Violoncello Bow
Distributor
Pierre Joseph Hel
Date1900-1910 ca.
Place DistributedLille, France, Europe
Place MadeMirecourt, France, Europe
ModelPicture bow
SignedBranded on stick toward player, upside down: P. HEL A LILLEDescriptionStick: round; pernambuco
Frog: ebony; silver ferrule and heel-plate; nickel-silver lining; Stanhope lens with image of Pierre Hel with cello, surrounded by abalone ring; abalone slide; rounded heel; single silver pins on underside of heel plate and at back of heel plate near stick
Adjuster: ebony; two silver rings; silver pin in one facet of each ring; abalone eye
Tip plate: ebony-lined ivory or ivory plastic
Wrapping: silver
Grip: black leather
DimensionsStick length: 697 mm
Head height: 26.5 mm
Head width (bottom): 11.2 mm
Stick width near tip: 6.2 mm (top to bottom); 6.0 mm (side to side)
Stick width near middle: 8.8 mm (top to bottom); 8.8 mm (side to side)
Stick width at end of handle: 8.7 mm (top to bottom); 9.3 mm (side to side)
Frog height: 23.3-23.8 mm
Frog length (top): 51.5 mm
Frog length (bottom): 51.0 mm
Frog width (top): 9.3 mm (front) - 9.0 mm (back)
Frog width (bottom): 14.8 mm (back) - 15.0 mm (ferrule)
Weight: 75.8 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, 2024
Object number15849
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1895-1910 ca.