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Violin bow
Maker: Kurt Dölling
Date: 1975 ca.
Place Made:Erlbach, Germany, Europe
SignedStamped on bow: KURT DÖLLING
MarkingsStamped on stick opposite side from name stamp: dk (both letter share a stem, k is above the d)
Stamped between frog and button: GERMANY
Stamped between frog and button: GERMANY
DescriptionBrown, octagonal pernambuco stick
Mounted with a silver and tortoise-shell frog
Frog has a Parisian eye with mother-of-pearl in the center
Solid silver button
All the silver fittings are engraved with leaf patterns, except for the button which has a geometric pattern engraved on it
Mounted with a silver and tortoise-shell frog
Frog has a Parisian eye with mother-of-pearl in the center
Solid silver button
All the silver fittings are engraved with leaf patterns, except for the button which has a geometric pattern engraved on it
ProvenanceKurt Dölling was related to the Meisels. His wife was Lothar Meisel's mother's cousin's daughter.
Purchased by Meisel Violins, Owatonna, Minnesota, from C. Meisel Music Co., Inc., New York, on April 7, 1975, for $2,234.08. According to a note from donor, "This quartett [sic] was in an intern. [sic] exhibition. Paris?-!---"
Purchased by Meisel Violins, Owatonna, Minnesota, from C. Meisel Music Co., Inc., New York, on April 7, 1975, for $2,234.08. According to a note from donor, "This quartett [sic] was in an intern. [sic] exhibition. Paris?-!---"
Terms
Credit Line: Gift of Neal and Karin Meisel Steffenson, 1995
Not on view
Object number: 05881