When Vuillaume sold a violin, he often offered one of his Stentor bows as part of the purchase price. They were made in
Mirecourt mostly by the Maline, Pajeot or Francois Peccatte workshops.
This bow is from the Peccatte workshop with a particular red-brown pernambuco typical of this period. It is interesting to note that with the Stentor bows the makers were given more artistic freedom and the bows are often superb from a playing point of view. This bow has a clavette repair to the head but it is very secure and is of no real concern. The heel is particularly beautiful and the button still has its original shaft, rare indeed for a bow from 1855.
£4,000
