Professional and Collector's Violin Bows

$10,000 and up
$5,000 - 10,000
$3,000 - 5,000
$1,000 - 3,000
Student Bows up to $495
Advanced Student Bows​
Carbon Fiber Bows
Notable Sales

$10,000 and up

 

E. Sartory a Paris (certificate Pierre Guillaume)
Silver-mounted, octagonal stick, 59.1 grams, B8322

Thomassin a Paris |  Inquire for Photos
silver-mounted ebony, round pernambuco stick, 59.3 grams, B8173 (appraisal Gindin and Gindin 2002)
Claude Thomassin was born in 1865.  He apprenticed to Charles Bazin before joining Gand & Bernardel in Paris in 1885.  In 1901, Thomassin went out on his own, becoming on e of the most renowned bow makers of the 20th century.  

J.J Martin |  Photos
unstamped, Certificate by Issac Salchow, Silver-mounted, 60.7 grams, B6468

 

$5,000 - $10,000

Nurnberger Suess   |  Photos 
stamped August Nurnberger, Gold-mounted ebony, 59.1 grams, B6997

W. E. Hill and Son  |  Photos
Excellent strong octagonal stick.  Gold-mounted, 57.6 grams, B6416

 

$3,000 - $5,000

C. F. English  |   Inquire for photos
Silver-mounted, round pernambuco, 61.9 grams, B7411

A. Lima - Brasil |   Inquire for photos
Silver-mounted, round pernambuco, 64.2 grams, B8414

Albert Nurnberger * |  Inquire for photos
Silver-mounted, octagonal pernambuco, 59.8 grams, B8438

C. Dickson  |   Inquire for photos
Silver-mounted, round pernambuco, 59.1 grams, B8029
American bowmaker Chris Dickson studied with Charles Espey in Port Townsend, Washington.  He is widely considered to be among one of the top American bowmakers working today.  

Otto A Hoyer  |   Inquire for photos
Silver-mounted, octagonal pernambuco, 57.8 grams, B8137

​MacKenzie   |   Inquire for photos
Silver-mounted, round pernambuco, 60.6 grams, B7951
Don MacKenzie has been repairing musical instruments on Cape Cod since the early 1960s. 
During the 1970s, William Salchow taught MacKenzie the traditional French approach to bow making and bow rehairing.
In the early 1980s, Marten Cornelissen began sharing his principles of violin acoustics with MacKenzie.  

Albert Nurnberger * |  Photos
Silver-mounted, octagonal pernambuco, 64.2 grams, B6017
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Albert Nurnberger * |  Inquire for photos
Silver-mounted, round pernambuco, 60.1 grams, B8438

Roger Treat |  Photos
Silver-mounted, round pernambuco, 63.1 grams, B8336

Knopf family bow, unstamped  |  Photos
Silver-mounted, in style of Lupot, pearl fillets on button, 61.8 grams, B6465

L. Bausch  |  Photos                      Sold
Silver-mounted, round pernambuco, ​58.8 grams, B6996 

Albert Nurnberger Suess |   Inquire for photos
Silver-mounted, round pernambuco, 56.5 grams, B5974 ($4,500)

stamped H.R. Pfretzschner |   Inquire for photos
Silver-mounted, round pernambuco, 61.1 grams, B7413 ($4,500)
     
Adolf Schuster *|  Contact us for photos
Silver-mounted, round pernambuco, 63.4 grams, B7336 ($3,500)

 

$1,000 - $3,000

P.E. Leblanc |   Inquire for photos
Silver-mounted, octagonal pernambuco, 56.6 grams, B8412

Herbert Wanka |   Inquire for photos
Silver-mounted, octagonal pernambuco, 561.9 grams, B8411

​Manoel Francisco |  Inquire for Photos
silver-mounted ebony, round pernambuco stick, 58.9 grams, B8104

​Manoel Francisco |  Inquire for Photos
silver-mounted ebony, round pernambuco stick, 61.2 grams, B8400

​W.E. Hill and Sons |  Inquire for Photos
silver-mounted ebony, round pernambuco stick, 64.9 grams, B7898

Conrad Gotz |  Inquire for Photos
silver-mounted ebony, octagonal pernambuco, 62.2 grams, B7865

Camilo Herculano |  Inquire for Photos
silver-mounted ebony, round pernambuco, 61.6 grams, B8099

Camilo Herculano |  Inquire for Photos
silver-mounted ebony, round pernambuco, 60.8 grams, B8097

Stamell Violins 25th Anniversary  |  Inquire for photos
Silver-mounted, round pernambuco, 62.5 grams, B7930

R. Weichold Dresden  |  Photos
Silver-mounted, octagonal pernambuco, 59.0 grams, B6936 

T. Stephenson |   Inquire for photos                Sold
Gold-mounted, round pernambuco, 59.4 grams, B7903

Jan Vanderhorst  |  Photos
Silver-mounted, round pernambuco, 62.5 grams, B5748

McKenzie  |  Photos
Silver-mounted, octagonal pernambuco, 58.1 grams, B5973

Werner Ernst |   Inquire for photos
Silver-mounted, round pernambuco, 62.9 grams, B7508

D. Chagas - Brasil |   Inquire for photos
Silver-mounted, round pernambuco, 60.6 grams, B7691

Georg Hoyer ** |   Inquire for photos
Silver-mounted, round pernambuco, 63.1 grams, B8224

Unstamped |   Inquire for photos
Silver-mounted ivory frog, round pernambuco, 58.5 grams, B8367

 

Notable Sales

​E. Sartory A Paris Cello Bow (Certified by Bernard Millant)
​W. E. H & S (Hill violin bow), silver-mounted, 59 grams, B5633
W. E. H & S (Hill violin bow), silver-mounted, 58.7 grams, B7942
Albert Leeson, faintly stamped "H & S" on the shaft, silver-mounted, 63.3 grams, B5648
Albert Nurnberger Suess, silver-mounted, 56.5 grams, B5974
Conrad Gotz, gold-mounted, 64.8 grams, B5770
Morizot Freres, stamped "E. Sartory a Paris" B6466  |  Photos 
Werner Ernst, Silver-mounted, 62.9 grams, B5697  |  Photos
Curtz Gold-mounted, 63.9 grams, B6489  |  Photos
J. Clutterbuck, Gold-mounted tortoise-shell frog, original whalebone wrap, 60.6 grams, B7016 |  Photos
Illegible stamp reading W. H.     NY |Silver-mounted, 59.7 grams, B6655   Photos
​Victor Fétique a Paris, Exp. Londres 1924  |  Photos