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