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Rare bows for violin, viola, violoncello, 1931
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1VIOLONCELLO BOWS by CHARLES PECCATTE
3No. 1739
4Style of Charles Peccatte. Round, medium-reddish color. Original silver-mounted frog and button. Silver wrapping.
5Eighty-five dollars
7*No. 1746
8Fine, long head. Round, medium chocolate color. Original silver-mounted ebony frog and button.
9One hundred dollars
11*No. 1326
12Round stick, medium-brown color. Silver-mounted ebony frog and button. Silver wrapping.
13One hundred and twenty-five dollars
15No. 1536
16An old Charles Peccatte, with long shaped head, reinforced, ivory tip. Round, light reddish-brown stick. Original silver-mounted ebony frog and button; the frog is quite worn as result of having been carried under the strings of the 'cello. A very exceptional playing stick. Medium light weight.
17One hundred and fifty dollars
19*No. 2506
20ex WANAMAKER COLLECTION
21Graceful long tapered head, round bevels and ivory plate. Original silver-mounted ebony frog and button. Silver wrapping. Medium light weight.
22One hundred and fifty dollars
24VIOLIN BOWS by FRANÇOIS NICOLAS VOIRIN
25Paris, 1833-1885
27The artistry and skill of this celebrated bow-maker needs no commendation. From about 1855 until 1870 he worked with J. B. Vuillaume, later for his own account, from which time until his death, he stamped his name on the bows he produced. After his death, his widow continued the business, with capable workers, and continued to use his stamp in the same manner. The bows are all beautifully finished, with slender, graceful heads.
29*No. 1193
30Strong, octagon, medium-brown stick. Silver-mounted ebony frog and ringed button. Whalebone wrapping. Excellent playing qualities.
31Sixty dollars
33*No. 1408
34Round stick, reddish-brown color Ebony frog, silver-mounted with pearl eyes and circles. Button has one-piece silver cap. Fine playing quality.
35Sixty dollars
37*No. 1666
38This is an elegant bow, which suffered the loss of its head, replaced by Messrs Hill & Son with a very fine one with silver tip. It is one of the early type, with Vuillaume style of frog, round under-slide and edges. Many years of fine service assured.
39Seventy-five dollars
41*No. 1676
42A very light bow, very flexible, most suitable for a lady's arm. Octagonal stick, reddish-
43*Stamped with name of maker
45chocolate color. Vuillaume type of frog, round bevel and slide. Silver wire wrapped.
46Seventy-five dollars
48*No. 991
49A very good specimen. Round, medium chocolate color. Ebony frog with silver trim. Fine playing stick.
50Ninety-five dollars
52*No. 1688
53Of nicely marked Pernambuco, a round stick, chocolate-brown color. An early example, with delicate head, light in weight, and fitted with silver-mounted ebony frog of the Vuillaume type, round slide and edges. Original button silver ring and silver end-cap. Silver wire wrapping.
54One hundred and twenty-five dollars
56*No. 2502
57From the Wanamaker collection. A firm, round stick, medium reddish color. Silver-mounted frog, pearl eyes and slide. Ringed button. Silver wrapping. A very fine specimen.
58One hundred and twenty-five dollars
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