Violoncello bow
ALTERNATE NAME(S)
- Cello bow
Maker
Charles Nicolas Bazin
Distributor
Charles Brugère
Date1900-1910 ca.
Place MadeMirecourt, France, Europe
Place DistributedParis, France, Europe
SignedBranded on stick handle toward player, upside down: BRUGÈRE À PARISDescriptionStick: round; pernambuco
Frog: ebony; silver ferrule, heel-plate, and lining; abalone eyes, highly figured abalone slide; silver pin in heel-plate on underside of frog and at back of heel-plated near stick; silver pins through lining into frog on each side of eyelet; rounded heel
Adjuster: ebony covered in silver; silver pin in one facet
Tip plate: ebony-lined ivory
Wrapping: silver
Grip: black leather
DimensionsStick length: 700 mm
Head height: 27.2 mm
Head width (bottom): 10.3 mm
Stick width near tip: 6.1 mm (top to bottom); 5.9 mm (side to side)
Stick width near middle: 8.5 mm (top to bottom); 8.3 mm (side to side)
Stick width at end of handle: 9.3 mm (top to bottom); 9.2 mm (side to side)
Frog height: 23.5 mm
Frog length (top): 49.7 mm
Frog length (bottom): 50.5 mm
Frog width (top): 9.9 mm (front) - 9.8 mm (back)
Frog width (bottom): 14.7 mm (back) -15.5 mm (ferrule)
Weight: 80.9 grams
ProvenanceThis bow was purchased by Robert Cancelosi from William Moennig & Son, Ltd. in 1992.
Documentation and Certification:
Certificate of Authenticity from William Moennig & Son, Ltd., March 1992
Credit LineGift of Ken Cancelosi, in memory of Robert Cancelosi, 2023
Object number15736
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