Sale: 9th - 21st October 2019
Lot 12: An Extremely Fine French Silver-Mounted Violin Bow by Pierre Simon, Paris circa 1855
Estimates
£30,000 - £40,000
VAT & Import Tax
20% buyers premium only
Description
Property of a Gentleman. Round stick. This bow is in an excellent state of preservation
Label
Stamped: Vuillaume A Paris
Certificate
Sold with the certificate of Pierre Guillaume, Brussels 2019
Maker
by Pierre Simon
Dimensions
Weight: 58g (original tinsel lapping)
Condition
Excellent throughout, with only these minor caveats: very small scratch to nose (point) of head; scratch through silver of small heelplate; camber needs attention; small chip to pernambuco at stick mortise *
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