Fine English Chased Gold and Tortoiseshell Mounted Presentation Violin Bow

Description:

Fine English Chased Gold and Tortoiseshell Mounted Presentation Violin Bow, James Tubbs, 1874, the round stick stamped J TUBBS at the butt, the tortoiseshell frog with parisian eye, the chased gold heel plate and ferrule, the gold slide engraved TO HRH ALFRED, DUKE OF EDINBURGH, JANUARY 1874, the chased gold adjuster and face plate, weight 68 grams.

Provenance: The Henry Hottinger Collection, Rebert Wurlitzer Inc.; William Moennig & Son; Harry Torem.

Literature: The Henry Hottinger Collection, Rembert Wurlitzer Inc.; The World of Strings, William Moennig & Son, Ltd., Autumn, 1980.
Estimate $28,000-36,000

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