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
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Carbon Fiber Bows
Notable Sales

Professional and Collector's Violin Bows

​$10,000 and up

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Vtr. Fetique a Paris, Exp. Londres 1924  |  Photos
SIlver-mounted, 59.3 grams, B6925

Jean Joseph Martin, unstamped  |  Photos
Silver-mounted, 60.7 grams, B6468

L. Morizot, stamped "Lucien Schmidt"  |  Photos
Silver-mounted, 60.4 grams (certificate Paul Childs), B4926

stamped A. Vingeron a Paris |   Inquire for photos
Silver-mounted, round stick, 58.4 grams, B7343

stamped E.A. Ouchard |   Inquire for photos
Silver-mounted, round stick, 59.7 grams, B7412

 

$5,000 - $10,000

W.E. Hill & Sons, and England at the butt   |   Inquire for photos
Silver-mounted, 58.5 grams, B7675

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

W. E. Hill and Son  |  Photos
Gold-mounted, 57.6 grams, B6416

 

$3,000 - $5,000

C. Dickson  |   Inquire for photos
Silver-mounted, 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.  

MacKenzie   |   Inquire for photos
Silver-mounted, 60.6 grams, B7951

MacKenzie   |   Inquire for photos
Silver-mounted, 60.6 grams, B7950
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, 64.2 grams, B6017

​Roger Treat |  Photos
Silver-mounted, 63.1 grams, B6995

Gerome Devoivre  |  Photos
Silver-mounted, 58.4 grams, B6872

Albert Nurnberger  |  Inquire for photos
Silver-mounted, 60.1 grams, B8016

Knopf family bow, unstamped  |  Photos
Silver-mounted, 61.8, B6465

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

*Albert Nurnberger* |  Photos
Silver-mounted, 61.5 grams, B6236

*Albert Nurnberger |   Inquire for photos
Silver-mounted, octagonal stick, 57.7 grams, B7576

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

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

 

$1,000 - $3,000

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

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

McKenzie  |  Photos
Silver-mounted, 58.1 grams, B5973

Albert Nurnberger*  |  Photos
Silver-mounted, 53.0 grams, B7020 

Flavio Rupf  |  Photos
Silver-mounted, 59.7 grams, B5506

D. Silveira  |  Photos
Silver-mounted, 61.4 grams, B6988

D. Silveira  |  Photos
Silver-mounted, 61.4 grams, B6987

Horst John stamped "Stamell Violins 25", (special edition) |   Inquire for photos
Silver-mounted, 61.8 grams, B6647

D. Chagas Brasil  |   Inquire for photos
Silver-mounted, 60.2 grams, B7066

Prier SLC |   Inquire for photos
Silver-mounted, round stick, 60.7 grams, B7731

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

Horst John * |   Inquire for photos
Silver-mounted, round stick, 60.0 grams, B7605

Marco Raposo |   Inquire for photos
Silver-mounted, round stick, 59.5 grams, B7620

C Lozer Brasil |   Inquire for photos
Silver-mounted, round stick, 60.8 grams, B7625

Unstamped German bow circa 1910 |   Inquire for photos
Silver-mounted, octagonal stick, 59.9 grams, B7136

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

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Notable Sales

​E. Sartory A Paris Cello Bow (Certified by Bernard Millant)
​W. E. H & S (Hill violin bow), silver-mounted, 59 grams, B5633
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