Jules Fétique - superb bow

Price range: 20-50'000.-

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J.F. Raffin Certificate (trés beau spécimen!)

Fétique, Jules ( 1875 - 1951 ) was brother of Victor Fetique, served his apprenticeship under Emile Miquel (Miguel) before joining & working for Charles Nicolas Bazin. From 1902 - 1912 he was assistant to Eugene Sartory, a collaboration which had a strong influence on his style. During this period he also worked for his brother, Victor Fetique. He joined Caressa & Français in 1917 (or maybe as early as 1912). He left Caressa & Français in 1934 and established his own workshop at Rue de Moscou in Paris with Andre Dugad, himself a former collaborator of Caressa & Français. Later his style changed and became more influenced by the school of Peccatte. His best works resemble and are comparable in quality to the bows of Sartory. Less stiff than Victor's bows, also slightly softer (but still of a certain moderate amount of firmness) and rounder. Solid, heavy bows ideal for powerful solo playing. In 1927 Jules received the diploma of "1er Ouvrier de France" and in  1937 the Diploma of Honour at the International Paris Exhibition. Some of Jules's bows are stamped Sartory; there a fewer Jules than Victor Fetiques, but Jules is considered superior.