Pfretzschner (Workshop)
German bow-making workshop established in Markneukirchen, Saxony (1857–1921). The workshop became internationally renowned for introducing refined French bow-making models into the German tradition and produced bows of professional and concert quality.
Auction Price History
Highest auction price
4 results
| Type | Details | Auction house | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped F. C. PFRETZSCHNER | Dorotheum | November 2017 | £423est. € 300 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, round stick stamped F.C. Pfretzschner, ebony frog with Paris eye, silver and ebony button Lot 1260 | Gardiner Houlgate | June 2016 | £240est. £ 200-300 |
| Cello Bow | Nickel mounted, round stick stamped F.C. Pfretzschner, ebony frog with Paris eye Lot 120 | Gardiner Houlgate | November 2015 | £624est. £ 300-500 |
| Violin Bow | Silver mounted, stamped F.C. Pfretzschner, without hair Lot 765 | Gardiner Houlgate | June 2015 | £408est. £ 100-150 |
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Maker Overview
Life
Appointed Purveyor to the Royal Saxon Court in 1901, the firm used the Saxon coat of arms on many of its frogs and developed characteristic models including the Wilhelmj model. Continued by successive generations of the Pfretzschner family, the workshop remains one of the most important names in the history of German bow making.
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