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Andre Vigneron

Paris, 1881–1924

Known as ‘Vigneron fils’. Son, pupil, and assistant of Joseph Arthur (Vigneron Père), below. Succeeded to the business 1905, but continued to use his father’s brand. His own came into use c.1910, with the bow numbered beneath the frog. Employed A. Husson from c.1920, and later L. Piernot. — John Dilworth

Worked Paris
Made Bass Bow, Cello, Cello Bow, Viola Bow, Violin Bow
Taught by Joseph Arthur
Family Son of Joseph Arthur

Auction Price History

Highest auction price

£17,952

211 results

Type Details Auction house Sold Price
Viola BowSilver mounted, round stick stamped A. Vigneron à Paris, ebony frog with Paris eye, silver button Lot 164March 2026£14,400est. Estimate £ 8,000-12,000
Violin BowSilver mounted, round stick, the head has been well repaired with a replacement lower section Lot 3227GardinerMarch 2026£1,038est. Estimate £ 700-1,000
Small Violin Bow7/8 size violin bow, silver mounted, signed Lot 334VichyDecember 2025£2,631est. € 2.500-3.000
Cello BowSilver mounted Lot 180VichyDecember 2025£10,962est. € 6.000-8.000
Violin BowSilver mounted, signed Lot 83VichyJune 2025£6,314est. € 6.000-8.000
Violin BowSilver mounted, signed A. Vigneron à Paris Lot 133VichyJune 2025£8,214est. € 8.000-10.000
Viola BowSilver mounted, round stick, frog not original to the stick by Marie Louis Piernot, button not original Lot 25TarisioMarch 2025£6,025est. $ 4,000-6,000
Violin BowSilver mounted, round stick stamped A. Vigneron à Paris, ebony frog with Paris eye, silver button Lot 108Ingles & H.March 2025£8,400est. £ 5,000-8,000
Viola BowSilver mounted, signed A. Vigneron à Paris, minor head and handle blemishes, very good condition Lot 185LaurentJune 2024£13,827est. € 8.000-10.000
Viola BowSilver mounted, signed, minor stick and head blemishes, frog cracks, handle restoration, good condition Lot 228LaurentJune 2024£6,018est. € 6.000-8.000
Cello BowNickel mounted, signed, later ferrule, stick and head blemishes, frog crack Lot 345LaurentJune 2024£7,660est. € 8.000-10.000
Violin BowSilver mounted, signed Lot 37VichyNovember 2023£3,345est. € 3.000-4.000
Violin BowJean Petitcolas collection, silver mounted Lot 227VichyNovember 2023£2,225est. € 2.000-2.500
Cello BowSilver mounted, round stick stamped André Vigneron à Paris Lot 14TarisioNovember 2023£5,809est. $ 6,000-9,000
Violin BowSilver mounted, round stick stamped Léon Bernardel, ebony frog with Paris eye, silver button Lot 82Ingles & HaydayOctober 2023£8,400est. £ 7,000-10,000
Violin BowSilver mounted, frog and button by P. Colas Lot 138VichyJune 2023£6,722est. € 4.000-6.000
Violin BowSilver mounted, signed Lot 288VichyJune 2023£6,268est. € 3.500-4.500
Cello BowSilver mounted, thin hair and lapping Lot 180VichyJune 2023£12,824est. € 10.000-12.000
Violin BowSilver mounted, signed A. Vigneron à Paris Lot 693VichyMay 2023£1,716est. € 1.200-1.500
Violin BowLucien Capet model, silver mounted, signed A. Vigneron à ..., thin lapping Lot 290VichyDecember 2022£8,569est. € 8.000-10.000
Violin BowSilver mounted Lot 88VichyJune 2022£11,094est. € 6.000-8.000
Violin BowSilver mounted, signed A. Vigneron à Paris Lot 880VichyJune 2022£2,745est. € 1.200-1.500
Cello BowSilver mounted, round stick branded A. VIGNERON A PARIS, ebony frog Lot 145ApolliumApril 2022£5,016est. € 5.000-7.000
Cello BowGold mounted, octagonal stick stamped *** Vigneron ***, tortoiseshell frog Lot 93Ingles & HaydayMarch 2022£6,000est. £ 2,800-3,500
Violin BowNickel mounted, signed A. Vigneron à Paris, thin lapping Lot 148VichyDecember 2021£9,499est. € 5.000-6.000
Violin BowSilver mounted, round stick stamped A. Vigneron à Paris Lot 98TarisioNovember 2021£8,004est. $ 5,000-8,000
Violin BowSilver mounted, round stick stamped A. Vigneron à Paris Lot 97TarisioNovember 2021£5,781est. $ 4,000-6,000
Cello BowSilver mounted, round stick stamped A. Vigneron Lot 18TarisioNovember 2021£4,446est. $ 5,000-8,000
Violin BowSilver mounted, round stick stamped A. Vigneron à Paris Lot 64TarisioJuly 2021£9,563est. $ 6,000-9,000
Viola BowSilver mounted, signed A. Vigneron à ..., silk lapping Lot 530VichyJune 2021£3,959est. € 1.000-2.000
Violin BowSilver mounted, signed, thin lapping Lot 237VichyJune 2021£7,696est. € 5.000-6.000
Violin BowSilver mounted, round stick, knot mid stick Lot 1386SkinnersJune 2021£4,884est. $ 3,000-5,000
Violin BowSilver mounted, silver lapping Lot 82VichyJune 2021£3,955est. € 4.000-5.000
Violin BowSilver mounted, thin lapping Lot 383VichyJune 2021£3,848est. € 3.500-4.500
Cello BowSilver mounted, round stick stamped A. Vigneron à Paris, ebony frog with Paris eye, silver button Lot 71Ingles & HaydayJune 2021£9,120est. £ 4,000-6,000
Cello BowNickel mounted, minus hair, thin lapping Lot 84VichyJune 2021£2,779est. € 2.500-3.000
Violin BowSilver mounted Lot 97VichyDecember 2020£8,736est. € 4.000-5.000
Violin BowSilver mounted, round stick stamped André Vigneron à Paris and Modele Lucien Capet Lot 91TarisioNovember 2020£10,873est. $ 6,000-9,000
Violin BowSilver mounted, octagonal stick stamped A. Vigneron à Paris, frog chevalled Lot 90TarisioNovember 2020£6,343est. $ 5,000-8,000
Violin BowSilver mounted, round stick stamped André Vigneron à Paris, ebony frog with Paris eye, silver button Lot 125Ingles & HaydayOctober 2020£1,920est. £ 1,800-2,500
Violin Bowstamped A. Vigneron à Paris Lot 2276Gardiner HoulgateJune 2020£312est. £ 200-400
Violin BowArnold R. Bone collection, D-shaped stick Lot 164SkinnersNovember 2019£3,113est. $ 4,000-6,000
Violin BowBernard Millant collection, illustrated in L'Archet tome III p. 268 n. 10 Lot 263VichyNovember 2019£11,295est. € 8.000-10.000
Cello BowBernard Millant collection, illustrated in L'Archet tome III p. 266 n. 5 Lot 274VichyNovember 2019£16,430est. € 13.000-15.000
Violin BowBernard Millant collection, illustrated in L'Archet tome III p. 266 n. 4 Lot 323VichyNovember 2019£11,809est. € 7.000-8.000
Cello BowBernard Millant collection, illustrated in L'Archet tome III p. 267 n. 7 Lot 339VichyNovember 2019£13,349est. € 12.000-15.000
Cello BowSilver mounted, thin lapping Lot 95VichyNovember 2019£15,898est. € 6.000-8.000
Violin BowNickel mounted, round stick stamped A. Vigneron a Paris, ebony frog Lot 2263Gardiner HoulgateSeptember 2019£696est. £ 100-200
Violin BowSilver mounted Lot 942VichyJune 2019£2,970est. € 800
Violin BowSilver mounted Lot 194VichyJune 2019£1,594est. € 1.500-2.000
Viola BowSilver mounted, round stick stamped Andrè Vigneron à Paris Lot 32TarisioJune 2019£4,800est. £ 4,000-6,000
Violin BowMillant collection, illustrated in L'Archet, vol. III, p. 258, n. 9, silver mounted Lot 223VichyDecember 2018£15,482est. € 8.000-10.000
Cello BowSilver mounted, thin lapping Lot 40VichyDecember 2018£9,086est. € 8.000-10.000
Cello BowSilver mounted Lot 43VichyDecember 2018£10,689est. € 6.000-8.000
Violin BowNickel mounted, round stick stamped A. VIGNERON A PARIS, ebony frog Lot 110ApolliumNovember 2018£2,987est. € 2.800-3.500
Violin BowSilver mounted, signed Lot 93VichyJune 2018£5,784est. € 5.000-6.000
Violin BowNickel mounted, round stick stamped A. Vigneron a Paris Lot 120Brompton’sMarch 2018£2,400est. £ 3,000-5,000
Viola BowSilver mounted, round stick stamped A. Vigneron à Paris Lot 36TarisioFebruary 2018£11,161est. $ 8,000-10,000
Violin BowHead separated from the stick and in need of pinning, later addittions frog and button Lot 1279Gardiner HoulgateDecember 2017£240est. £ 150-250
Cello BowBernard Millant collection, illustrated in L'Archet, tome III, p. 267 Lot 3VichyNovember 2017£15,840est. € 13.000-15.000
Violin BowBernard Millant collection, illustrated in L'Archet, tome III, p. 266 Lot 37VichyNovember 2017£17,952est. € 7.000-8.000
Cello BowSilver mounted, round stick stamped A. Vigneron Lot 34TarisioOctober 2017£6,600est. £ 3,500-5,500
Cello BowNickel mounted Lot 42VichyJune 2017£4,698est. € 3.000-4.000
Violin BowSilver mounted Lot 132VichyJune 2017£1,670est. € 2.000-3.000
Violin BowSilver mounted, signed Lot 242VichyJune 2017£7,099est. € 4.000-4.500
Violin BowSilver mounted Lot 282VichyJune 2017£8,874est. € 4.000-5.000
Violin BowRound stick stamped A. Vigneron a Paris Lot 232Brompton’sJune 2017£156est. £ 200-400
Viola BowNickel mounted, round stick stamped A. Vigneron a Paris Lot 136Brompton’sMarch 2017£6,000est. £ 5,000-8,000
Viola BowSilver mounted, round stick stamped A. Vigneron ... Lot 138Brompton’sMarch 2017£13,200est. £ 7,000-10,000
Violin BowSilver mounted, signed Lot 295VichyJune 2016£6,128est. € 5.000-6.000
Violin BowSilver mounted, round stick stamped André Vigneron à Paris and Modèle Lucien Capet, silver lapping Lot 98TarisioMay 2016£5,815est. $ 7,000-10,000
Violin BowSilver mounted, round stick stamped A. Vigneron à Paris, ebony frog with Paris eye Lot 78Ingles & HaydayMarch 2016£4,800est. £ 2,000-3,000
Cello BowSilver mounted, round stick, contemporary button by another hand Lot 51Brompton’sMarch 2016£13,200est. £ 12,000-18,000
Violin BowSilver mounted, round stick stamped A. Vigneron à Paris, ebony frog with Paris eye Lot 185Ingles & HaydayNovember 2015£3,120est. £ 2,000-3,000
Cello BowSilver mounted, signed Lot 300VichyJune 2015£7,620est. € 9.000-10.000
Cello BowNickel mounted Lot 328VichyJune 2015£2,190est. € 2.000-3.000
Violin BowSilver mounted, signed, silk lapping Lot 430VichyJune 2015£10,511est. € 5.000-6.000
Violin BowSilver mounted, round stick, frog and button of the style and period and probably original to the stick Lot 138TarisioMay 2015£3,050est. $ 5,000-8,000
Violin BowSilver mounted, round stick stamped André Vigneron à Paris and Modèle Lucien Capet Lot 139TarisioMay 2015£6,861est. $ 5,000-8,000
Violin BowSilver mounted Lot 2025VichyDecember 2014£456est. € 150
Cello BowSilver mounted, signed, minus hair, thin lapping Lot 83VichyDecember 2014£5,462est. € 3.000-4.000
Violin BowNickel mounted, signed Lot 237VichyDecember 2014£2,825est. € 3.000-4.000
Violin BowSilver mounted, round stick stamped A. Vigneron a Paris Lot 16Brompton’sOctober 2014£5,400est. £ 4,000-6,000
Cello BowSilver mounted, round stick stamped A. Vigneron a Paris Lot 66TarisioMay 2014£5,661est. $ 8,000-12,000
Violin BowSilver mounted, round stick stamped A. Vigneron a Paris, ebony frog with Paris eye, without hair Lot 228Gardiner HoulgateMay 2014£4,956est. £ 3,000-5,000
Violin BowSilver mounted, round stick stamped A. Vigneron a Paris Lot 5Brompton’sMarch 2014£3,480est. £ 3,000-5,000
Cello BowNickel mounted, round stick of a red brown colour bearing the maker's brand, ebony frog with pearl eye Lot 120ApolliumMarch 2014£4,704est. € 4.500-6.000
Cello BowSilver mounted, octagonal stick faintly stamped A. Vigneron à Paris Lot 20TarisioOctober 2013£10,800est. £ 7,000-10,000
Violin BowSilver mounted, stamped A. Vigneron à Paris Lot 147TarisioJune 2013£4,640est. $ 6,000-9,000
Violin BowSilver mounted, stamped A. Vigneron à Paris Lot 104TarisioJune 2013£10,200est. £ 3,000-5,000
Violin BowSilver mounted, stamped A. Vigneron à Paris Lot 117TarisioMay 2013£2,504est. $ 3,000-5,000
Violin BowLucien Capet model, n. 91, silver mounted, signed, ebony frog Lot 72LucienMay 2013£6,072est. € 4.000-5.000
Violin BowLucien Capet model, n. 195, silver mounted, ebony frog Lot 73LucienMay 2013£4,048est. € 4.000-5.000
Violin BowSilver mounted, stamped A. Vigneron a Paris Lot 206TarisioNovember 2012£2,996est. $ 4,000-6,000
Violin Bow Lot 187BonhamsOctober 2012£4,500
Violin BowSilver mounted, faintly stamped Lot 82VichyJune 2012£7,764est. € 6.000-7.000
Violin BowSilver mounted, branded A. Vigneron à Paris, ebony frog, silver button Lot 22AguttesJune 2012£2,977est. € 4.000-5.000
Violin BowS/E 57.0 g. without hair (button not original)December 2011£1,160
Cello BowS/E 76 g. without hair or windingDecember 2011£9,511
Violin BowS/E 55.0 g. without hairDecember 2011£2,321
Viola BowS/E 71 g.December 2011£10,568
Violin Bow Lot 136BonhamsOctober 2011£6,875
Violin Bow Lot 144BonhamsOctober 2011£7,250
Cello Bow Lot 220BonhamsOctober 2011£10,000
Cello BowS/E 75 g. with 'Hill' bow boxOctober 2011£10,000
Violin BowS/E 66 g. also stamped "Modele Lucien Capet"October 2011£6,875
Violin BowS/E 64 g.October 2011£7,250
Violin Bow62.0 g. Probably byMay 2011£2,185
Violin BowS/E 59.5 g.May 2011£2,731
Violin BowS/E 64 g.March 2011£9,600
Violin BowS/E 67 g.March 2011£4,320
Violin BowS/E 59 g.March 2011£9,000
Cello BowS/E 81 g.March 2011£10,800
Violin BowS/E 52 g. without hairMarch 2011£5,635
Violin BowS/E 61 g.December 2010£4,660
Violin BowS/E 63 g.October 2010£5,760
Violin BowS/E 60 g.October 2010£3,120
Violin BowS/E 60.5 g.October 2010£4,506
Cello BowS/E 82.0 g. (ferrule later)October 2010£4,131
Viola BowS/E 64.0 g.October 2010£3,784
Violin BowS/E 55 g. no hair or lappingJune 2010£3,360
Violin BowS/E 63.5 g.April 2010£4,714
Violin BowS/E 59.0 g.April 2010£3,732
Cello BowS/E 77.5 g. (button not original)April 2010£5,499
Violin BowS/E 57.5 g. Paris, 1910 c. (frog not original)March 2010£1,625
Violin BowS/E 62 g. (the button later)October 2009£3,840
Violin BowS/E 62 g. Probably byOctober 2009£1,920
Cello BowS/E 82 g. ParisOctober 2009£6,000
Cello BowS/E 79.5 g.October 2009£5,190
Violin BowS/E 63 g. Paris, 1908 c.October 2009£5,143
Violin BowS/E 62.0 g.October 2009£5,100
Violin BowS/E 62.0 g. Attributed toJune 2009£1,207
Violin BowS/E 57.5 g. (frog and button possibly not original)May 2009£3,882
Violin BowS/E 60.0 g.May 2009£4,658
Cello BowS/E 78.5 g. Paris , Early 20th C.March 2009£6,875
Cello BowS/E 82 g. Paris, 1910 c.March 2009£7,500
Violin BowS/E 56 g. without winding (button of the period) Workshop ofDecember 2008£1,263
Violin BowS/ENovember 2008£4,370
Violin BowS/E 63 g. Paris, 1890 c.June 2008£4,742
Viola BowS/E 68 g.June 2008£4,178
Violin BowG/T 61 g.June 2008£7,427
Cello BowS/E 78.0 g.March 2008£3,510
Violin BowS/E 56.5 g. Paris, 1910 c.March 2008£4,375
Violin Bow65g. ParisMarch 2008£2,040
Violin BowN/E 56 g. ParisMarch 2008£1,680
Violin BowS/E 59.5 g. Paris, 1910 c.October 2007£3,000
Violin BowG/E 61.5 g. Paris, 1820 c.October 2007£1,500
Violin BowS/E 57.7 g. Paris, 1903 c.April 2007£1,819
Violin BowS/E 60.0 g.March 2007£2,415
Violin BowS/E 63 g. Paris, 1920 c.February 2007£4,800
Cello BowS/E 78 g. 1920 c.October 2006£3,000
Violin BowS/E 59 g. Paris, 1910 c.July 2006£1,800
Violin BowG/E 62 g. Paris, 1910 c.July 2006£2,880
Violin BowS/E 61 g. (button of the period)June 2006£4,209
Violin BowS/E 57.5 g.December 2005£4,151
Violin BowN/E 53 g. without hair or wrapping WorkshopNovember 2005£1,044
Violin Bow63 g. Attributed toNovember 2005£1,419
Violin BowS/E 60 g.November 2005£1,737
Violin BowS/E 64.0 g.November 2005£5,254
Violin BowS/E 61 g.October 2005£4,016
Cello BowS/E 85 g.October 2005£2,851
Violin BowS/E 60 g.June 2005£1,266
Violin BowS/E 61 g.May 2005£2,422
Cello BowS/E 75 g.May 2005£2,880
Cello BowS/E 75 g.April 2005£2,193
CelloS/E 78 g.December 2004£6,512
Viola BowS/E 73 g.December 2004£4,070
Violin BowS/E 60.5 g.December 2004£895
Violin BowS/E 58 g.November 2004£2,640
Violin BowS/E 59.5 g. also stamped "Modele Lucien Capet"November 2004£4,200
Violin BowS/E 58 g.May 2004£3,315
Violin BowS/E 59 g.October 2003£2,714
Violin BowS/E 59 g.October 2003£4,679
Violin BowS/E 58 g.November 2002£4,140
Violin BowS/E 58 g.October 2002£1,995
Violin BowS/E 57 g.June 2002£2,300
Bass BowN/E 118 g.June 2002£1,413
Violin BowS/E 57 g.June 2002£4,396
Cello BowS/E 80 g.November 2001£5,585
Cello BowS/E 75 g.May 2001£2,340
Cello BowS/E 76 g.November 2000£2,185
Violin BowS/E 60 g.November 2000£3,680
Violin BowS/E 56 g.November 2000£3,450
Viola BowS/E 64 g.October 2000£3,826
Violin BowS/E 63 g.October 2000£4,027
Violin BowS/E 62 g.July 2000£2,640
Violin BowS/E 56 g.June 2000£1,610
Violin BowN/E 55 g.June 2000£1,414
Cello BowS/E 79 g. branded "Ch. Enel"May 2000£5,133
Viola BowS/E 54 g.March 2000£2,185
Violin BowS/E 61 g.December 1999£6,138
Violin BowS/E 63 g.December 1999£2,479
Violin BowS/E 61 g.November 1999£4,370
Violin BowN/E 53 g.June 1999£700
Violin BowS/E 60 g.November 1998£4,025
Violin BowS/E 59 g.November 1998£2,530
Cello BowS/E 83 g.November 1998£1,840
Viola BowS/E 71 g.November 1998£4,025
Violin BowS/E 61 g.November 1998£1,455
Violin BowS/E 59 g.June 1998£3,680
Violin BowS/E 59 g.June 1998£2,300
Violin BowS/E 50 g.March 1997£3,680
Violin BowS/E 61 g.March 1997£2,415
Violin BowS/E 60 g.March 1997£460
Viola BowS/E 69 g.June 1994£3,450
Cello BowS/E 80 g.June 1994£3,220
Cello BowS/E 78 g.May 1994£2,003
Cello BowS/E 74 g.November 1992£1,650
Cello BowS/E 76 g.June 1992£2,750
Cello BowS/E 78 g.September 1991£1,870
Viola BowS/E 70 g.November 1988£2,640

Biographies

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

John Dilworth+

VIGNERON, André Born 1881, died 1924 Mirecourt France. Known as ‘Vigneron fils’. Son, pupil, and assistant of Joseph Arthur (Vigneron Père), below. Succeeded to the business 1905, but continued to use his father’s brand. His own came into use c.1910, with the bow numbered beneath the frog. Employed A. Husson from c.1920, and later L. Piernot. Produced a specially lengthened ‘Capet’ model for the virtuoso Lucien Capet. Round sticks with deep red- or orange-brown wood. Branded: ANDRE VIGNERON A PARIS or VIGNERON-PARIS [Millant/Raffin]

Henri Poidras+

Born towards 1882, died in 1924. Son, pupil and successor of J.-A. Vigneron. A worker of-great talent who was established at 70, rue de Rome. Died prematurely when middle-aged. His work very much recalls-that of his father. Mark : Andre VIGNERON, a Paris.

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