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vintage cello bow 4/4 Stamped "W.E. Hill & Sons" 925 silver fitted octagonal
Estimated price for orientation: 439 $
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vintage cello bow 4/4 Stamped "W.E. Hill & Sons" 925 silver fitted octagonal80.55g without rosin 715mmEbony frog sterling silver Paris Iris around Pearl eyeLizard grip with 999.99 pure silver lapping fully secureMortise and rear bore in great shape with light cosmetic wear only, well looked after and maintained bowNo cracks splices or repairs to shaft or frog'Gun Barrel'D ie dead straight bowA good "School of Hill" bowDefinition of "School of" - being possibly a very close copy yet entirely fulfilling all the dimensions and stylistic peculiarities of that workshops making characteristics..In This instance those characteristics beingStrong chip free Hill type oil varnish properly curedSolid sterling silver fittings including the distinctive silver face on headFace held by parallel not conical pinsTwin Collared button in the early Hill/Tubbs style with Pearl panelingStamped with a number under the hair on the face (11 representing A Laidlaw who left Hill in 1960)Fully fitted with rear panel to the ebony frog (Hill rarely made half fitted frogs)Single retainer screw in shaft contacting silver slideStamped "ENGLAND" and feintly "L1959" on shaft and "L59" on frogThis bow now bears UK London Goldsmiths Hallmarks for Legal Online selling purposesIt bears the World famous "Leopards Head" "Lyon Passant" and "FXS " escutcheon shield marksIt also bears a year mark for future provenance. These marks are entirely concealed within the D shaped silver ferrule and in no way intrude upon the exterior of the bow and only visible when ferrule removed from frogEnjoy our 0% UK VAT free status while it lastsInstantly saving you 20% before we even decide upon a priceThis contains o restricted products and can be posted to the U.S so grab a fantastic exchange rate while you can in the run up to our EU departure. Even the minority remainers in the pre referendum debate conceded that the UK would eventually be better off after a unstable turbulent exit. Get In!
Description
vintage cello bow 4/4 Stamped "W.E. Hill & Sons" 925 silver fitted octagonal80.55g without rosin 715mmEbony frog sterling silver Paris Iris around Pearl eyeLizard grip with 999.99 pure silver lapping fully secureMortise and rear bore in great shape with light cosmetic wear only, well looked after and maintained bowNo cracks splices or repairs to shaft or frog'Gun Barrel'D ie dead straight bowA good "School of Hill" bowDefinition of "School of" - being possibly a very close copy yet entirely fulfilling all the dimensions and stylistic peculiarities of that workshops making characteristics..In This instance those characteristics being
Strong chip free Hill type oil varnish properly curedSolid sterling silver fittings including the distinctive silver face on headFace held by parallel not conical pinsTwin Collared button in the early Hill/Tubbs style with Pearl panelingStamped with a number under the hair on the face (11 representing A Laidlaw who left Hill in 1960)Fully fitted with rear panel to the ebony frog (Hill rarely made half fitted frogs)Single retainer screw in shaft contacting silver slideStamped "ENGLAND" and feintly "L1959" on shaft and "L59" on frogThis bow now bears UK London Goldsmiths Hallmarks for Legal Online selling purposes
It bears the World famous "Leopards Head" "Lyon Passant" and "FXS " escutcheon shield marksIt also bears a year mark for future provenance. These marks are entirely concealed within the D shaped silver ferrule and in no way intrude upon the exterior of the bow and only visible when ferrule removed from frogEnjoy our 0% UK VAT free status while it lastsInstantly saving you 20% before we even decide upon a priceThis contains o restricted products and can be posted to the U.S so grab a fantastic exchange rate while you can in the run up to our EU departure. Even the minority remainers in the pre referendum debate conceded that the UK would eventually be better off after a unstable turbulent exit. Get In!