Georges Barjonnet

$5500

Stamped Roger Gerome, comes with Raffin Certification B1582

Georges Emile Barjonnet was born in Mirecourt, France in 1903.  Son of a violinmaker, he and his brother became bowmakers.  Apprenticed with Cuniot-Hury he then went to work for Emile Francois Ouchard until 1937 when Emile Francois and Emile Auguste had a parting of the ways.  After working for Emile Auguste for a few years he hung out his own shingle in 1940 when E.A. Ouchard left for Paris.  WWII was not favorable to his business and he then went to work for Jerome Thibouville-Lamy until they closed their doors in 1969.  Georges Emile finished his career in 1980 having made some of his most beautiful bows for Roger Gerome.  As a result of this career, the vast majority of Barjonnet’s bows are stamped with various shop names and very few are actually branded with his name.