Jules Fétique

Who was Jules Fétique?

Jules Fétique was a prominent French archetier from a family of bowmakers.

Son of Charles Claude Fétique a violin maker, and brother to Victor Fétique, Jules Fétique served his apprenticeship under Paul Émile Miquel before joining the Bazin Family and Charles Nicolas Bazin. In 1902, Jules Fétique joined the workshop of Eugène Sartory in Paris with whom he remained until 1912. This collaboration had a strong influence on his style. During this period he also worked for his brother Victor Fétique.

In 1912 Jules Fétique worked with 'Caressa et Français' but maintained his collaboration with Eugene Sartory. In 1927, Fétique received the diploma of «Meilleur Ouvrier de France» and in 1937, the « Diplôme d'Honneur » at the International Paris Exhibition. By 1934 he left Caressa et Français and established his own workshop in Paris at Rue de Moscou, with André Dugad, who himself was a former collaborator of Caressa et Français. At this time, Fétique ended his collaboration with Eugène Sartory. His style changed and became more influenced by the school of Dominique Peccatte.