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
120 results
| Type | Details | Auction house | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | January 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 |
| 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 | Lot 111 | Bonhams | July 2012 | £2,500 |
| Violin Bow | Gold mounted, signed Vidoudez, ivory frog Lot 284 | Vichy | June 2012 | £11,645est. € 10.000-12.000 |
| 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. | — | January 2011 | £6,341 |
| Viola Bow | G/T 71 g. stamped "Vidoudez Geneve" | — | January 2011 | £5,760 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 43 g. Small size Workshop | — | January 2010 | £806 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 47.5 g. without hair or winding, branded "N. Lemaire" Workshop of | — | January 2010 | £228 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 77 g. whalebone winding, branded "Vidoudez" | — | January 2010 | £3,625 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 60 g. Workshop of | — | January 2010 | £690 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60.5 g. stamped "Vidoudez Geneve" | — | January 2010 | £2,253 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62.0 g. stamped "Vidoudez Geneve" | — | January 2010 | £2,441 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 58.0 g. stamepd "Vidoudez Geneve" | — | January 2010 | £1,800 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 51 g. without hair or winding Workshop of | — | January 2010 | £673 |
| Cello Bow | N/E 62 g. without hair, leather winding Workshop of | — | January 2010 | £518 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 50.5 g. without hair or winding, branded "A. Voirin fils" Workshop of | — | January 2010 | £518 |
| Viola Bow | G/E 72.0 g. stamped "Vidoudez Geneve" | — | January 2010 | £5,221 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60.0 g. stamped "Vidoudez Geneve" | — | January 2010 | £3,012 |
| Viola Bow | G/T 71 g. stamped "Vidoudez Geneve" | — | January 2010 | £3,840 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 57.0 g. without hair | — | January 2010 | £1,964 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 62.0 g. | — | January 2010 | £3,123 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 78.5 g. stamped "Vidoudez Geneve" | — | January 2010 | £2,117 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60.5 g. stamped "Vidoudez Geneve" | — | January 2009 | £1,409 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 50 g. without hair or winding Workshop of | — | January 2009 | £363 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62.5 g. branded "Lupot" Workshop of | — | January 2008 | £657 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 54 g. Workshop of | — | January 2008 | £202 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 79 g. branded "Vidoudez" | — | January 2008 | £3,891 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62.0 g. branded "Vidoudez Geneva" | — | January 2008 | £1,443 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 67.5 g. branded "Lavet", without hair nor lapping Workshop | — | January 2008 | £1,021 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62.0 g. stamped "Vidoudez Geneva" | — | January 2008 | £1,525 |
| Violin Bow | G/I 63.0 g. chased, stamped "Vidoudez Geneve" | — | January 2008 | £6,593 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 62 g. Workshop | — | January 2007 | £384 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 59 g. Workshop | — | January 2007 | £256 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. without winding, (button not original) | — | January 2007 | £1,532 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 61 g. (Workshop of) | — | January 2007 | £481 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 65 g. stamped "Vidoudez Geneve" | — | January 2006 | £2,640 |
| Cello Bow | N/E 76 g. | — | January 2006 | £890 |
| Violin Bow | G/E 62 g. Stamped "Vidoudez Geneve" | — | January 2006 | £2,371 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 36 g. no hair or wrapping, 1/4 Size Workshop | — | January 2005 | £120 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 40 g. no hair or wrapping, 3/4 Size Workshop | — | January 2005 | £177 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 58 g. without wrapping Workshop | — | January 2005 | £642 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 60.5 g. Brazilwood Workshop | — | January 2005 | £80 |
| Cello Bow | G/T 83.5 g. Chased, stamped "Vidoudez Genève" | — | January 2005 | £4,560 |
| Cello Bow | G/T 86 g. Chased, stamped "Vidoudez Genève" | — | January 2005 | £2,040 |
| Cello Bow | N/E 67 g. no hair/wrapping, branded "A.G." Workshop | — | January 2005 | £1,029 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 70.5 G. | — | January 2005 | £2,928 |
| Cello Bow | G/E 81 g. stamped "Vidoudez Genève" | — | January 2005 | £2,880 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 74 g. stamped "Vidoudez Genève" | — | January 2005 | £1,920 |
| Viola Bow | G/T 71.5 g. stamped "Vidoudez Geneve" | — | January 2004 | £6,600 |
| Violin Bow | G/T 64 g. stamped "Vidoudez Geneve" | — | January 2004 | £2,400 |
| Bass Bow | N/E 110 g. Brazilwood | — | January 2004 | £118 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 58 g. Workshop | — | January 2004 | £63 |
| Violin Bow | G/I 61 g. stamped "Vidoudez Geneve" | — | January 2004 | £2,520 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59 g. stamped "Vidoudez Geneve" | — | January 2004 | £1,658 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 74 g. made for Vidoudez | — | January 2003 | £1,440 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 68 g. made for Vidoudez | — | January 2001 | £1,713 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 64 g. | — | January 1999 | £2,185 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59 g. | — | January 1997 | £2,070 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62 g. | — | January 1996 | £3,450 |
| Viola Bow | G/E 69 g. | — | January 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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