Hermann Richard Pfretzschner
Markneukirchen, 1856–1921
Hermann Richard Pfretzschner (1856-1921) was a highly regarded German bow maker, son and pupil of Carl Richard Pfretzschner, and the last pupil of J. B. Vuillaume. He established his workshop in Markneukirchen in 1880, was appointed to the court of Saxony in 1901, and developed his personal 'Wilhelmj' model in collaboration with August Wilhelmj. His company continues to operate today.
Worked
Markneukirchen
Made
Bass Bow, Cello Bow, Viola, Viola Bow, Violin, Violin Bow
Taught by
Carl Richard Pfretzschner
Family
Son of Carl Richard Pfretzschner
Auction Price History
Highest auction price
£6,707
294 results
| Type | Details | Auction house | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, octagonal stick stamped H.R. Pfretzschner, ebony frog with Paris eye, silver button Lot 92 | Ingles & H. | March 2025 | £2,040est. £ 1,500-2,000 |
| Cello Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped H.R. Pfretzschner, plain ebony frog, silver and ebony button Lot 147 | Ingles & H. | March 2025 | £1,560est. £ 1,500-2,000 |
| Violin Bow | Dorothy Fellows collection, silver mounted, octagonal stick stamped H.R. Pfretzschner, ebony frog Lot 168 | Ingles & H. | March 2025 | £2,160est. £ 1,200-1,800 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped H.R. Pfretzschner, ebony frog with pearl eye Lot 169 | Ingles & H. | March 2025 | £1,680est. £ 1,500-2,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, octagonal stick stamped H. R. Pfretzschner Lot 36 | Tarisio | March 2025 | £1,440est. £ 1,200-1,800 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped H.R. Pfretzschner and Germany to the lower facet of the handle Lot 37 | Tarisio | March 2025 | £2,640est. £ 1,500-2,200 |
| Violin Bow | Gold mounted, round stick stamped H. R. Pfretzschner Lot 38 | Tarisio | March 2025 | £4,800est. £ 3,000-5,000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, signed, fair condition Lot 2195 | Laurent | June 2024 | £2,245est. € 2.000-2.500 |
| Viola Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped H. R. Pfretzschner Lot 8 | Tarisio | May 2024 | £3,095est. € 1.000-1.500 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick unstamped Lot 28 | Tarisio | May 2024 | £2,270est. € 1.500-2.200 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick unstamped Lot 29 | Tarisio | May 2024 | £5,159est. € 1.500-2.200 |
| Violin Bow | Gold mounted, round stick unstamped Lot 41 | Tarisio | May 2024 | £6,707est. € 3.000-5.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped H.R. Pfretzschner, ebony frog with Paris eye Lot 52 | Ingles & H. | March 2024 | £2,040est. £ 1,500,2,000 |
| Cello Bow | Silver mounted, octagonal stick stamped H. R. Pfretzschner Lot 8 | Tarisio | March 2024 | £3,282est. $ 2,000-3,000 |
| Viola Bow | Silver mounted, octagonal stick stamped H. R. Pfretzschner Lot 13 | Tarisio | February 2024 | £3,586est. € 1.000-1.500 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, octagonal stick stamped Ernst Kessler. Berlin Lot 57 | Tarisio | February 2024 | £4,610est. € 2.500-4.000 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick unstamped Lot 45 | Tarisio | February 2024 | £2,356est. € 2.000-3.000 |
| Violin Bow | Baroque bow, round stick stamped H. R. Pfretzschner, open trench frog, no lapping, very good condition Lot 212 | Brompton's | June 2020 | £408est. £ 200-300 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped H.R. Pfretzschner Lot 213 | Brompton's | June 2020 | £1,680est. £ 1,500-2,000 |
| Viola Bow | Lot 152 | Brompton's | June 2018 | £2,124 |
| Violin Bow | Lot 37 | Bonhams | October 2014 | £875 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 61.9 g. without hair, branded "Silvestre et Maucotel" | — | December 2011 | £744 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 63.1 g. | — | December 2011 | £1,058 |
| Bass Bow | N/E 120 g. with fine hair, without winding | — | December 2011 | £740 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 80 g. | — | December 2011 | £1,902 |
| Bass Bow | S/E 135 g. | — | December 2011 | £1,480 |
| Violin Bow | G/E 59 g. | — | November 2011 | £2,216 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 55 g. | — | October 2011 | £235 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 63.5 g. | — | October 2011 | £1,267 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62 g. | — | October 2011 | £1,267 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 54 g. | — | October 2011 | £950 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 55 g. no hair | — | October 2011 | £192 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 52 g. | — | October 2011 | £483 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 69 g. stamped "Tubbs" Workshop of | — | June 2011 | £960 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 75 g. (later button) | — | June 2011 | £288 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 76.5 g. Workshop of | — | May 2011 | £1,165 |
| Bass Bow | N/E 135.0 g. Workshop of | — | May 2011 | £619 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62.0 g. | — | May 2011 | £947 |
| Violin Bow | 57.5 g. | — | May 2011 | £510 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 52 g. without hair, with leather grip Workshop Of | — | May 2011 | £497 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 57 g. without hair | — | May 2011 | £1,562 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 53 g. without hair | — | May 2011 | £213 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 55 g. without hair | — | May 2011 | £337 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 57 g. | — | April 2011 | £1,330 |
| Bass Bow | N/E 129 g. | — | March 2011 | £960 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62 g. | — | March 2011 | £900 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59 g. (missing. button) | — | March 2011 | £384 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 77.5 g. Firm of | — | December 2010 | £646 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 55.0 g. stamped "Tourte" Probably by | — | December 2010 | £760 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62.g. (slight wear & tear to frog & mortice) | — | December 2010 | £310 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 55.5 g. | — | December 2010 | £988 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 68.5 g. | — | December 2010 | £1,553 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. | — | December 2010 | £2,278 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 56 g. without hair Workshop of | — | October 2010 | £670 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 63.5 g. | — | October 2010 | £1,277 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 58.0 g. | — | October 2010 | £2,065 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 54 g. without hair | — | October 2010 | £892 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 65 g. | — | October 2010 | £782 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 57 g. | — | October 2010 | £230 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 63.3 g. | — | September 2010 | £638 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62 g. | — | September 2010 | £600 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 72.0 g. | — | July 2010 | £1,077 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61.0 g. | — | July 2010 | £923 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 77 g. | — | June 2010 | £1,680 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 48.5 g. without hair or winding | — | June 2010 | £1,450 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 68 g. | — | June 2010 | £828 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 50.5 g. without hair or winding | — | June 2010 | £414 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 78.0 g. Probably the workshop of | — | April 2010 | £1,561 |
| Violin Bow | G/E 59 g. 1920 c. | — | March 2010 | £1,012 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 62.5 g. Probably workshop of | — | February 2010 | £462 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 56 g. | — | December 2009 | £1,080 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 58.5 g. | — | December 2009 | £809 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 53.5 g. without hair | — | December 2009 | £883 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 73.5 g. with fine winding | — | December 2009 | £1,197 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 70.5 g. | — | October 2009 | £1,261 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 82.0 g. (button not origianl) | — | October 2009 | £720 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 64.5 g. | — | October 2009 | £840 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 76.5 g. Dresden, 1910 c. | — | October 2009 | £633 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 63 g. | — | October 2009 | £1,049 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 57 g. | — | October 2009 | £360 |
| Violin Bow | 57 g. with fine winding | — | June 2009 | £778 |
| Violin Bow | G/E 55.0 g. stamped "F.N. Voirin a Paris" Probably by | — | June 2009 | £923 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 54 g. cloth lapping | — | June 2009 | £480 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 57 g. | — | June 2009 | £180 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 64 g. | — | June 2009 | £600 |
| Violin Bow | 51 g. without hair, with leather winding | — | June 2009 | £394 |
| Violin Bow | G/E 56.5 g. | — | May 2009 | £1,553 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62.5 g. | — | May 2009 | £660 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61.0 g. | — | May 2009 | £1,009 |
| Violin Bow | G/E 49.5 g. without hair | — | March 2009 | £1,521 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 56 g. without lapping | — | March 2009 | £696 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 63 g. Probably by | — | March 2009 | £1,200 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62 g. | — | March 2009 | £943 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 58 g. | — | March 2009 | £1,058 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60.0 g. | — | December 2008 | £1,527 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 83 g. Markneukirchen, 1950 c. | — | November 2008 | £499 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 57 g. Markneukirchen, 1900 c. | — | November 2008 | £1,996 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 60 g. Markneukirchen, 1920 c. | — | November 2008 | £399 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 56 g. 1910 c. | — | November 2008 | £399 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. Markneukirchen, 1920 c. | — | November 2008 | £798 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 62 g. Markneukirchen, 1925 c. | — | November 2008 | £499 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61.0 g. (button later) | — | October 2008 | £585 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 84 g. | — | October 2008 | £1,044 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 65 g. Workshop | — | October 2008 | £330 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 58.2 g. Markneukirchen, 1910 c. | — | October 2008 | £880 |
| Violin | 35.5 cm early 19th C. | — | June 2008 | £559 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61.0 g. Workshop of | — | June 2008 | £357 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60.0 g. | — | June 2008 | £952 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60.0 g. Workshop of | — | June 2008 | £357 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 54 g. cloth lapping | — | June 2008 | £296 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. | — | June 2008 | £385 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 77 g. (worn stick and replaced heel) | — | June 2008 | £836 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 77 g. | — | June 2008 | £2,135 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 58 g. | — | May 2008 | £1,084 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 56 g. | — | March 2008 | £494 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 64 g. Stramped "Rembert Wurlitzer N.Y." Attributed to | — | March 2008 | £480 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 56 g. | — | March 2008 | £737 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62.0 g. | — | March 2008 | £1,404 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 76 g. Markneukirchen | — | March 2008 | £679 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 51 g. Markneukirchen | — | March 2008 | £803 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. | — | March 2008 | £471 |
| Viola Bow | N/E 70 g. | — | December 2007 | £239 |
| Violin Bow | G/T 61 g. without winding, made for "Silvestre & Maucotel" Probably by | — | December 2007 | £3,233 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59 g. | — | December 2007 | £681 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 74 g. (with tinsel wrap) Workshop of | — | October 2007 | £0 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 91 g. Workshop | — | October 2007 | £806 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 59 g. Workshop | — | October 2007 | £158 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 59.0 g. Workshop of | — | July 2007 | £112 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. (button not original) | — | June 2007 | £1,764 |
| Violin | 33.4 cm German, 1967 Child's size | — | May 2007 | £47 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 63 g. | — | May 2007 | £1,178 |
| Violin Bow | G/E 62 g. | — | May 2007 | £1,178 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. | — | May 2007 | £560 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 52 g. (without hair) | — | May 2007 | £471 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 57.6 g. Markneukirchen, 1920 c. | — | April 2007 | £606 |
| Violin Bow | G/E 55.2 g. Markneukirchen, 1900 c. | — | April 2007 | £576 |
| Cello Bow | G/E 81.3 g. 1880 c. | — | March 2007 | £1,337 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 58.2 g. | — | March 2007 | £418 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 57.5 g. | — | March 2007 | £805 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 57.g. Markneukirchen, Early 20th C. | — | February 2007 | £1,020 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59 g. | — | February 2007 | £600 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 63.5 g. | — | December 2006 | £805 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 72 g. branded "Silvestre et Maucotel" | — | December 2006 | £1,598 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 60.3 g. | — | November 2006 | £409 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 78.5 g. | — | October 2006 | £862 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 58.0 g. | — | October 2006 | £585 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 57.5 g. without hair | — | October 2006 | £801 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60.5 g. | — | October 2006 | £985 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60.5 g. | — | October 2006 | £1,108 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 86 g. | — | October 2006 | £600 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 80 g. | — | October 2006 | £442 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 55 g. | — | October 2006 | £379 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. | — | October 2006 | £505 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62 g. | — | October 2006 | £379 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 79.4 g. Markneukirchen, 1930 c. | — | October 2006 | £776 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 58.0 g. | — | May 2006 | £674 |
| Bass Bow | N/E 127 g. | — | May 2006 | £269 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 61 g. without hair Workshop of | — | May 2006 | £190 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 50 g. without hair or wrapping | — | December 2005 | £798 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59 g. | — | December 2005 | £1,277 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. | — | November 2005 | £1,816 |
| Violin Bow | S/T 58 g. | — | November 2005 | £632 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 63.5 g. | — | November 2005 | £878 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 55 g. | — | November 2005 | £676 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 58.6 g. | — | November 2005 | £780 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 50.5 g. 1910 c. Baroque model | — | October 2005 | £1,376 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 58.0 g. tinsel lapping (button in part =Ø) | — | October 2005 | £983 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60.5 g. | — | October 2005 | £786 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60.5 g. | — | October 2005 | £590 |
| Violin Bow | 50 g. no hair or wrapping | — | June 2005 | £554 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 72.g. | — | June 2005 | £1,207 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 63.5 g. | — | May 2005 | £244 |
| Cello Bow | G/E | — | May 2005 | £2,400 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 68 g. without hair | — | May 2005 | £530 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. | — | May 2005 | £499 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 73 g. | — | May 2005 | £484 |
| Violin | N/E 61g. stamped "Gustav Wunderlich" | — | May 2005 | £484 |
| Violin Bow | G/E 61 g. | — | May 2005 | £1,615 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59 g. | — | May 2005 | £1,049 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 58 g. | — | May 2005 | £242 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 79 g. | — | May 2005 | £242 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60.6 g. | — | March 2005 | £480 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61.6 g. | — | March 2005 | £720 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 65 g. | — | February 2005 | £335 |
| Violin Bow | G/E 61.5 g. | — | February 2005 | £1,920 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60.5 g. | — | February 2005 | £900 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62 g. | — | December 2004 | £407 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60.5 g. | — | December 2004 | £488 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 63.2 g. | — | November 2004 | £717 |
| Violin Bow | G/E 63 g. | — | November 2004 | £1,560 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 81.5 g. | — | October 2004 | £1,209 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 63 g. (minor defect to center stick) | — | October 2004 | £604 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 57.5 g. | — | October 2004 | £827 |
| Violin Bow | G/T 65 g. | — | October 2004 | £1,661 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 50 g. (with baleen wrap, without hair | — | October 2004 | £1,262 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. | — | October 2004 | £498 |
| Viola | 38.0 cm (near mint condition) Workshop | — | July 2004 | £125 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 57.4 g. | — | July 2004 | £573 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 64 g. | — | July 2004 | £382 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 72 g. stamped "HRP Studen" Workshop | — | May 2004 | £133 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 64 g. | — | May 2004 | £956 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62 g. | — | May 2004 | £956 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 53 g. without hair 1910 c. | — | May 2004 | £995 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 50 g. without hair | — | May 2004 | £564 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 56.0 g. | — | May 2004 | £772 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62 g. | — | March 2004 | £1,376 |
| Violin | 1/2 Size | — | February 2004 | £67 |
| Violin Bow | G/E 52 g. also stamped "Prof.Henri Petri, Dresdin" | — | February 2004 | £837 |
| Violin Bow | Ebony 52.5 g. Open frog baroque style | — | February 2004 | £275 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62 g. | — | November 2003 | £436 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 57 g. | — | October 2003 | £679 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 59 g. | — | October 2003 | £277 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. | — | May 2003 | £1,104 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 53 g. | — | May 2003 | £734 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 56 g. | — | May 2003 | £661 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 58 g. | — | May 2003 | £441 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. | — | March 2003 | £900 |
| Viola Bow | G/E 67 g. | — | November 2002 | £1,880 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 57 g. | — | November 2002 | £1,135 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62 g. | — | October 2002 | £876 |
| Bass Bow | N/E ??? g. | — | June 2002 | £1,812 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59 g. | — | June 2002 | £441 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 54 g. | — | June 2002 | £1,025 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 54 g. | — | June 2002 | £395 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59 g. For "Silvestre & Maucotel" | — | June 2002 | £1,887 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 79 g. | — | May 2002 | £673 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. | — | March 2002 | £960 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 58 g. | — | March 2002 | £900 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. | — | November 2001 | £816 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 56 g. | — | May 2001 | £936 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 57 g. | — | May 2001 | £1,448 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 69 g. | — | March 2001 | £587 |
| Violin Bow | G/E 56 g. | — | February 2001 | £1,150 |
| Violin Bow | G/E 58 g. Workshop | — | November 2000 | £804 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 77 g. | — | November 2000 | £881 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 79 g. | — | November 2000 | £1,150 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 60 g. Workshop | — | September 2000 | £518 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 57 g. Workshop | — | September 2000 | £322 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 58 g. | — | July 2000 | £960 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. | — | July 2000 | £640 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. | — | June 2000 | £690 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. | — | May 2000 | £709 |
| Violin Bow | S/T 51 g. | — | May 2000 | £1,526 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 80 g. | — | March 2000 | £1,265 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 84 g. | — | March 2000 | £690 |
| Violin Bow | G/E 56 g. | — | November 1999 | £1,800 |
| Violin Bow | G/E 56 g. | — | November 1999 | £460 |
| Violin Bow | N/E 53 g. | — | November 1999 | £230 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 71 g. | — | November 1999 | £1,265 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 52 g. | — | November 1999 | £805 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 64 g. | — | June 1999 | £322 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 78 g. | — | May 1999 | £915 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59 g. | — | May 1999 | £563 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. | — | May 1999 | £422 |
| Viola | 39.1 cm 1790 | — | March 1999 | £4,600 |
| Bass Bow | S/E | — | March 1999 | £897 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59 g. | — | November 1998 | £460 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 63 g. | — | November 1998 | £402 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 74 g. | — | November 1998 | £690 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59 g. | — | November 1998 | £1,840 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 57 g. | — | November 1998 | £552 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59 g. | — | November 1998 | £623 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. | — | September 1998 | £1,095 |
| Cello Bow | G/E 85 g. | — | June 1998 | £920 |
| Cello Bow | G/E 75 g. | — | April 1998 | £1,610 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 57 g. | — | March 1998 | £402 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62 g. | — | February 1998 | £402 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 58 g. | — | February 1998 | £520 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 56 g. | — | November 1997 | £575 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 81 g. | — | November 1997 | £1,840 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 75 g. | — | November 1997 | £817 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 58 g. | — | July 1997 | £900 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59 g. | — | July 1997 | £600 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 53 g. | — | May 1997 | £460 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 58 g. | — | May 1997 | £429 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 57 g. | — | March 1997 | £1,150 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 81 g. | — | March 1997 | £1,380 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 74 g. | — | March 1997 | £575 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. | — | March 1997 | £2,070 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. | — | March 1997 | £1,127 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 64 g. | — | March 1997 | £644 |
| Cello Bow | G/E 76 g. | — | November 1996 | £1,265 |
| Violin Bow | G/E 54 g. | — | November 1996 | £662 |
| Cello Bow | G/E 82 g. | — | November 1996 | £1,265 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 69 g. | — | March 1996 | £1,495 |
| Viola Bow | G/E 72 g. | — | November 1995 | £1,725 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 66 g. | — | June 1995 | £1,725 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 67 g. | — | May 1995 | £934 |
| Cello Bow | G/E 81 g. | — | March 1995 | £1,725 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 79 g. | — | March 1995 | £943 |
| Viola Bow | S/E | — | November 1994 | £971 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 69 g. | — | November 1992 | £715 |
| Viola Bow | G/E 72 g. | — | March 1992 | £1,650 |
| Viola Bow | G/E 75 g. | — | March 1992 | £1,430 |
No results match those filters.
Maker Overview
Life
Hermann Richard Pfretzschner (1856-1921) was a bow maker, the son and pupil of Carl Richard Pfretzschner. He served as the last pupil of J. B. Vuillaume in Paris from 1870 to 1872. In 1880, he established himself as a bow maker in Markneukirchen. He was appointed to the court of Saxony in 1901 and made bows for the royal court and orchestra of Dresden. Hermann Richard Pfretzschner is regarded as one of the best German bow makers, and the company he founded continues today.
Characteristics
- Workshop Production
- He assembled a large workshop and produced bow models based on Tourte, Voirin, and Vuillaume, which were sold in various grades.
- Personal Model
- His own personal model was named 'Wilhelmj', developed in collaboration with the violinist August Wilhelmj.
- Other Models
- Other types of bows received names of various virtuosi.
- Branding
- His bows were branded 'H. R. PFRETZSCHNER'.
Influence and legacy
- Mentorship: He was the son and pupil of Carl Richard Pfretzschner.
- Training: He was the last pupil of J. B. Vuillaume in Paris from 1870 to 1872.
- Royal Appointment: He was appointed to the court of Saxony in 1901.
- Royal Commissions: He made bows for the royal court and orchestra of Dresden.
- Continuity: The company he founded continues today.
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Biographies
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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
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