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Lot 61
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François Nicolas Voirin (b Mirecourt, 1833; d Paris, 1885) A silver-mounted viola bow Paris, circa 1860

Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 GBP
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Description

  • François Nicolas Voirin
  • A silver-mounted viola bow

  • stamped J.B. Vuillaume on the handle

  • Paris
round stick, the ebony frog with pearl eyes enclosing lenses revealing a portrait of Stradivari, the adjuster with two silver bands

Literature

Sold with the certificate of Bernard Millant, Paris, dated 5th May 1997, describing the bow as a 'très rare et beau spécimen'