Emile Auguste Ouchard

Highest auction price achieved
£ 18750.00

By John Dilworth

OUCHARD, Emile Auguste Born 1900 Mirecourt, died 1969 Gan France. Bow maker. Son and pupil of Emile François, below. Worked with his father for Cuniot until 1922; established together independently that year. Adopted modifications to the underslide suggested by M. Millant, on the lines devised by W. E. Hill & Sons in England. Succeeded to his father’s business 1937, and began to use his own distinctive brand. Moved to Paris 1940, settling at 54 rue de Rome. In 1946 moved to New York, to work for L. Rudié. Won an important contract to make bows for William Lewis & Son, in Chicago in 1948, and bought a home in Batavia, Illinois, which he occupied until 1951 when he returned to New York to wor

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Price History

Type Title Sold Price
Viola Bow S/E 74 g. Sat 1st December 84 £ 1664.00
Viola Bow S/E 72 g. Fri 1st June 84 £ 1141.00
Viola Bow S/E 71 g. Mon 1st February 82 £ 1368.00
Viola Bow S/E 73 g. Mon 1st February 82 £ 1486.00
Violin Bow 39.5 g. Thu 1st December 11 £ 3288.00
Violin Bow N/I 68 g. Thu 1st December 11 £ 576.00
Violin Bow N/E 52.5 g. without hair or winding Thu 1st December 11 £ 793.00
Violin Bow S/E 65 g. Sat 1st October 11 £ 5250.00
Violin Bow N/E 55 g. no hair Thu 1st September 11 £ 1320.00
Violin Bow S/E 59 g. Wed 1st June 11 £ 720.00
Viola Bow S/E 66 g. Fri 1st October 10 £ 9840.00
Cello Bow N/E 82 g. Fri 1st October 10 £ 4800.00
Violin Bow S/E 54 g. no hair or lapping, no ferrule Wed 1st September 10 £ 1800.00
Violin Bow S/E 56 g. without hair Mon 1st March 10 £ 2185.00
Violin Bow S/E 59 g. (minor head blemish) Thu 1st October 09 £ 6240.00
Violin Bow S/E 57 g. Thu 1st October 09 £ 2400.00
Violin Bow S/E 60 g. Thu 1st October 09 £ 3360.00
Violin Bow S/E 58 g. Mon 1st June 09 £ 2280.00
Violin Bow S/E 55 g. Sun 1st March 09 £ 4200.00
Violin Bow N/E 52 g. branded "Silvestre & Maucotel", no hair [Workshop of] Mon 1st December 08 £ 556.00
Violin Bow S/E 62 g. Sun 1st June 08 £ 4594.00
Violin Bow N/E 53 g. brand "Charlotte Millot", no hair [Workshop] Sun 1st June 08 £ 371.00
Cello Bow N/E 63.5 g. 3/4 Size Fri 1st July 05 £ 1312.00
Violin Bow N/E 55 g. stamped "A. Lorenzi" Wed 1st June 05 £ 966.00
Violin Bow N/E 61 g. [Workshop] Fri 1st April 05 £ 501.00
Violin Bow S/E 57 g. Tue 1st February 05 £ 1793.00
Violin Bow N/E Wed 1st December 04 £ 1058.00
Violin Bow S/E 56 g. without wrapping Wed 1st December 04 £ 1791.00
Violin Bow S/E 59.2 g. Mon 1st November 04 £ 1314.00
Violin Bow S/E 62 g. (button not original) Mon 1st November 04 £ 1208.00
Violin Bow N/E 60 g. Sat 1st May 04 £ 995.00
Violin Bow S/E 60 g. Sat 1st May 04 £ 1923.00
Viola Bow S/E 65 g. Mon 1st December 03 £ 2103.00
Violin Bow N/I 61 g. [Cuniot-Hury] Mon 1st December 03 £ 1484.00
Violin Bow S/E 56 g. Mon 1st December 03 £ 2391.00
Violin Bow N/E 57 g. Mon 1st December 03 £ 1072.00
Violin Bow N/E 57 g. branded "Lupot" Mon 1st December 03 £ 1072.00
Bass Bow N/-- 127 g. Mon 1st December 03 £ 264.00
Bass Bow N/-- 130 g. Mon 1st December 03 £ 206.00
Cello Bow S/E 69 g. made by "Cuniot-Hury" Sun 1st June 03 £ 2333.00
Violin Bow S/E 61 g. Sun 1st December 02 £ 2421.00
Violin Bow S/E 60 g. branded "Simon F.R." Sun 1st December 02 £ 1816.00
Violin Bow N/E 55 g. Sun 1st December 02 £ 908.00
Bass Bow N/E 114 g. Sat 1st June 02 £ 1727.00
Cello Bow S/E 74 g. For 'Mougenot' Sat 1st June 02 £ 2120.00
Violin Bow S/E 60 g. Labled "Simon F." Sat 1st June 02 £ 2355.00
Violin Bow ?/? 56 g. Sat 1st June 02 £ 2355.00
Violin Bow S/E 61 g. Sat 1st June 02 £ 2053.00
Violin Bow S/E 54 g. Sat 1st June 02 £ 1963.00
Violin Bow N/E 54 g. Sat 1st June 02 £ 1178.00
Violin Bow S/E 50 g. Fri 1st March 02 £ 1800.00
Cello Bow N/E 77 g. Sat 1st December 01 £ 1796.00
Violin Bow S/E 60 g. Sat 1st December 01 £ 1891.00
Violin Bow S/E 58 g. Thu 1st November 01 £ 1596.00
Cello Bow S/E 79 g. Fri 1st June 01 £ 3945.00
Violin Bow N/E 60 g. Fri 1st June 01 £ 1315.00
Violin Bow S/E 64 g. branded "Colin-Mezin" Fri 1st June 01 £ 993.00
Violin Bow N/E 58 g. Fri 1st June 01 £ 804.00
Violin Bow G/E 63 g. Tue 1st May 01 £ 2815.00
Violin Bow S/E 59 g. Fri 1st December 00 £ 3568.00
Violin Bow S/E 51 g. Fri 1st December 00 £ 2589.00
Violin Bow S/E 52 g. Fri 1st December 00 £ 1223.00
Violin Bow 59 g. branded "Lavest." Fri 1st December 00 £ 1121.00
Cello Bow S/E 74 g. Wed 1st November 00 £ 1762.00
Violin Bow S/E 62 g. Wed 1st November 00 £ 3840.00
Violin Bow S/E 60 g. Wed 1st November 00 £ 3120.00
Cello Bow S/E 81 g. Wed 1st November 00 £ 3680.00
Violin Bow S/E 58 g. Wed 1st November 00 £ 690.00
Violin Bow N/E 57 g. Wed 1st November 00 £ 633.00
Violin Bow S/E 60 g. made by "Cuniot-Hury" Wed 1st November 00 £ 2711.00
Violin Bow S/E 61 g. Wed 1st November 00 £ 4261.00
Violin Bow S/E 54 g. Thu 1st June 00 £ 1305.00
Violin Bow N/E 54 g. Thu 1st June 00 £ 870.00
Violin Bow N/E 59 g. Thu 1st June 00 £ 544.00
Violin Bow S/E 56 g. Mon 1st May 00 £ 2457.00
Violin Bow S/E 62 g. Mon 1st November 99 £ 1400.00
Violin Bow N/E 60 g. Mon 1st November 99 £ 747.00
Violin Bow S/E 62 g. Tue 1st June 99 £ 1100.00
Violin Bow S/E 58 g. Tue 1st June 99 £ 3099.00
Violin Bow S/E 57 g. Tue 1st June 99 £ 1788.00
Violin Bow S/E 54 g. Tue 1st December 98 £ 1440.00
Violin Bow S/E 55 g. Tue 1st December 98 £ 1383.00
Violin Bow S/E 61 g. Sun 1st November 98 £ 2070.00
Violin Bow S/E 59 g. Sun 1st November 98 £ 1955.00
Violin Bow N/E 60 g. Thu 1st October 98 £ 897.00
Violin Bow S/E 66 g. Mon 1st June 98 £ 1035.00
Violin Bow S/E 60 g. Mon 1st June 98 £ 1640.00
Violin Bow S/E 62 g. Wed 1st April 98 £ 1955.00
Cello Bow S/E 76 g. Fri 1st November 96 £ 3485.00
Cello Bow S/E 80 g. Fri 1st November 96 £ 6621.00
Cello Bow S/E 82 g. Fri 1st March 96 £ 2300.00
Violin 1910 c. Labled "Simon F." Mon 1st March 93 £ 2200.00
Cello Bow S/E 79 g. Mon 1st June 92 £ 2860.00
Violin 1913 c. Labled "Simon F." Fri 1st December 89 £ 1540.00
Viola Bow S/E 75 g. Sat 1st June 85 £ 1320.00
Viola Bow S/E 71.2 g. Thu 1st December 11 £ 14795.00
Viola Bow S/E 70.0 g. Tue 1st November 11 £ 7518.00
Violin Bow S/E 58.0 g. Tue 1st November 11 £ 9022.00
Violin Bow S/E 61 g. branded "EA Ouchard fils" Tue 1st November 11 £ 2068.00
Violin Bow S/E 64 g. Paris, 1940 c. Sat 1st October 11 £ 10000.00
Violin Bow S/E 61.5 g. also stamped "58" to bottom facet Fri 1st July 11 £ 4407.00
Violin Bow S/E 59 g. without winding, branded "Gustave Villaume" Wed 1st June 11 £ 7935.00
Violin Bow S/E 53.5 g. without hair, with silk winding Wed 1st June 11 £ 11021.00
Violin Bow S/E 54.5 g. without hair, with silk winding, branded "Lavest" Wed 1st June 11 £ 9919.00
Violin Bow S/E 59.0 g. (button & ferrule probably later) Sun 1st May 11 £ 4006.00
Violin Bow S/E 59.0 g. Sun 1st May 11 £ 6555.00
Violin Bow S/E 58.0 g. Sun 1st May 11 £ 8740.00
Violin Bow S/E 62.5 g. Wed 1st December 10 £ 6006.00
Viola Bow S/E 67 g. branded "Albert Claudot" Wed 1st December 10 £ 1450.00
Violin Bow S/E 57 g. 7/8 size Wed 1st December 10 £ 2071.00
Cello Bow S/E 77.5 g. light winding Wed 1st December 10 £ 12427.00
Violin Bow S/E 51 g. with hair and fine winding Wed 1st December 10 £ 3935.00
Violin Bow S/E 58.5 g. Fri 1st October 10 £ 5257.00
Cello Bow S/T 77.5 g. (button not original) Fri 1st October 10 £ 5400.00
Violin Bow S/T 62 g. Paris, 1944 Fri 1st October 10 £ 18750.00
Violin Bow S/E 59.0 g. Tue 1st June 10 £ 10442.00
Violin Bow S/E 55 g. with hair and fine winding Tue 1st June 10 £ 5178.00
Violin Bow S/E 62 g. Tue 1st June 10 £ 6731.00
Violin Bow S/E 56.5 g. with hair and fine winding Tue 1st June 10 £ 8803.00
Violin Bow S/E 60 g. Tue 1st June 10 £ 10874.00
Violin Bow S/E 54 g. without hair, light winding Tue 1st June 10 £ 12427.00
Violin Bow S/E 57 g. with hair and fine winding Tue 1st June 10 £ 6731.00
Viola Bow S/E 68.5 g. Thu 1st April 10 £ 10998.00
Viola Bow G/E 65.0 g. Thu 1st April 10 £ 11505.00
Viola Bow S/E 70 g. 61 50 Thu 1st April 10 £ 5370.00
Violin Bow S/E 60 g. Batavia, Illinois, 1949 Mon 1st March 10 £ 7500.00
Violin Bow S/E 57 g. with silk winding, branded "Emile Ouchard" Tue 1st December 09 £ 6528.00
Violin Bow S/E 53.5 g. with silk winding, branded "Emile Ouchard" Tue 1st December 09 £ 5440.00
Viola Bow S/E 68.5 g. without winding Tue 1st December 09 £ 15777.00
Violin Bow S/I 59.5 g. Thu 1st October 09 £ 6673.00
Violin Bow G/I 61.5 g. Thu 1st October 09 £ 12605.00
Viola Bow S/E 70 g. Thu 1st October 09 £ 6367.00
Viola Bow G/E 72 g. 1959 Thu 1st October 09 £ 8989.00
Cello Bow 84 g. Mon 1st June 09 £ 14002.00
Violin Bow 62.5 g. Mon 1st June 09 £ 6016.00
Violin Bow 59.5 g. Mon 1st June 09 £ 1556.00
Viola Bow S/E 68.5 g. Fri 1st May 09 £ 6599.00
Violin Bow S/E 63.0 g. n°44 53 Fri 1st May 09 £ 7764.00
Violin Bow S/E 60.5 g. Batvia, 1950 Sun 1st March 09 £ 5250.00
Violin Bow S/T 60 g. Paris, 1920 c. (later "Hill" mounts) Sat 1st November 08 £ 2223.00
Violin Bow S/E 57.8 g. Wed 1st October 08 £ 1851.00
Viola Bow S/E 70 g. Sun 1st June 08 £ 11605.00
Violin Bow S/E 55.5 g. 7/8 Size, without hair Sun 1st June 08 £ 2321.00
Violin Bow S/E 60 g. Sun 1st June 08 £ 5570.00
Violin Bow S/E 58.5 g. Thu 1st May 08 £ 5394.00
Violin Bow S/E 57.5 g. Thu 1st May 08 £ 3596.00
Cello Bow G/T Sat 1st December 07 £ 16593.00
Viola Bow G/T 71 g. Sat 1st December 07 £ 17018.00
Violin Bow S/E 56 g. without hair or winding Sat 1st December 07 £ 6807.00
Violin Bow S/E 61.0 g. Mon 1st October 07 £ 6854.00
Viola Bow S/E 73 g. Stamped "42 56" under frog Mon 1st October 07 £ 5754.00
Violin Bow S/E 54 g. without hair Fri 1st June 07 £ 4649.00
Violin Bow G/T 51 g. branded "Cuniot-Hury", without hair or winging Fri 1st June 07 £ 7615.00
Violin Bow S/E 61.0 g. with no lapping [Attributed to] Tue 1st May 07 £ 2311.00
Violin Bow S/E 62.5 g. (frog & button possibly not original) Tue 1st May 07 £ 5200.00
Violin Bow S/E 63.0 g. Thu 1st March 07 £ 4888.00
Violin Bow S/E 63.5 g. Paris, 1940 c. Thu 1st February 07 £ 4560.00
Cello Bow S/E 81 g. branded "F. Billottet" Fri 1st December 06 £ 7190.00
Viola Bow --/E 72 g. France, first half 20th C. [Attributed to] Wed 1st November 06 £ 3600.00
Violin Bow G/E 67 g. Mirecourt, 1960 c. Wed 1st November 06 £ 6600.00
Violin Bow 60.2 g. 1920 c. Wed 1st November 06 £ 5546.00
Violin Bow S/E 62.5 g. Sun 1st October 06 £ 4618.00
Violin Bow S/E 59.7 g. Mirecourt, 1938 c. Branded "E.A. Ouchard Fils" Sun 1st October 06 £ 3558.00
Violin Bow S/E 57.5 g. branded "Billottet à Paris", without winding Thu 1st June 06 £ 6475.00
Violin Bow S/E 51 g. branded "Dodd" Thu 1st June 06 £ 2509.00
Violin Bow N/E 58.0 g. Mon 1st May 06 £ 5825.00
Violin Bow S/E 60.5 g. 1950 Mon 1st May 06 £ 5101.00
Violin Bow S/E 53.5 g. Thu 1st December 05 £ 1118.00
Violin Bow N/E 53.5 g. without hair or wrapping Thu 1st December 05 £ 1038.00
Violin Bow N/E 50.5 g. without hair Thu 1st December 05 £ 1357.00
Violin Bow G/I 61 g. Thu 1st December 05 £ 6386.00
Viola Bow S/E 73.0 g. Tue 1st November 05 £ 5254.00
Violin Bow G/T 65.0 g. Tue 1st November 05 £ 5583.00
Violin Bow G/E 59.5 g. 'Tourte' copy Tue 1st November 05 £ 5254.00
Violin Bow S/E 60 g. Sat 1st October 05 £ 4073.00
Violin Bow S/E 61 g. Wed 1st June 05 £ 5143.00
Violin Bow S/E 59.5 g. stamped "j. Aubry" Wed 1st June 05 £ 4352.00
Violin Bow S/E 60 g. banded "Collin-Mézin" Wed 1st June 05 £ 2415.00
Violin Bow S/E 70 g. Sun 1st May 05 £ 6238.00
Violin Bow S/E 65 g. Fri 1st April 05 £ 4073.00
Cello Bow S/E 81.5 g. Wed 1st December 04 £ 5860.00
Violin Bow N/E 61 g. branded "P. Lorange" Wed 1st December 04 £ 3500.00
Violin Bow S/E 58 g. Unstamped for "Cuniot-Hury" Fri 1st October 04 £ 1926.00
Violin Bow S/E 60 g. Fri 1st October 04 £ 6231.00
Violin Bow G/fT 63.5 g. 'Constellation' Thu 1st July 04 £ 9000.00
Viola Bow S/E 72 g. Thu 1st April 04 £ 5049.00
Violin Bow S/E 60 g. branded "G.Coll….. Sat 1st November 03 £ 2291.00
Viola Bow S/E 68 g. Wed 1st October 03 £ 6107.00
Violin Bow N/E 59 g. Sun 1st June 03 £ 826.00
Violin Bow S/E 59 g. Sun 1st June 03 £ 3749.00
Violin Bow S/E 56 g. Sun 1st June 03 £ 3333.00
Violin Bow S/E 58 g. Thu 1st May 03 £ 2864.00
Cello Bow G/E 82 g. Sat 1st March 03 £ 4560.00
Cello Bow S/E 77 g. Sat 1st March 03 £ 2640.00
Violin Bow S/E 59 g.1940 Sun 1st December 02 £ 6129.00
Violin Bow S/E 58 g. Fri 1st November 02 £ 2350.00
Violin Bow S/E 60 g. Tue 1st October 02 £ 5079.00
Violin Bow S/E 61 g. Tue 1st October 02 £ 4716.00
Violin Bow S/E 60 g. branded "P.Chipot" Sat 1st June 02 £ 4318.00
Violin Bow S/E 59 g. Sat 1st June 02 £ 2642.00
Violin Bow S/E 59 g. Wed 1st May 02 £ 4627.00
Violin Bow S/E 60 g. Fri 1st March 02 £ 6460.00
Violin Bow S/E 59 g. Sat 1st December 01 £ 3121.00
Violin Bow S/E 62 g. Sat 1st December 01 £ 2317.00
Violin Bow S/E 62 g. Thu 1st November 01 £ 5500.00
Viola Bow S/E 71 g. Thu 1st November 01 £ 3670.00
Violin Bow S/E 62 g. Thu 1st November 01 £ 3590.00
Violin Bow S/I 61 g. Mon 1st October 01 £ 3191.00
Violin Bow G/E 58 g. 'Exhibition' Fri 1st June 01 £ 8454.00
Violin Bow S/E 57 g. Fri 1st June 01 £ 2819.00
Violin Bow S/E 53 g. Fri 1st June 01 £ 2067.00
Violin Bow S/I 61 g. Thu 1st March 01 £ 3600.00
Viola Bow S/E 66 g. Fri 1st December 00 £ 4078.00
Viola Bow G/E 71 g. Sun 1st October 00 £ 5638.00
Viola Bow S/E 70 g. Sun 1st October 00 £ 5638.00
Viola Bow S/E 68 g. Sat 1st July 00 £ 4560.00
Viola Bow S/E 70 g. Thu 1st June 00 £ 4781.00
Viola Bow S/E 63 g. Thu 1st June 00 £ 2980.00
Violin Bow S/E 61 g. Thu 1st June 00 £ 3481.00
Violin Bow G/T 63 g. Wed 1st December 99 £ 10727.00
Violin Bow S/E 62 g. Mon 1st November 99 £ 6900.00
Violin Bow S/E 62 g. Mon 1st November 99 £ 5520.00
Violin Bow S/E 61 g. Mon 1st November 99 £ 2530.00
Violin Bow S/E 65 g. Mon 1st November 99 £ 1840.00
Violin Bow S/E 59 g. Mon 1st November 99 £ 3680.00
Violin Bow S/E 56 g. Tue 1st June 99 £ 3576.00
Violin Bow S/E 61 g. Sat 1st May 99 £ 1196.00
Cello Bow G/T 80 g. Tue 1st December 98 £ 12099.00
Cello Bow S/E 82 g. Sun 1st November 98 £ 1725.00
Cello Bow S/E 75 g. Sun 1st November 98 £ 3910.00
Violin Bow S/E 62 g. Sun 1st November 98 £ 3637.00
Violin Bow S/E 53 g. Sun 1st March 98 £ 310.00
Cello Bow S/E 77 g. Sat 1st November 97 £ 3062.00
Cello Bow S/E 81 g. Fri 1st March 96 £ 5175.00
Cello Bow N/E 81 g. Sun 1st October 95 £ 977.00
Cello Bow S/E 73 g. Sun 1st May 94 £ 2077.00
Cello Bow S/E 78 g. Thu 1st July 93 £ 2070.00
Violin Bow Mon 11th May 15 £ 7.00

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