François Xavier Tourte 'le Jeune', Paris, the 'Muntz, Bower, Lam'
Violin Bow: 55948
Unstamped.
Octagonal stick. Silver mounted.
Read Jason Price's Carteggio feature on this bow.
Stick: 72.8 cm / 74.2 cm
Weight: 60.0 grams
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Notes:
". . .late period; with original tinsel wrapping. . ."Francois-Xavier Tourte: Bow Maker, Stewart Pollens & Henryk Kaston, Francois-Xavier Tourte: Bow Maker, New York
Provenance
| until c. 1886 | George Henri Marc Muntz |
| ... | ... |
| in 1940 | Sold by W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1940 | Robert Augustus Bower |
| until 1976 | Jacques Français |
| 1976-c. 1980 | Dr. Steven Wernick |
| c. 1980-1988 | Sau-Wing Lam |
| from 1988 | Anonymous |
| until 2023 | Anonymous |
| in 2023 | Sold by Tarisio Private Sales |
| in 2023 | Anonymous |
| from 2023 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Paul Childs, Montrose, NY (2023)- Certificate: Isaac Salchow, New York, NY (2023)
- Certificate: Jacques Français, New York, NY (1976)
- Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons (photocopy), London (1940)
Certificate: Paul Childs, Montrose, NY (2023)Cozio holds copies of many certificates and other documents, some of which are available to view on request. Please contact us if you wish to view a particular document. (Note that we do not always have permission to share documents.)
References
Francois-Xavier Tourte: Bow Maker, Stewart Pollens & Henryk Kaston, Machold Rare Violins, New York (illustrated)- Sau-Wing Lam, Dietmar Machold (illustrated)
Francois-Xavier Tourte: Bow Maker, Stewart Pollens & Henryk Kaston, Machold Rare Violins, New York (illustrated)
