Victor Fetique was an exceptionally talented bowmaker, and winner of the coveted prize, "One of the Best Crafsmen of France". Originally from Mirecourt, he apprenticed with the Husson family and Charles Nicolas Bazin, before working with the newly opened Parisian firm, Caressa & Francais, in 1901. While there he worked side by side with another great archetier, Claude Thomassin. By 1913 he set up his own shop and before long started supplying large numbers of bows to the musical community of Paris, and beyond. Aside from making bows personally, he finished bows supplied to him by various bowmakers. This particular bow was made by E.A. Ouchard and finished by Fetique, an unusual collaboration by two of the centuries' greatest makers. The bow is strong and flexible, with a rich, ringing projection.