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Violoncello bow

Date1970-1999 ca.

Place MadeParis, France, Europe

Place MadeLondon, United Kingdom, Europe

SignedBranded on stick at handle toward player, upside down: A.N.LOUISàPARIS
DescriptionStick: round; pernambuco; handle facets at contact with frog slightly recessed
Frog: ivory; decoratively engraved rose gold ferrule and heel-plate; no lining; highly figured purple abalone eyes surrounded by rose gold rings (Parisian eyes), highly figured purple abalone slide; rounded back edge
Adjuster: ivory; two decoratively engraved rose gold rings; highly figured purple abalone eye
Tip plate: ebony-lined, highly engraved rose gold
Wrapping: imitation baleen plastic in alternating light and dark strips
Grip: black leather
DimensionsStick length: 692 mm
Head height: 27.4 mm
Head width (bottom): 11.2 mm
Stick width near tip: 7.2 mm (top to bottom); 6.1 mm (side to side)
Stick width near middle: 9.7 mm (top to bottom); 9.5 mm (side to side)
Stick width at end of handle: 10.1 mm (top to bottom); 10.1 mm (side to side)
Frog height: 23.0-23.1 mm
Frog length (top): 46.6 mm
Frog length (bottom): 48.3 mm
Frog width (top): 10.2 mm (front) - 10.1 mm (back)
Frog width (bottom): 14.3 mm (back) -14.7 mm (ferrule)
Weight: 74.1 grams

Credit LineGift of Ken Cancelosi, in memory of Robert Cancelosi, 2024

Object number15861

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