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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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.  

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

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

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  |   SOLD
Silver-mounted, 58.5 grams, B7675

Violin bow by Nurnberger Suess (gold-mounted),   |  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, 61.9 grams, B7411

M.F. Duff  |   Inquire for photos
Round carbon fiber stick, silver-mounted, 60.2 grams, B7896

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

Halsey |  Inquire for photos
Silver-mounted, 59.8 grams, B8016

Albert Nurnberger * |  Inquire for photos
Silver-mounted, 60.1 grams, B7181

Albert Nurnberger * |  Inquire for photos
Silver-mounted, 60.8 grams, B6236

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

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

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, 58.8 grams, B6996 

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

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

Juliano Oliveira |  Inquire for Photos
silver-mounted ebony, round pernambuco stick, 59.9 grams, B8103

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

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

S. Trindade|  Inquire for Photos
silver-mounted ebony, round pernambuco stick, 60.6 grams, B098

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

*Albert Nurnberger*  |  Inquire for photos
Silver-mounted, 60.2 grams, B8016

W.E.H&S, England  |  Inquire for photos
Silver-mounted, 58.7 grams, B7942

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

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

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

McKenzie  |  Photos
Silver-mounted, 58.1 grams, B5973

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

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