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Violin bow Claude Thomassin Mirecourt c1920
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Violin bow Eugene Cuniot-Hury Mirecourt c1900
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Violin bow Bazin Workshop “Carrodus” Mirecourt c1905
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Violin bow Charles Nicholas Bazin France c1900
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Emile François Ouchard Violin Bow, Mirecourt circa 1925
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We always try to keep a few bows by Ouchard Père in stock. His work is very dependable and quite undervalued. More details
James Tubbs/WE Hill Violin Bow, London circa 1870
£16,500
A good Tubbs is a thing of wonder, and this one is exceptional. Made for WE Hill and branded to the stick and the frog, this is very fine work from Tubbs’ early period. More details
Nicholas Leonard Tourte Violin Bow, Paris circa 1805
£90,000
Tourte is without question the most prestigious name in the history of bow-making. While FX Tourte was largely responsible for the design of bow that we recognize today, his older brother NL or “Tourte l’Ainé” was equally revolutionary. More details
Alfred Acoulon Violin, Mirecourt circa 1910
£9,000 On trial
Alfred Acoulon was the foremost luthier employed by the Jerome Thibouville Lamy workshops, and he produced their flagship instruments under the soubriquet “Lutherie Parisienne”. Violins sold under his label were made entirely by him – in 1912 an Alfred Acoulon cost 20 times the price of a Geronimo Barnabetti. More details
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