Violin Bows $1,000 and Under
1. G. A. PFRETZSCHNER, Violin Bow, nickel-mounted, octagonal Brazilwood stick, 63gm with imitaion whalebone winding, (Our #24384) $250.
2. C. ORTEGA, Violin bow, Brazil, nickel-mounted, round pernambuco stick, 60.6gm, (Our #28475) $300.
3. A. CARVALHO, Violin bow, Brazil, 2010, nickel-munted, round pernambuco stick stamped: A CARVALHO BRASIL, 62gm, (Our #28565) $450.
4. G. SIEFERT, Violin Bow, Leipzig, , (Our #29015) $450.
5. GERMAN, Violin Bow, 1920s, nickel-mounted, round pernambuco stick, 58.5gm, (Our #28244) $450.
6. SIVORI, Violin Bow, Germany, c.1930, nickel-mounted, round pernambuco stick, 59gm, (Our #25030) $450.
7. GERMAN STAMPED ARTIST, Violin Bow, c.1900-20, engraved silver mounts, octagonal pernambuco stick, Tubbs model, 60gm, possibly Weichold workshop, (Our #22505) HOLD
$ 650.
8. W. C. STENGER, Violin Bow, Chicago, 1920s-30s, silver-mounted, octagonal pernambuco stick, 61gm, Willibald Stenger (1872-1949) a violin maker who also made some bows starting in the 1920s, (Our #22144) $650.
9. RICHARD WEICHOLD, WORKSHOP, Violin Bow, Dresden, c.1900, nickel-mounted, octagonal pernambuco stick branded: IMITATION DE TOURTE; 58.3gm, (Our #28114) $700.
10. M. PEREIRA, Violin bow, Brazil, silver-mounted, round pernambuco stick, 61gm, (Our #29194) $750.
11. R. F. HOYER, Violin Bow, Markneukirchen, silver-mounted, octagonal pernambuco stick, 62 grams, (Our #25358) $775.
12. ERNST FISCHER, Violin Bow, Germany, silver-mounted, round pernambuco stick, 59.4gm, (Our #22884) HOLD
$ 800.
13. GERMAN, Violin Bow, 1970s, silver-mounted, round figured pernambuco stick, 63.2gm, (Our #22093) $800.
14. GERMAN BRANDED TUBBS, Violin Bow, Markneukirchen, c.1910, silver-mounted, round pernambuco stick stamped: Tubbs;. 60gm, (Our #24311) $850.
15. M. FRANCISCO, Violin Bow, Brazil, silver-mounted, round pernambuco stick, 60.9gm, (Our #27055) $875.
16. ERNST MARTIN, Violin Bow, Saxony, silver-mounted, round pernambuco stick, 58gm, (Our #26854) $950.
17. BAUSCH OR KNOPF FAMILY, Violin Bow, nickel-mounted, tortoiseshell over ivory frog, round pernambuco stick, 60.8gm, (Our #24430) $1,000.
18. EUGEN MEINEL, Violin Bow, Markneukirchen, 1920s, silver-mounted, round pernambuco stick, 60gm, (Our #24865) $1,000.
19. FRENCH, Violin Bow, Mirecourt, 57.5 grams, (Our #25149) $1,200.
Violin Bows $1,100 - $2,500
20. FINKEL WORKSHOP, Violin Bow, Switzerland, silver-mounted, round pernambuco stick stamped: LEFIN, 60gm, (Our #28615) $1,100.
21. ERNST HEINRICH ROTH, Violin Bow, Markneukirchen, silver-mounted, round pernambuco stick, 64.2gm, (Our #22002) $1,200.
22. ERNST WILLY ZOPHEL, Violin Bow, Saxony, c.1925, silver-mounted, round pernambuco stick stamped: E. W. ZOPHEL, 61.3 grams, (Our #29014) $1,200.
23. GERMAN, Violin Bow, silver-mounted, round pernambuco stick, stamped: "VUILLAUME", 58.4gm, (Our #24508) $1,200.
24. KURT PENZEL, Violin Bow, Erlbach, c.1930, silver-mounted, octagonal pernambuco stick, 59gm, (Our #27578) $1,200.
25. LOUIS BAZIN WORKSHOP, Violin Bow, Mirecourt, nickel-mounted, round pernambuco stick, non-original frog & adjuster, 59.2gm, (Our #27139) $1,200.
26. OTTO DURRSCHMIDT, Violin bow, silver-mounted, octagonal pernambuco stick, 60gm, (Our #28593) $1,200.
27. PFRETZSCHNER WORKSHOP, Violin bow, Markneukirchen, Unstamped, silver-mounted, octagonal pernambuco bow with an ebony frog and three-piece adjuster.58.6gm, (Our #28546) $1,200.
28. RICHARD GEIPEL, Violin Bow, silver-mounted, octagonal pernambuco stick,, (Our #28365) $1,200.
29. V. J. FERELLI, Violin Bow, Mirecourt, c.1940-50, nickel-mounted, light weight but reasonably strong round pernambuco stick, 52.8gm, from the Laberte workshop, (Our #28229) $1,200.
30. W. ERNST BY THE FINKEL WORKSHOP, Violin Bow, Switzerland, 1970s, silver-mounted, round pernambuco stick, 61gm, (Our #28260) $1,250.
31. GERMAN FOR OLIVER DITSON CO., Violin Bow, c.1900, silver-mounted, octagonal pernambuco stick stamped: OLIVER DITSON CO., 58.7 gm., Knopf School, (Our #26685) $1,400.
32. OTTO DURRSCHMIDT, Violin Bow, Markneukirchen, silver-mounted, round pernambuco stick, 59gm, (Our #27833) $1,400.
33. V. J. FERELLI, Violin Bow, Mirecourt, c.1940-50, nickel-mounted, round pernambuco stick, 60gm, from the Laberte workshop, (Our #27774) $1,400.
34. AUGUST GEMUNDER & SONS, Violin Bow, Markneukirchen, c.1920, silver-mounted, octagonal pernambuco stick, 59gm, (Our #24882) $1,500.
35. BAUSCH SCHOOL, Violin Bow, 19th century, nickel-mounted, round pernambuco stick, 59.5gm, an interesting bow & possibly an early work of Ludwig Bausch, (Our #24431) $1,500.
36. CHRISTOPHER DICKSON, ATELIER, Violin bow, New York, 2010, silver-mounted, round pernambuco stick, 61gm, (Our #28682) $1,500.
37. CHRISTOPHER DICKSON, ATELIER, Violin bow, New York, 2010, silver-mounted, round pernambuco stick, 60gm, (Our #28683) $1,500.
38. EDWIN OTTO HERRMANN, Violin Bow, Schonlind (Saxony), c.1920, silver-mounted, round pernambuco stick, 60gm, (Our #26325) $1,500.
39. NICOLAS DELAUNE, Violin Bow, Lyon, France, silver-mounted, round pernambuco stick, 62.5gm, (Our #25249) $1,500.
40. G. A. PFRETZSCHNER, Violin Bow, Markneukirchen, silver-mounted, octagonal pernambuco stick, 56.2gm, (Our #26560) $1,600.
41. SIEGFRIED FINKEL, Violin Bow, Switzerland, silver-mounted, octagonal pernambuco stick, Tourte model, 59gm, (Our #26984) $1,600.
42. CHARLES NICOLAS BAZIN, Violin Bow, Mirecourt, c.1905, nickel-mounted, round pernambuco stick, 58.2gm, (Our #23937) $1,800.
43. LUDWIG BAUSCH, Violin Bow, Leipzig, c.1870, nickel-mounted, round pernambuco stick, 59gm; possibly by Johann Wilhelm Knopf in Dresden for Bausch, (Our #24388) $1,800.
44. ALBERT NURNBERGER, Violin bow, c.1950s, silver-mounted, octagonal pernambuco stick, 60.5gm, (Our #28823) $2,000.
45. GIUSEPPE VITALE, Violin Bow, New York, 1930s, silver-mounted, strong octagonal pernambuco stick, 64gm, Giuseppe Vitale (1858-1917) was a prominent Brooklyn violinist who immigrated from Italy; his son made bows in the 1930s branded Giuseppe Vitale, (Our #26973) $2,000.
46. H. R. PFRETZSCHNER, Violin Bow, Markneukirchen, c.1950, silver-mounted, round pernambuco stick, 60.6gm, (Our #28455) $2,000.
47. HEINRICH KNOPF, ATTRIBUTED TO, Violin Bow, c.1880, silver-mounted, round pernambuco stick, 60gm, an exceptionally attractive German bow of the Bausch/Knopf school, probably the work of Heinrich Knopf or H. Richard Knopf, (Our #24301) $2,000.
48. HOYER WORKSHOP, PROBABLY, Violin Bow, Germany, , (Our #27687) $2,000.
49. ADOLF SCHUSTER, Violin bow, Markneukirchen, c.1950, silver-mounted, octagonal pernambuco stick, 62gm, (Our #28673) $2,200.
50. ADOLF C. SCHUSTER, Violin Bow, Markneukirchen, 1920s-1930s, silver-mounted, strong octagonal pernambuco stick, 66.5gm, (Our #27256) $2,500.
51. ADOLF SCHUSTER, Violin Bow, Markneukirchen, c.1930s, silver-mounted, octagonal pernambuco stick, 60gm, (Our #24387) $2,500.
52. ADOLF SCHUSTER, Violin Bow, Markneukirchen, c.1950, silver-mounted, octagonal pernambuco stick, 61gm, (Our #26344) $2,500.
53. ENGLISH, ATTRIBUTED TO V.THOMASSIN, Violin Bow, c.1890-1900, silver-mounted, round pernambuco stick, 58.8gm, greatly resembles the work of Victor Thomassin, who worked in London & usually branded his bows: T.VICTOR, (Our #26341) $2,500.
54. GOTTHARD SCHUSTER, Violin Bow, Bubenreuth, 1960s, silver-mounted, octagonal pernambuco stick, a handsome bow in nearly perfect condition, 67.3 grams, (Our #26550) $2,500.
55. GOTTHARD SCHUSTER, WORKSHOP OF, Violin bow, Schonbach-Bubenreuth, 1930-80, silver-mounted, octagonal pernambuco stick, 59gm, (Our #28703) $2,500.
56. H. R. PFRETZSCHNER, Violin Bow, Markneukirchen, silver-mounted, round pernambuco stick faintly stamped: G. CONE & FILS LYON, 61gm, (Our #24595) $2,500.
57. HEINRICH KNOPF, Violin Bow, Berlin/ New York, c.1875-1880, silver-mounted, round pernambuco stick, 56gm, (Our #23799) $2,500.
58. LOUIS PANORMO, Violin bow, London, a transitional bow with an unmounted open ivory frog, round pernambuco stick branded L.PANORMO, 52gm, (Our #28798) $2,500.
59. NURNBERGER WORKSHOP, Violin Bow, Markneukirchen, silver mounted; strong octagonal pernambuco stick stamped SILVESTRE & MAUCOTEL A PARIS, 61gm, (Our #26759) $2,500.
60. OTTO DOLLING, Violin Bow, Markneukirchen, 1920s, tortoiseshell & silver-mounted, octagonal pernambuco stick, 60gm, (Our #27864) $2,500.
Violin Bows $2,600 - $5,000
61. H. R. PFRETZSCHNER, Violin Bow, Markneukirchen, c.1920, silver-mounted, strong octagonal pernambuco stick, 62gm, (Our #28239) $2,600.
62. DOUGLAS RAGUSE, Violin Bow, silver-mounted, round pernambuco stick, 60gm, (Our #29013) $3,000.
63. FRENCH STAMPED LUPOT, Violin Bow, Mirecourt, silver-mounted, round pernambuco stick stamped: LUPOT, 61gm, (Our #22183) $3,000.
64. H. R. PFRETZSCHNER, Violin Bow, Markneukirchen, c.1929, silver-mounted, round pernambuco stick, 58gm, (Our #26790) $3,000.
65. KNOPF SCHOOL, Violin Bow, silver-mounted, round pernambuco stick; 60gm, (Our #26830) $3,000.
66. LOUIS PANORMO, Violin Bow, London, c.1820, silver-mounted, octagonal pernambuco stick branded PANORMO and GRAMOND, 57.6gm, length: 704mm; a very interesting English bow by a member of the Tubbs family as is typical of Panormo bows, and probably the work of Thomas Tubbs, (Our #25704) $3,000.
67. LUDWIG NEUNER, Violin Bow, Vienna/Paris/Berlin, c.1867, tortoiseshell & gold mounted, octagonal pernambuco stick, 59gm with gold tinsel winding, partial break on the underside of the stick after the head. From 1860-1867 Ludwig Neuner worked in the shop of J.B. Vuillaume, (Our #27832) $3,000.
68. ALBERT NURNBERGER, Violin bow, silver-mounted, round pernambuco stick, 58gm, (Our #28725) $3,500.
69. CHARLES ALFRED BAZIN, Violin Bow, Mirecourt, silver-mounted, round pernambuco stick, 59gm, (Our #23044) $3,500.
70. CHARLES NICOLAS BAZIN, Violin Bow, Mirecourt, silver-mounted, round pernambuco stick, 58gm, (Our #24181) $3,500.
71. CHIPOT-VUILLAUME, Violin Bow, Mirecourt, c.1920s, silver-mounted, round pernambuco stick stamped: CHIPOT-VUILLAUME PARIS, 62gm with tinsel winding, (Our #24443) $3,500.
72. JOHN DODD, Violin Bow, London, c.1800-1820, silver-mounted, round pernambuco stick, 56gm, branded "EURY", (Our #24132) $3,500.
73. LOUIS MORIZOT, Violin Bow, Mirecourt, nickel-mounted, round pernambuco stick, 58.5gm, (Our #24763) $3,500.
74. MALCOLM TAYLOR, Violin Bow, London, 1974, gold & tortoiseshell mounted, octagonal pernambuco stick, 63gm, Taylor worked for Hill's from 1949 to 1973, (Our #24140) $3,500.
75. OTTO HOYER, violin bow, Markneukirchen, c.1920, silver-mounted, round pernambuco stick stamped GRIMM, 58.5gm, (Our #28945) $3,500.
76. W. E. HILL & SONS, Violin Bow, London, c.1930-40, silver-mounted, round pernambuco stick stamped: HILL, 61grams, (Our #23752) $3,500.
77. JAMES DODD, Violin Bow, London, c.1830, silver-mounted, octagonal pernambuco stick, certificate by Rembert Wurlitzer, 61gm, (Our #24143) $4,000.
78. MANUEL RUHLMANN, violin bow, Nancy, France, gold-mounted, round pernambuco stick, gold & silk winding, 62.5gm, (Our #28913) $4,000.
79. OTTO HOYER, Violin bow, Markneukirchen, silver-mounted Vuillaume-style ebony frog with Stanhope lens (with J. B. Vuillaume portrait), figured round pernambuco stick stamped: J.B.VUILLAUME A PARIS, 62gm, (Our #29068) $4,000.
80. W. E. HILL & SONS, Violin Bow, London, 1937, silver-mounted, round pernambuco stick stamped "HILL & SONS", 62.4gm, (Our #27490) $4,000.
81. W. E. HILL & SONS, Violin bow, London, 1930, silver-mounted, round pernambuco stick st: W.E.HILL & SONS, 58gm, the work of Sidney Braithwaite Yeoman, (Our #28702) $4,000.
82. W. E. HILL AND SONS, Violin Bow, London, silver-mounted, round pernambuco stick stamped HILL, 62.2gm, (Our #27863) $4,000.
83. CHRISTOPHER DICKSON, Violin Bow, New York, 2007, silver-mounted, round pernambuco stick, 60.3 gm., modeled after Dominique Peccatte, with the maker's certificate, (Our #28418) $4,500.
84. PAUL MARTIN SIEFRIED, Violin Bow, silver-mounted, octagonal pernambuco stick, 59.8gm. A stunning bow by this modern maker in the style of Pajeot., (Our #27641) $4,500.
85. W. E. HILL & SONS, Violin Bow, London, c.1920, silver-mounted, octagonal pernambuco stick stamped: W.E.HILL & SONS, 61gm, a wonderful example of the work of Sidney Braithwaite Yeoman, (Our #28588) $4,500.
86. W. E. HILL & SONS, Violin Bow, London, 1950s, silver-mounted, octagonal pernambuco stick stamped: W.E.HILL & SONS, 59.3 with Hill's whalebone wrap, (Our #27750) $4,500.
87. W. E. HILL & SONS, Violin bow, London, c.1920s-1930s, silver-mounted, round pernambuco stick stamped: W.E.HILL & SONS, 59.2gm with whalebone winding, the work of Sidney Braithwaite Yeoman, in a very fine state of preservation, (Our #28800) $4,500.
88. MARCEL LAPIERRE, Violin bow, Mirecourt, silver-mounted, octagonal pernambuco stick, 65gm, (Our #28701) $4,800.
89. W. E. HILL & SONS, Violin Bow, London, 1946, silver-mounted, octagonal pernambuco stick stamped: W.E.HILL & SONS, the work of Arthur Copley, 59gm with whalebone wrap, (Our #24149) $4,800.
90. ALBERT NURNBERGER, Violin Bow, gold-mounted, octagonal pernambuco stick, 58gm, (Our #25386) $5,000.
91. JOSEPH KUN, Violin Bow, Ottowa, gold & tortoiseshell mounted, round pernambuco stick, 59gm, (Our #28366) $5,000.
92. MANUEL RUHLMANN, violin bow, Nancy, France, gold-mounted, round pernambuco stick stamped: RUHLMANN - LAMY, with silver and silk winding, 63.8gm., (Our #28917) $5,000.
Violin Bows Over $5,000
93. W. E. HILL & SONS, Violin Bow, London, 1951, silver & tortoiseshell mounted, octagonal pernmabuco stick, 57.8gm with original whalebone winding; the stick the work of Albert Leeson, the frog the work of William Watson, (Our #28367) INQUIRE
94. CUNIOT-HURY, Violin Bow, Mirecourt, c.1890, silver-mounted frog in the style of J.B.Vuillaume, round pernambuco stick, 58.5gm, (Our #27758) INQUIRE
95. J. B. VUILLAUME, SCHOOL OF, Violin Bow, probably Paris, silver-mounted, round pernambuco stick 59.3gm, (Our #24172) INQUIRE
96. LOUIS MORIZOT, violin bow, Mirecourt, c.1920, silver mounted, round pernambuco stick, 58.8gm with a certificate from Jean-Francois Raffin, (Our #28507) INQUIRE
97. LOUIS MORIZOT, Violin Bow, Mirecourt, c.1920, silver-mounted, octagonal pernambuco stick, 61.9gm with silver tinsel wrap, stamped E. BOULANGEOT A LYON (by Louis Morizot pere & sold by the shop of Emile Boulangeot), (Our #24100) INQUIRE
98. PIERRE CUNIOT, Violin Bow, Mirecourt, c.1875, silver-mounted, round pernambuco stick, 60.5gm, the frog in the style of Francois Lupot, (Our #28363) INQUIRE
99. W. E. HILL & SONS, Violin Bow, London, 1919-26, gold-mounted, round pernambuco stick stamped: W.E.HILL & SONS, 58gm with whalebone wrap; the work of Arthur John Barnes, (Our #28607) INQUIRE
100. FRANCOIS BAZIN, Violin Bow, Mirecourt, c.1850, silver-mounted, round stick of amourette branded MALINE, 63gm, (Our #25682) INQUIRE
101. FRANCOIS LUPOT, Violin Bow, Paris, c.1820, silver-mounted, octagonal pernambuco stick, 57.5gm, a splice to the head, the adjuster by Persois, (Our #27630) INQUIRE
102. JAMES TUBBS, Violin bow, London, c.1900, silver-mounted, round pernambuco stick, 57gm, (Our #28721) INQUIRE
103. CUNIOT-HURY, Violin Bow, Mirecourt, silver-mounted, round dark pernambuco stick, 61gm, (Our #27789) INQUIRE
104. LOUIS MORIZOT, Violin Bow, Mirecourt, c.1930, ivory and silver-mounted, round pernambuco stick, workshop of Louis Morizot pere, 62gm, (Our #24185) INQUIRE
105. LOUIS MORIZOT, Violin Bow, Mirecourt, c.1920, silver-mounted, round pernambuco stick stamped A.MONZINO-MILANO, 61.3gm, by Louis Morizot pere (the Monzino family were prominent violin makers & dealers in Milan active in the first half 20th century), (Our #24184) INQUIRE
106. W. E. HILL & SONS, Violin Bow, London, c.1915, silver & tortoiseshell-mounted, round highly figured pernambuco stick stamped: W.E. HILL & SONS, the work of Sidney Yeoman; 61.7gm. One of the most attractive Hill violin bows we have seen, (Our #25049) INQUIRE
107. CHARLES NICOLAS BAZIN, Violin Bow, Mirecourt, silver-mounted, round pernambuco stick in the style of F. N. Voirin, stamped: J.B.VUILLAUME, the adjuster possibly by Joseph Martin, 58gm, (Our #23051) INQUIRE
108. CLAUDE THOMASSIN, Violin Bow, Paris, silver-mounted, round pernambuco stick branded PAUL JOMBAR, 56.5gm, (Our #24188) INQUIRE
109. W. E. HILL & SONS, Violin Bow, London, c.1900, silver & tortoiseshell mounted, figured octagonal pernambuco stick stamped: W.E.HILL & SONS, a particularly fine & early example of the work of William Charles Retford, 59gm, (Our #24150) INQUIRE
110. PROSPER COLAS, Violin bow, Paris, silver-mounted, round pernambuco stick, 61.5gm, (Our #28699) INQUIRE
111. W. E. HILL & SONS, Violin Bow, London, 1939, ivory & gold-mounted, round pernambuco stick stamped: W. E. HILL & SONS, 59gm with whalebone winding, the stick the work of Arthur Barnes, the frog by Albert Leeson, in particular fine condition, (Our #29041) INQUIRE
112. BERNARD OUCHARD FOR VIDOUDEZ, Violin Bow, Geneve, c.1965, gold & ivory mounted, strong octagonal pernambuco stick, 64.5gm, (Our #28303) INQUIRE
113. FRANCOIS PECCATTE, WORKSHOP OF, Violin Bow, Paris & Mirecourt, c.1845, nickel-mounted, round stick of amourette, 59.7gm, certificate by Paul Childs, (Our #24506) INQUIRE
114. EMILE A. OUCHARD, Violin bow, 1964, silver-mounted, round pernambuco stick, 65.5gm, (Our #28481) INQUIRE
115. PROSPER COLAS, Violin Bow, Paris, c.1890-1900, silver-mounted, round pernambuco stick, 61gm, in nearly perfect condition, (Our #27996) INQUIRE
116. EUGENE SARTORY, Violin Bow, Paris, c.1910-20, round pernambuco stick grafted under the wrap (with E.SARTORY A PARIS brand under the winding), later silver & mammoth ivory reproduction frog & adjuster by Elizabeth Shaak, 66.5gm, (Our #24200) INQUIRE
117. W. E. HILL & SONS, Violin Bow, London, 1959, transparent tortoiseshell frog with engraved gold mounts and fleur-de-lis, the ferrule engraved: St. Lawrence Seaway July 1959 (made to commemorate the opening of the seaway by Queen Elizabeth II), the work of William Watson, 61gm with whalebone winding, (Our #28349) INQUIRE
118. JOSEPH ARTHUR VIGNERON, Violin Bow, Paris, gold-mounted, octagonal pernambuco stick, 58.3gm (we suspect the gold mountings to be later), (Our #27208) INQUIRE
119. WILLIAM TUBBS, Violin Bow, London, c.1850, silver-mounted, dark round pernambuco stick, 61.8gm, the stick branded T.TUBBS under the frog, (Our #27735) INQUIRE
120. JAMES TUBBS, Violin Bow, London, c.1900, silver-mounted, round dark pernambuco stick, unusually sturdy for this maker, 63.2gm, finely preserved condition, (Our #28003) INQUIRE
121. NICOLAS MALINE, Violin Bow, Mirecourt, c.1845, nickel-mounted, round pernambuco stick, 59.5gm, (Our #24176) INQUIRE
122. ALFRED LAMY, FILS, Violin Bow, Paris, silver-mounted, round pernambuco stick branded: A LAMY A PARIS; 60.6gm, (Our #28858) INQUIRE
123. EMILE A. OUCHARD, Violin Bow, Paris, 1945, ivory and gold-mounted, strong octagonal pernambuco stick, 68gm with whalebone winding, therefore also suitable for use as a viola bow, (Our #28105) INQUIRE
124. EUGENE SARTORY, Violin Bow, Paris, c.1925, silver-mounted, round pernambuco stick, 60.7gm with silver-tinsel wrap, a very strong & fine example, (Our #26035) INQUIRE
125. EUGENE SARTORY, Violin Bow, Paris, c.1930s, silver-mounted, round pernambuco stick, 59.6 with silk & tinsel winding, (Our #28501) INQUIRE
126. NICOLAS MALINE, Violin Bow, Mirecourt, c.1850, silver-mounted, round pernambuco stick with the handle grafted under the winding, nice somewhat later ebony Vuillaume-style frog, 62.5gm, superb playing qualities, (Our #27449) INQUIRE
127. EUGENE SARTORY, Violin Bow, Paris, c.1925, silver-mounted, round pernambuco stick, 61.2gm, (Our #22844) INQUIRE
128. JOSEPH MARTIN FOR J. B. VUILLAUME, Violin Bow, Paris, silver-mounted, round pernambuco stick, 58gm, (Our #27591) INQUIRE
129. NICOLAS MALINE, Violin Bow, Mirecourt, c.1850, silver-mounted, round pernambuco stick, original but for a perfect reproduction adjuster by Jacob Mitas, 61.8gm, (Our #24438) INQUIRE
130. NICOLAS LEONARD TOURTE, Violin Bow, Paris, c.1790, silver-mounted, later reproduction silver adjuster, round pernambuco stick, 59gm, (Our #28445) INQUIRE
131. PIERRE SIMON, Violin Bow, Paris, c.1860, tortoiseshell and gold-mounted frog with Stanhope lens with a miniature photograph of J. B. Vuillaume, elegant & finely preserved round pernambuco stick, the frog has wear to the thumb projection, 58.7gm; Certificate by Jean-Francois Raffin, (Our #28676) INQUIRE
Early & Historical Bows
132. BAROQUE BOW, Violin Bow, 666mm, (Our #24501) $2,000.
133. PROBABLY FRENCH, Pochette Bow, late 18th century, pochette or early child's violin bow, round pernambuco stick, plain ebony frog, unstamped, turned ivory adjuster, restored to playing condition, (Our #24425) $2,000.
134. TOURTE, STAMPED, Violin Bow, elongated pike head violin bow, fluted pernambuco stick with reverse camber stamped: TOURTE, open ebony frog, 40.8gm, (Our #22126) $3,500.
135. TOURTE SCHOOL, Violin Bow, Paris, c.1780, a fine transitional violin bow very much in the style of Tourte pere, round pernambuco stick, open plain unmounted ebony frog, flared silver sheathed ivory adjuster, 47.4gm, (Our #24530) $6,500.
Viola Bows $1,000 and Under
136. GERMAN, Viola Bow, Germany, nickel-mounted, octagonal Brazilwood, stick 74gm, (Our #22061) $250.
137. BAUSCH, Viola Bow, nickel-mounted round pernambuco stick, 68.4gm, (Our #24598) $300.
138. EMILE DUPREE, Viola Bow, Germany, nickel mounted, round pernambuco stick, 69.5gm with imitation whalebone wrap, (Our #26021) $400.
139. A. CARVALHO, Viola bow, Brazil, 2010, nickel-mounted, round pernambuco stick stamped: A CARVALHO BRASIL; 72gm, (Our #28567) $500.
140. DORFLER, Viola Bow, nickel-mounted, (Our #25827) $500.
141. MORIZOT WORKSHOP, Viola Bow, Mirecourt, nickel-mounted, round Brazilwood stick, 70.5gm, (Our #22616) $500.
142. GERMAN, Viola Bow, c.1950s, nickel-mounted, round pernambuco stick, 67gm, (Our #22024) $550.
143. R. F. HOYER, Viola Bow, Markneukirchen, nickel-mounted, round pernambuco stick, 65.8gm, (Our #26389) $550.
144. ARY, Viola Bows, France, 1998, nickel-mounted, round pernambuco stick; 72.4gm, (Our #24377) $600.
145. BAUSCH, Viola Bow, nickel-mounted, round pernambuco stick, 66gm, (Our #24375) $600.
146. E. M. PENZEL, Viola bow, nickel-mounted, octagonal pernambuco stick, 65gm, (Our #28450) $650.
147. H. R. PFRETZSCHNER, Viola Bows, Markneukirchen, nickel-mounted, octagonal pernambuco stick, 65.5gm, (Our #24385) $750.
148. BAUSCH, Viola Bow, Leipzig, c.1870, nickel-mounted, round snakewood stick, 67gm, (Our #24381) $850.
149. FRANZ WINKLER, Viola Bow, nickel-mounted, round pernambuco stick, 65gm, (Our #25227) $850.
150. G. NATALI, Viola Bow, Brazil, silver-mounted, round pernambuco stick, 71gm, (Our #28138) $900.
151. W. R. SCHUSTER, Viola bow, Germany, silver-mounted, octagonal pernambuco stick, 64.8 grams, (Our #28478) $1,000.
Viola Bows $1,100 - $2,500
152. FINKEL WORKSHOP, Viola Bow, Switzerland, silver-mounted, octagonal pernambuco stick; 70.6gm, (Our #22078) $1,200.
153. HEINZ DOLLING, Viola Bow, Wernitzgrun, 1950s-60s, silver-mounted, octagonal pernambuco stick, 69.5gm, (Our #27827) $1,500.
154. KNOPF FAMILY, Viola Bow, c.1860, possibly earlier, silver-mounted, round snakewood, inlaid frog, 66.5gm, (Our #22613) $1,500.
155. ALBERT NURNBERGER, Viola Bow, Markneukirchen, silver mounted, octagonal pernambuco stick, 71.5gm, (Our #25778) $1,850.
156. VINCENZO DELUCCIA, Viola Bow, Philadelphia, c.1930s, silver-mounted, strong octagonal pernambuco stick, 72gm, a very nice example by this typically interesting Philadelphia maker, (Our #27956) $2,000.
157. J. S. FINKEL, Viola bow, Switzerland, silver-mounted, round pernambuco stick, 70gm, (Our #28479) $2,200.
158. JOHN CLUTTERBUCK, Viola Bow, London, 1984, silver-mounted, round pernambuco stick, 70g with whalebone winding, (Our #29073) $2,500.
159. ROGER LOTTE, Viola Bow, Mirecourt, silver-mounted, octagonal pernambuco stick, 69gm, (Our #22050) $2,500.
Viola Bows $2,600 - $5,000
160. JACOB MITAS, Viola Bow, Philadelphia, 2009, silver-mounted, octagonal pernambuco stick, 69.4gm, (Our #28124) $3,000.
161. CHARLES PONCIN, Viola Bow, Brussels, c.1900, silver-mounted, octagonal pernambuco stick stamped C.PONCIN A BRUXELLES (b.1854-d.1933), 70gm, (Our #28621) $3,500.
162. HART, Viola Bow, London, c.1900, silver-mounted, octagonal pernambuco stick branded HART, 71gm, (Our #25699) $3,500.
163. MARCEL LAPIERRE, Viola Bow, Mirecourt, silver-mounted, octagonal pernambuco stick stamped PAUL BISCH, 71gm, (Our #22075) $3,500.
164. ALBERT NURNBERGER, Viola Bow, silver-mounted, octagonal pernambuco stick, 68.5gm, (Our #27743) $4,000.
165. CHARLES ALFRED BAZIN, Viola Bow, Mirecourt, silver-mounted, octagonal pernambuco stick, 65.4gm with whalebone wrap, (Our #22040) $4,000.
166. CHARLES ALFRED BAZIN, Viola Bow, Mirecourt, silver-mounted, octagonal pernambuco stick, 66gm, (Our #22068) $4,000.
167. PAUL MARTIN SIEFRIED, Viola Bow, silver-mounted, octagonal pernambuco stick, in the style of Grand Adam, 71.1 gm, (Our #27552) $4,000.
168. W. E. HILL & SONS, Viola Bow, London, c.1890, silver-mounted, highly figured octagonal pernambuco stick, the frog with repaired crack, the head & handle worn; probably the work of Samuel Allen, 68.2 gms, (Our #26379) $4,000.
169. CHARLES ALFRED BAZIN, Viola Bow, Mirecourt, silver-mounted, round pernambuco stick, 73.7gm, (Our #23055) $4,500.
170. LOUIS MORIZOT, Viola bow, Mirecourt, silver-mounted, strong octagonal pernambuco stick, 69.5gm, (Our #28453) $5,000.
Viola Bows Over $5,000
171. DODD FAMILY, Viola Bow, London, c.1820, silver-mounted, octagonal pernambuco stick stamped: DODD, the somewhat later frog possibly the work of William Tubbs, (Our #27786) INQUIRE
172. TUBBS FAMILY, Viola Bow, London, c.1850, silver-mounted, round pernambuco stick, 67.3gm, from the Thomas or William Tubbs workshop; very similar to lot 285 Sotheby's Cooper Collection sale of March '09, as John Dodd, (Our #25700) INQUIRE
173. VICTOR THOMASSIN, Viola Bow, London, c.1910-1920, silver-mounted, round pernambuco stick branded: T.VICTOR, 67.5gm; Victor Thomassin was a 1st cousin to Louis & Claude Thomassin, and a pupil of C. N. Bazin, (Our #26679) INQUIRE
174. MIRECOURT WORKSHOP, Viola Bows, c.1850, nickel-mounted, octagonal ironwood stick, 68gm, possibly from the Maline or Francois Peccatte workshops, (Our #24471) INQUIRE
175. FRANCOIS PECCATTE, WORKSHOP OF, Viola Bow, Mirecourt, c.1850-60, nickel-mounted, round ironwood stick, 69.8gm, (Our #24300) INQUIRE
176. EMILE FRANCOIS OUCHARD, Viola bow, Paris, nickel-mounted, round pernambuco stick stamped EMILE OUCHARD, 68.2gm; possibly a collaboration of E. F. & E. A. Ouchard, (Our #29076) INQUIRE
177. PAJEOT SCHOOL, Viola Bow, Mirecourt, c.1820, gold & ivory mounted (gold mounts likely later), octagonal pernambuco stick, 66gm, the work of Louis Simon Pajeot or Francois Jude Gaulard, (Our #22111) INQUIRE
Cello Bows $1,000 and Under
178. EASTMAN, Cello Bow, carbon fiber with pernambuco sheath, stamped: CADENZA Artist, (Our #28269) $250.
179. ST CYR VIOLINS, Gamba Bow, a lovely new baroque style bow, with a pike head, the fluted octagonal stick and the open frog of snakewood, with a turned ebony button, 71.6 grams, (Our #26282) $400.
180. AUGUST PRELL, Cello Bow, nickel-mounted, octagonal pernambuco stick, 90.9gm, (Our #28398) $500.
181. SCHICKER, Cello Bow, Germany, nickel-mounted, round pernambuco stick, 80.5gm, (Our #24354) $500.
182. D. CARVALHO, Cello Bow, Brazil, nickel-mounted, round pernambuco stick, 80.6gm, (Our #28569) $600.
183. D. CHAGAS, Cello Bow, Brazil, nickel-mounted, round pernambuco stick, 80.6gm, (Our #28570) $600.
184. KNOPF FAMILY, Cello Bow, Markneukirchen, late 19th century, nickel-mounted, octagonal pernambuco stick, 75.5gm, (Our #24351) $950.
185. HORST SCHICKER, Cello Bow, Bubenreuth, silver-mounted, octagonal pernambuco stick, 79.5gm, (Our #25148) $1,000.
Cello Bows $1,100 - $2.,500
186. FRENCH, Cello Bow, Mirecourt School, probably by Roger Lotte, nickel-mounted, octagonal pernambuco stick, 74gm, (Our #23284) $1,100.
187. EMILE DUPREE, Cello Bow, Germany, silver-mounted, octagonal pernambuco stick, 78.3gm, (Our #28395) $1,200.
188. NURNBERGER WORKSHOP, Cello bow, Markneukirchen, c.1960s, silver-mounted, strong octagonal pernambuco stick, unbranded, 77gm, (Our #28589) $1,200.
189. EIGIDIUS DORFLER, Cello Bow, Bubenreuth, silver-mounted, round pernambuco stick stamped: *EGIDIUS DORFLER***, 81.8gm, (Our #28989) $1,400.
190. CHRISTOPHER DICKSON, ATELIER, cello bow, New York, 2011, silver-mounted, round pernambuco stick branded: CPD. ATELIER, 80gm, (Our #29160) $1,600.
191. EGIDIUS DORFLER, Cello Bows, Bubenreuth, silver-mounted, octagonal pernambuco stick stamped: *EGIDIUS DORFLER***, 81.6gm, (Our #28990) $1,600.
192. RUDOLF DOTSCHKAIL, Cello Bow, silver mounted, octagonal pernambuco stick: 82.3gm, (Our #25081) $1,600.
193. ROGER LOTTE, Cello Bow, Mirecourt, silver-mounted, octagonal pernambuco stick, 74.6gm, (Our #22145) $1,800.
194. ALBIN HUMS, Cello Bow, Markneukirchen, c.1920, silver-mounted, round pernambuco stick stamped: ALBIN HUMS; 76.7gm with whalebone wrap, (Our #26793) $2,500.
195. C. H. BUTHOD, Cello Bow, Mirecourt, c.1900, nickel-mounted, round pernambuco stick, 76.5gm; for the firm of J. Thibouville-Lamy, stamped: C.H.BOUTHOD- PARIS, (Our #24357) $2,500.
196. JOHN CLUTTERBUCK, Cello Bow, London, stamped: JOHN CLUTTERBUCK; silver mounted, round pernambuco stick; 79.6gm, (Our #24990) $2,500.
197. PIERRE GUILLAUME, Cello Bow, Brussels, silver-mounted, round pernambuco stick stamped: Aier Guillaume, 81.4gm, (Our #25862) $2,500.
198. PIERRE GUILLAUME WORKSHOP, Cello Bow, Brussels, silver-mounted, round pernambuco stick stamped: Atelier Guillaume, 80gm, (Our #28145) $2,500.
199. KNOPF FAMILY, Cello Bow, c.1870, silver-mounted, round pernambuco stick, 73gm, a beautiful though lightweight example possibly by Heinrich Knopf, (Our #22729) $3,000.
Cello Bows $2,600 - $5,000
200. CHARLES NICOLAS BAZIN WORKSHOP, Cello Bow, Mirecourt, silver-mounted, round pernambuco stick, 73gm, (Our #24343) $3,000.
201. LEE GUTHRIE, Cello Bow, Hudson, Wisconsin, silver mounted, round pernambuco stick, 83.6gm, (Our #27930) $3,500.
202. VINCENZO DELUCCIA, Cello Bow, Philadelphia, silver-mounted, very strong round pernambuco stick, 84.5gm, (Our #28381) $3,800.
203. ALBERT NURNBERGER, Cello Bow, Markneukirchen, silver-mounted, strong octagonal pernambuco stick, 75.4gm, (Our #27874) $4,000.
204. ALBERT NURNBERGER, Cello Bow, Markneukirchen, silver-mounted, round pernambuco stick, 77.5gm, (Our #26675) $4,000.
205. ALBERT NURNBERGER, Cello Bow, Markneukirchen, c.1925, silver-mounted, strong round pernambuco stick, 83.5gm, (Our #25808) $4,000.
206. FRANZ ALBERT NURNBERGER FOR RICHARD WEICHOLD, Cello Bow, Dresden, c.1890, silver-mounted, octagonal pernambuco stick stamped IMITATION DE TOURTE on one side & WEICHOLD A DRESDE on the opposite, 76.2gm, (Our #28712) HOLD
$ 4,000.
207. SIEGFRIED FINKEL, Cello Bow, Brienz, Switzerland, 1960s, ivory and gold-mounted, octagonal pernambuco stick, 79gm with whalebone wrap, (Our #26353) $4,000.
208. LOUIS BAZIN WORKSHOP, Cello Bow, Mirecourt, nickel-mounted, round pernambuco stick stamped: DEBLAYE, 77gm, (Our #26089) $4,500.
209. LUDWIG BAUSCH SR., Cello Bow, c.1860-70, later silver ferrule & original nickel adjuster, round pernambuco stick, 77.5gm with period-style silver tinsel wrap, (Our #27043) $4,500.
210. CHARLES ALFRED BAZIN, Cello Bow, Mirecourt, silver-mounted, strong octagonal pernambuco stick, 83gm, (Our #22046) $4,800.
211. LOUIS BAZIN, Cello Bow, Mirecourt, nickel-mounted, round pernambuco stick, 79.5gm, (Our #24704) $4,800.
212. W. E. HILL & SONS, Cello Bow, London, 1927, silver-mounted, figured round pernambuco stick stamped:"H&S", the work of Leslie Bailey, 78.5gm, (Our #26220) $4,800.
213. ARTHUR BULTITUDE, Cello bow, London, 1970s, engraved gold mounts, round pernambuco stick, 82.4gm, (Our #28399) $5,000.
214. CHARLES ALFRED BAZIN, Cello Bow, Mirecourt, silver-mounted, round pernambuco stick, 82gm, by Charles Bazin II, in mint condition, (Our #22047) $5,000.
215. CHARLES ALFRED BAZIN, Cello Bow, Mirecourt, silver-mounted, octagonal pernambuco stick, 78gm, (Our #22658) $5,000.
216. CHRISTIAN FRIEDRICH W. KNOPF, ATTRIBUTED TO, Cello Bow, Markneukirchen, c.1860, nickel-mounted, round pernambuco stick, the head in the style of Dodd; a fine example in nearly perfect condition, 80gm, (Our #22730) $5,000.
217. MALCOLM TAYLOR, Cello Bow, London, 1975, tortoiseshell & gold-mounted frog with gold swallows inlaid into the sides, octagonal pernambuco stick, 85gm, particularly fine condition, (Our #26054) $5,000.
Cello Bows Over $5,000
218. DODD FAMILY, Cello Bow, London, c.1825, silver-mounted, octagonal pernambuco stick, 75.5gm, probably the work of James Dodd, (Our #22187) INQUIRE
219. ANDRE CHARDON, Cello Bow, Paris, 1930s, silver-mounted, octagonal pernambuco stick, 86.5gm, by Andre Chardon for Chanot & Chardon, (Our #22181) INQUIRE
220. W. E. HILL & SONS, Cello Bow, London, c.1920, silver-mounted, octagonal pernambuco stick, 84.5gm, possibly the work of William Grieve Johnston, (Our #26052) INQUIRE
221. W. E. HILL & SONS, Cello Bow, London, 1964, gold-mounted, octagonal pernambuco stick, 80.2gm, the work of Malcolm Taylor, (Our #26053) INQUIRE
222. W. E. HILL & SONS, Cello Bow, London, 1960, tortoiseshell & silver-mounted, the frog with a silver fleur-de-lys to each side, strong octagonal figured pernambuco stick, 80.5gm with whalebone warp, a very fine & attractive work of Malcolm Taylor, (Our #28592) INQUIRE
223. CHARLES NICOLAS BAZIN, Cello Bow, Mirecourt, silver-mounted, round pernambuco stick branded: H. C. SILVESTRE, 78gm, (Our #25710) INQUIRE
224. F. N. VOIRIN, Cello Bow, Paris, silver-mounted, round pernambuco stick, 70gm, (Our #28402) INQUIRE
225. LOUIS THOMASSIN, Cello Bow, Paris, silver mounted, round pernambuco stick stamped: GUSTAVE BERNARDEL, 74.6gm, in nearly perfect condition, (Our #26077) INQUIRE
226. W. E. HILL & SONS, Cello Bow, London, 1960, tortoiseshell & silver-mounted, the frog with a silver fleur-de-lys to each side, octagonal pernambuco stick, 80.6gm, a particularly fine and beautiful work of William Watson, (Our #26050) INQUIRE
227. VICTOR FETIQUE, Cello Bow, Paris, silver-mounted, round stick, 83gm with tinsel grip, certificate by Rembert Wurlitzer, New York, very strong, (Our #26076) INQUIRE
228. HEINRICH KNOPF, Cello Bow, Markneukirchen, c.1860, gold & tortoiseshell-mounted, round pernambuco stick, 84gm with whalebone wrap, (Our #22724) INQUIRE
229. LOUIS PANORMO, Cello Bow, London, silver-mounted, strong octagonal pernambuco stick, 82gm (Louis Panormo bows were commonly made by members of the Tubbs family), (Our #23523) INQUIRE
230. CHARLES PECCATTE, ATTRIBUTED TO, Cello bow, Paris, , (Our #28736) INQUIRE
231. JAMES TUBBS, Cello Bow, London, c.1875, silver-mounted, round pernambuco stick branded: J.TUBBS, 80gm, certificate by Wm. Lewis & Son, (Our #26046) INQUIRE
232. WILLIAM TUBBS, Cello Bow, London, silver-mounted, round pernambuco stick, 83.5gm, certificate by Wm. Lewis & Son, Chicago, (Our #26047) INQUIRE
233. ALFRED LAMY, Cello Bow, Paris, silver-mounted, round pernambuco stick, 77.5gm, (Our #24329) INQUIRE
234. VICTOR FETIQUE, Cello Bow, Paris, silver-mounted, round pernambuco stick, (Our #28742) INQUIRE
235. FRANCOIS NICOLAS VOIRIN, Cello Bow, Paris, c.1880, silver-mounted Vuillaume-style frog, round pernambuco stick, 76gm, a stunning example of this maker's work, (Our #24052) INQUIRE
236. FRANCOIS JUDE GAULARD, Cello Bow, Mirecourt, c.1840, silver-mounted, strong octagonal pernambuco stick faintly branded LUPOT, 81.8gm, certificate by Wm. Moennig & Son, as the work of Francois Lupot, (Our #25590) INQUIRE
237. ETIENNE PAJEOT, Cello Bow, Mirecourt, c.1820, round pernambuco stick, an early work of this maker, the silver-mounted frog is a fine reproduction by Chris Dickson, with original adjuster, 80gm, (Our #22727) INQUIRE
238. FRANCOIS LUPOT II, Cello Bow, Paris, c.1820, gold-mounted, round pernambuco stick, 74.5gm, the frog & adjuster the work of Persois, the head with old repaired cheek crack, (Our #24051) INQUIRE
239. FRANCOIS NICOLAS VOIRIN, Cello Bow, Paris, c.1880, silver-mounted, octagonal pernambuco stick, 78gm (previously sold & certified by Wm. Moennig & Son), an unsually strong octagonal bow by Voirin & in particularly fine condition, (Our #25585) INQUIRE
240. FRANCOIS LUPOT II, Cello Bow, Paris, silver-mounted, round pernambuco stick, 71.2gm with whalebone winding (Lupot cellos bows are typically of light weight), (Our #27895) INQUIRE
241. PIERRE SIMON, Cello Bow, Paris, c.1870, silver-mounted, round pernambuco stick, 77.5gm, a particularly fine example of this maker's work with exceptional playing qualities, certificate by Paul Childs, (Our #26364) INQUIRE
242. FRANCOIS NICOLAS VOIRIN, Cello Bow, Paris, tortoiseshell and gold-mounted, round pernambuco stick, certificate by W. E. Hill & Sons, London, dated June 25, 1934 stating:"...a fine example of his work...being in excellent condition."; formerly in the collection of Nathan Posner, 78.5gm, (Our #26093) INQUIRE
Bass & Other Bows
243. CIRILO SOUSA, Bass Bow, Brasil, silver-mounted, round pernambuco stick, French-style, 138.9 grams, (Our #25510) $800.
244. CHARLES NICOLAS BAZIN I, Bass Bow, Paris, nickel-mounted, round pernambuco stick, French style, 142.9gm, a fine & elegant work of this maker in nearly perfect condition, (Our #24487) $4,500.