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4/4 VIOLIN BOW stamped W.E. HILL & SONS

Estimated price for orientation: 600 $

Category: Violins
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Description
Type: PERNAMBUCCO, SILVER MOUNTED Size: 4


AN EXCELLENT 4/4 SIZE VIOLIN BOW STAMPED "W.E.HILL&SONS"THIS IS A BEAUTIFULLY MADE SILVER MOUNTED PERNAMBUCCO BOW 
WITH AN UNLINED VUILLAUME  STYLE EBONY FROG AND A SILVER TIPTHE TIP IS PINNED WITH SILVER PINS, BUT IS NOT HALLMARKED,SO  I CANNOT VERIFY ITS AUTHENTICITY BASED ON ANY CATALOG.
 HOWEVER THE WORKMANSHIP IS ABSOLUTELY FIRST-RATE.
THIS IS A FINE BOW, SO EXAMINE THE PHOTOS CAREFULLY AND MAKE YOUR OWN DECISION(THIS IS NOT A MODERN BOW, IT IS QUITE AN OLD/VINTAGE BOW) 
(IT PROBABLY IS DUE FOR REHAIRING)
WEIGHT IS 58.9 GRAMS--
(NOTE THAT IT HAS WHALEBONE WRAPPING RATHER THAN A HEAVIER SILVER WRAPPING
THAT WOULD ADD SEVERAL GRAMS TO THE WEIGHT OF THE BOW) 
THE BOW IS STRAIGHTSEE THE PHOTOS, WHICH ARE PART OF THIS DESCRIPTIONBOW WILL BE SHIPPED IN A VERY STURDY PLASTIC TUBE