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    Amati > Makers Archive > R > Andre Richaume

    Andre Richaume

    Paris, b. 1905

    after 1932 Paris France. Bow maker. Worked with his uncle Victor Fétique from 1927. Established independently in the boulevard de Clichy 1932. — John Dilworth

    Worked Paris
    Made Cello Bow, Viola Bow, Violin Bow

    Auction Price History

    Highest auction price

    £25,330

    114 results

    Type Details Auction house Sold Price
    Silver mounted, signed, unhaired, handle blemishes, frog and handle cracks, good condition Lot 195—December 2025£16,954est. € 7.000-8.000
    Silver mounted, signed Vtor Fetique à Paris, button missing, frog chip, good condition Lot 283—December 2025£9,866est. € 5.000-6.000
    Silver mounted, minor filler at the bottom of the head, otherwise very good condition Lot 40—December 2025£16,443est. € 8.000-10.000
    Silver mounted, thin hair and lapping, stick and head dents, button crack, very good condition Lot 45—December 2025£10,962est. € 6.000-8.000
    Silver mounted, unlapping, button missing, stick and head blemishes, frog crack, minor handle wear Lot 377—June 2025£6,314est. € 5.000-6.000
    Violin BowSilver mounted, round stick stamped A. Richaume à Paris Lot 78TarisioMarch 2025£15,756est. $ 8,000-12,000
    3/4 size violin bow, silver mounted, round stick, ebony frog, not original frog and button Lot 125—November 2023£519est. € 400-500
    Good condition Lot 94—November 2023£7,314est. € 6.000-8.000
    Silver mounted, round stick stamped A. Richaume à Paris Lot 66—October 2023£14,398est. € 8.000-12.000
    Silver mounted, signed, ivory frog, minor head and handle blemishes and wear, frog crack, good condition Lot 132—June 2023£6,946est. € 3.000-4.000
    Silver mounted, round stick stamped A. Richaume à Paris, button later Lot 9—June 2023£7,717est. $ 8,000-12,000
    Silver mounted, unhaired, thin lapping, head and handle blemishes and wear, frog cracks Lot 92—December 2022£10,711est. € 5.000-6.000
    Silver mounted, signed Amati Mangenot, stick blemish, head restoration Lot 844—November 2022£4,284est. € 1.500-2.000
    Silver mounted, octagonal stick stamped A. Richaume à Paris Lot 93—October 2022£12,554est. € 7.000-10.000
    Silver mounted, signed Vtor Fétique à Paris, button missing, thin hair, minor stick dents, good condition Lot 133—June 2022£12,151est. € 6.000-8.000
    Silver mounted, signed Vtor Fétique, frog crack, otherwise good condition Lot 227—June 2022£9,509est. € 6.000-8.000
    Silver mounted, signed A. Richaume à Paris, thin hair and lapping, good condition Lot 285—June 2022£7,396est. € 6.000-8.000
    Silver mounted, heel missing, head and frog blemishes, handle wear, good condition Lot 383—June 2022£13,736est. € 7.000-8.000
    Silver mounted, signed A. Richaume à Paris, stick knot end and wear, otherwise good condition Lot 48—June 2022£9,509est. € 4.000-5.000
    Gold mounted, signed A. Richaume à Paris, tortoiseshell frog, minor frog blemishes, good condition Lot 240—December 2021£25,330est. € 15.000-20.000
    Silver mounted, round stick stamped A. RICHAUME A PARIS, ferrule engraved O. Franck Lot 1350—June 2021£5,772est. $ 8,000-12,000
    Silver mounted, round stick stamped illegibly Lot 16—March 2021£10,503est. $ 10,000-15,000
    Silver mounted, octagonal stick stamped Emile Ouchard, silver lapping Lot 4—March 2021£8,606est. $ 8,000-12,000
    Silver mounted, signed A. Richaume Paris, tortoiseshell frog, minor head blemishes, very good condition Lot 240—December 2020£14,560est. € 12.000-14.000
    Silver mounted, signed A. Richaume à Paris, minor head blemishes, otherwise very good condition Lot 329—December 2020£7,728est. € 5.000-6.000
    Gold mounted, signed A. Richaume à Paris, minor stick blemish, otherwise very good condition Lot 341—December 2020£16,240est. € 8.000-10.000
    Bernard Millant collection, illustrated in L'Archet, tomo III, p. 425, n. 10, stick and handle blemishes Lot 252—November 2019£13,349est. € 6.000-7.000
    Bernard Millant collection, illustrated in L'Archet tome III p. 424 n. 7, stick and mortice blemishes, wear Lot 277—November 2019£12,836est. € 7.000-8.000
    Bernard Millant collection, illustrated in L'Archet tome III p. 426 n. 12, minor head and frog blemishes Lot 328—November 2019£17,456est. € 10.000-12.000
    Silver mounted, octagonal stick, spliced stick, later frog and button made in the Hill workshop Lot 166—June 2019£1,800est. £ 2,000-4,000
    Silver mounted, signed and branded Exp Liège 1954, very good condition Lot 185—June 2019£18,068est. € 8.000-10.000
    Round stick bearing the maker's brand, head restoration Lot 104—May 2019£1,530est. € 2.000-3.000
    Millant collection, stamped, very minor stick blemish, otherwise very good condition Lot 141—December 2018£14,376est. € 7.000-8.000
    Millant collection, illustrated in L'Archet, vol. III, p. 427, n. 14, silver mounted, condition as new Lot 199—December 2018£15,482est. € 7.000-8.000
    René Quenoil collection, gold mounted, tortoiseshell frog, very minor frog blemishes, good condition Lot 80—June 2018£19,980est. € 6.000-8.000
    Silver mounted, head restoration, minor frog blemishes, handle wear, otherwise good condition Lot 882—June 2018£946est. € 800
    Silver mounted, octagonal stick stamped Chipot Vuillaume à Paris Lot 16—June 2017£6,000est. £ 5,000-8,000
    Nickel mounted, signed, minus hair, thin lapping, handle blemish, otherwise good condition Lot 2276—June 2017£574est. € 150
    René Quenoil collection, gold mounted, signed, condition as new Lot 293—June 2017£15,660est. € 10.000-12.000
    Silver mounted, spline, frog is a poor fit to the stick and may not be original to the bow, repairs to frog Lot 232—May 2017£959est. $ 2,000-3,000
    Silver mounted, later button, thin lapping, stick and ebony frog blemishes, wear at the thumb position Lot 290—December 2016£6,905est. € 7.000-8.000
    Silver mounted, round stick, ebony frog with Paris eye, later silver button Lot 48—October 2016£7,200est. £ 4,000-6,000
    Silver mounted, octagonal stick with replaced head stamped A. Richaume à Paris, ebony frog Lot 50—October 2016£2,160est. £ 1,400-1,800
    Silver mounted, minor stick and handle blemishes, handle and thumb wear, otherwise good condition Lot 48—June 2016£5,657est. € 4.000-5.000
    Silver mounted, round stick stamped A. Richaume à Paris, ebony frog with Paris eye, silver button Lot 80—March 2016£8,400est. £ 4,000-6,000
    Silver mounted, frog and button by Jules Fétique, unlapping, minor stick and ebony frog blemishes Lot 178—December 2015£3,067est. € 3.000-4.000
    Silver mounted, minus hair, thin lapping, very good condition Lot 237—December 2015£8,519est. € 4.000-5.000
    Silver mounted, signed, minus hair, thin lapping, good condition Lot 342—December 2015£5,963est. € 5.000-6.000
    Silver mounted, not original button, unhaired and unlapping, minor stick and head blemishes Lot 43—December 2015£3,408est. € 3.000-4.000
    Silver mounted, octagonal stick with replaced head stamped A. Richaume à Paris, ebony frog Lot 184—November 2015£3,600est. £ 2,500-3,500
    From the collection of Lina Lama, silver mounted, octagonal stick stamped A. Richaume à Paris Lot 63—November 2015£5,760est. £ 3,000-4,000
    Silver mounted, octagonal stick stamped A. Richaume à Paris, ebony frog with Paris eye, later button Lot 64—November 2015£4,200est. £ 2,500-3,500
    Silver mounted, signed, head restoration, otherwise good condition Lot 126—June 2015£2,190est. € 1.000-1.200
    Silver mounted, signed, minor ebony frog blemish, otherwise good condition Lot 182—June 2015£5,255est. € 4.000-5.000
    Silver mounted, signed, thin lapping, very good condition Lot 285—June 2015£11,386est. € 5.000-6.000
    Silver mounted, signed, head restoration, otherwise good condition Lot 34—June 2015£1,752est. € 1.000-1.200
    Silver mounted, minor head and frog blemishes, otherwise good condition Lot 340—June 2015£8,759est. € 10.000-12.000
    Silver mounted, signed, stick and head blemishes, handle wear, otherwise good condition Lot 447—June 2015£3,941est. € 5.000-6.000
    Silver mounted, round stick stamped A Richaume a Paris Lot 43—March 2015£10,620est. £ 5,000-8,000
    Silver mounted, round stick stamped A. Richaume Lot 146—February 2015£5,052est. $ 3,000-5,000
    Silver mounted, signed, good condition Lot 145—December 2014£4,709est. € 5.000-6.000
    Silver mounted, signed, minus hair, thin lapping, minor handle wear, otherwise good condition Lot 482—December 2014£5,180est. € 4.000-5.000
    Silver mounted, later button, unhaired and unlapping, minor stick blemishes, otherwise good condition Lot 135—June 2014£5,031est. € 5.000-6.000
    Silver mounted, signed, handle wear, head and frog blemishes, otherwise good condition Lot 348—June 2014£4,354est. € 3.000-4.000
    Silver mounted, round stick, frog and button probably later, splined to the head Lot 56—March 2014£1,416est. £ 1,400-2,000
    Silver mounted, stick stamped A. RICHAUME, ebony frog, good condition Lot 20—October 2013£5,777est. € 8.000-10.000
    Silver mounted, round stick stamped A. Richaume à Paris, ebony frog with Paris eye, silver button Lot 96—October 2013£8,400est. £ 6,000-8,000
    Silver mounted, stamped A. Richaume à Paris Lot 22—June 2013£2,127est. $ 2,500-4,000
    Silver mounted, round stick, ebony frog Lot 108—May 2013£7,642est. € 7.000-8.000
    Silver mounted, signed, unhaired and unlapping, minor stick blemishes, otherwise very good condition Lot 235—December 2012£8,293est. € 4.000-5.000
    Silver mounted, signed, handle and head blemishes Lot 541—December 2012£409est. € 400
    Silver mounted, stamped André Richaume à Paris Lot 104—November 2012£4,119est. $ 5,000-8,000
    Silver mounted, octagonal stick stamped A. Richaume à Paris, ebony frog with Paris eye, silver button Lot 121—October 2012£6,000est. £ 4,000-6,000
    Violin BowS/E 61 g.—December 2011£12,681
    Viola BowS/E 73.5 g.—December 2011£4,227
    Viola BowS/E 72 g. branded "Maucotel et Deschamps"—December 2011£2,325
    Violin BowS/E 61.0 g. (head spline)—December 2010£1,520
    Violin BowG/T 59 g.—December 2010£18,123
    Violin BowG/T 67 g. Attributed to—October 2010£875
    Violin BowS/E 60.0 g.—June 2010£8,835
    Violin BowG/T 56 g. without hair (head spline)—December 2009£2,176
    Viola BowS/E 70 g.—December 2009£9,249
    Violin BowG/T 61 g.—December 2009£5,984
    Cello BowS/E 82.5 g.—October 2009£5,932
    Violin BowS/I 65.0 g.—October 2009£3,337
    Violin BowS/E 61 g.—December 2008£6,143
    Viola BowS/T 71.5 g.—June 2008£10,212
    Violin BowS/E 61 g. branded "Vtor Fetique a Paris France" Probably by—May 2008£2,710
    Violin BowS/E 60 g.—December 2007£2,212
    Violin BowS/E 59.5 g. Paris, 1940 c.—October 2007£4,250
    Cello BowS/E 81.5 g. 1940 c.—February 2007£960
    Violin BowS/E 61 g.—February 2007£4,560
    Viola BowS/I 67 g. (crack to side of head, half chevall of frog)—December 2006£2,796
    Violin BowS/E 63 g.—November 2005£3,360
    Violin BowS/E—June 2005£3,007
    Violin BowS/E 60.5 g. branded "Maucotel & Deschamps"—December 2004£3,093
    Viola BowS/T 80 g. (later adjustor)—November 2004£4,780
    Violin BowS/I 63 g.—July 2004£4,541
    Violin BowS/E 54 g. without hair, stamped "Vtor Fetique"—May 2004£3,647
    Cello BowS/E 80 g.—May 2003£4,039
    Violin BowG/T 63 g.—April 2003£5,602
    Violin BowS/E 62 g.—November 2002£2,185
    Violin BowS/E ?? g. branded "P. Jombar"—June 2002£3,925
    Cello BowS/E 79 g.—December 2000£1,937
    Violin BowS/T 63 g.—November 1999£4,830
    Violin BowS/E 59 g.—June 1999£3,338
    Viola BowS/T 74 g.—November 1998£7,475
    Violin BowS/E 62 g.—November 1997£1,701
    Violin BowG/E 64 g.—November 1996£3,450
    Violin BowS/E 61 g.—March 1996£4,232
    Violin BowS/E 67 g.—March 1994£1,380
    Violin BowS/E 65 g.—April 1993£1,610
    Cello BowS/I 84 g.—June 1985£1,760
    Cello BowS/E 83 g.—November 1984£810
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    Biographies

    The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:

    John Dilworth+

    RICHAUME, André Born 1905 Mirecourt, d. after 1932 Paris France. Bow maker. Worked with his uncle Victor Fétique from 1927. Established independently in the boulevard de Clichy 1932.

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