |
| Violin Bow | S/I 49 g. without hair & lapping | — | January 2011 | £2,530 |
| Viola Bow | 65 g. | — | January 2011 | £3,600 |
| Viola Bow | Ivory 61 g. Ironwood, no hair or winding (frog from another bow, button later) | — | January 2010 | £2,589 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 69 g. Exotic wood | — | January 2010 | £3,107 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 68.5 g. Exotic wood (frog of the period) | — | January 2010 | £725 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 51.0 g. (adjustor modified) | — | January 2010 | £3,945 |
| Violin Bow | Ivory 52 g. open trench, without hair or grip | — | January 2010 | £3,260 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. 1845 c. frog with pearl ovals, bone adjustor | — | January 2010 | £6,250 |
| Viola Bow | 70 g. Ironwood (frog and button of the period) | — | January 2009 | £1,523 |
| Viola Bow | N/E 64 g. Ironwood, without winding | — | January 2009 | £544 |
| Viola Bow | S/I 64.0 g. Amourette stick | — | January 2009 | £6,303 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. Mirecourt, 1820-30 c. | — | January 2009 | £8,703 |
| Violin Bow | 50 g. Exotic wood, without hair or winding | — | January 2009 | £933 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60.5 g. | — | January 2009 | £6,435 |
| Cello Bow | 73 g. Ironwood, without hair nor winding (cracks in stick) | — | January 2008 | £717 |
| Violin Bow | 46 g. without hair nor winding (bone button later) | — | January 2008 | £4,095 |
| Violin Bow | G/E 64.0 g. Violin/Viola Possibly by | — | January 2008 | £2,892 |
| Viola Bow | ?/B 58 g. without hair or lapping | — | January 2008 | £3,249 |
| Viola Bow | Ivory 60 g. Iron wood | — | January 2008 | £1,671 |
| Cello Bow | 81 g. Exotic wood (cracks in frog and stick) | — | January 2007 | £851 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 53 g. Exotic wood, no hair, (frog original to maker but not to bow) | — | January 2007 | £882 |
| Viola Bow | Ivory 69.5 g. 1830 c. (open trench frog and button also by Gaulard but not original to the stick) | — | January 2007 | £2,311 |
| Cello Bow | Ivory 88 g. Ironwood, featured in "l'Archet", #7 p. 346 vol. 1 | — | January 2006 | £4,394 |
| Viola Bow | 63 g. | — | January 2006 | £1,758 |
| Violin Bow | 58 g. Ironwood (damage to head) | — | January 2006 | £1,052 |
| Viola Bow | Ivory 66 g. Exotic wood | — | January 2005 | £2,634 |
| Violin Bow | S/I 61 g. (frog not original) | — | January 2005 | £2,715 |
| Violin Bow | N/E Open frog, Amourette wood | — | January 2005 | £1,820 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 80 g. | — | January 2005 | £8,613 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. (frog & button from another "Gaulard") | — | January 2005 | £4,025 |
| Violin Bow | Ebony 58.5 g. Original tinsel | — | January 2005 | £4,025 |
| Violin Bow | (frog & button not original.) | — | January 2005 | £1,610 |
| Violin Bow | Ivory 62 g. Open frog with a floral motif | — | January 2005 | £2,005 |
| Cello Bow | G/E 69 g. (later adjustor) | — | January 2005 | £960 |
| Violin Bow | 60.5 g. Open trench, ferrule added | — | January 2004 | £3,181 |
| Violin Bow | 55 g. Open trench frog, ivory button. | — | January 2004 | £1,158 |
| Viola | 39.9 cm 1876 | — | January 2002 | £2,748 |
| Violin Bow | Ivory 58 g. | — | January 2001 | £6,782 |
| Violin Bow | S/I 46 g. | — | January 2001 | £3,007 |
| Violin Bow | Ebny 70 g. | — | January 1997 | £2,990 |
| Violin Bow | S/I 65 g. | — | January 1994 | £1,495 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 56 g. | — | January 1993 | £1,265 |
| Violin Bow | Ivory 54 g. Open frog | — | January 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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