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Rare bows for violin, viola, violoncello, 1931
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1RARE BOWS FOR VIOLIN, VIOLA, VIOLONCELLO . . . WURLITZER
3OLD FRENCH VIOLIN BOWS (Continued)
5*No. 1335
6A. LAMY
7Paris
8Fine, round stick, medium red-brown color. Original frog and ringed button, both ebony, silver-mounted. Silver wrapping. About 1870.
9Seventy-five dollars
11*No. 1582
12C. CANDI
13Genova
14Round stick, medium brown color. Good head with ivory tip. Silver-mounted ebony frog and button. Silver wrapping. About 1918.
15Seventy-five dollars
17*No. 1635
18J. LAMY
19Paris
20By Jules Lamy, of Paris. Nicely figured round stick, medium dark wine-brown color. Pretty, slender head with long point, ivory tip. Round slide and edges on ebony frog, which is silver-mounted. Ringed button. About 1870.
21Seventy-five dollars
23*No. 1663
24A. LAMY
25Paris
26Head high, with ivory plate. Octagonal reddish-chocolate stick. The frog is of large size, ebony, silver-mounted. Ringed button. Silver wire wrapping. One of his early bows. About 1875.
27Seventy-five dollars
29No. 1672
30LABERTE
31Paris
32Probably by A. Laberte & Cie., of Paris, stamp partly obliterated. Round, chocolate-brown stick. Fine design head, ivory plate. Vuillaume type frog, round edges and underside of ebony, silver-mounted. Silver wrapping.
33Seventy-five dollars
35No. 1378
36OLD FRENCH
37Old stick, round, light brown color. Silver trimmed ebony frog, and ringed button. Silver wrapping.
38Eighty-five dollars
40*Stamped with name of maker
42No. 1560
43OLD FRENCH
44Of the school of Lupot, an octagonal stick, dark red-brown color. Gold-mounted tortoise-shell frog, with pearl eyelets. Button solid cap of gold. Good head with gold plate. Whalebone wrapping.
45Eighty-five dollars
47*No. 1353
48J. A. VIGNERON
49Paris, 1851–1888
50ex NAHAN FRANKO
51One of the best of the late school of French masters, who worked in similar style as Lamy, Sartory, etc. The head is usually of the Voirin pattern. Round, red-brown stick. Silver-mounted ebony frog with silver ringed pearl eyes. Button solid silver cap. Silver wrapping.
52Ninety-five dollars
54No. 1281
55OLD FRENCH
56Made about 1840–1850. Round, medium brownish-yellow color, flaky marked Pernambuco-wood. Silver-mounted ebony frog and ringed button. Silver wrapping. A fine playing bow.
57One hundred dollars
59*No. 1370
60A. LAMY
61Paris, 1850–1912
62One of the very fine modern bow-makers who, after serving several masters, completed his learning under F. N. Voirin, whose style he closely followed. This is a round, medium red-brown stick. Silver-mounted ebony frog. Ringed silver button. Silver wrapping. A very superior stick.
63One hundred and twenty-five dollars
65*No. 1630
66A. LAMY
67Paris, 1850–1912
68Nicely figured octagonal stick, reddish-chocolate color. The head is beautifully cut, slender and high, with ivory tip. Ebony frog with gold mountings, pearl eyes with gold circles, the button a solid gold cap. Wrapped with silver wire and snakeskin thumb ring.
69One hundred and twenty-five dollars
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