Description
A fine silver-mounted violin bow by Eugène Nicolas Sartory, Paris, 1890-1900 period.
Stamped: E. SARTORY A PARIS.
Eugène Nicolas Sartory’s reputation as a legend of 20th century bowmaking gets ever stronger. In truth, his success is as a versatile bow with qualities that work across the various demands of modern professional playing, so that although other bows may have individual strengths there are few that operate consistently well within a varied classical repertoire.
Octagonal sticks are more common in Sartory’s later period after 1930, and this is a relatively unusual example dating from his earliest years after 1890, reflects more of his training with Alfred Lamy than most bows that he made. The result is bow on the lighter side, and potentially more interesting in terms of longtiudinal stiffness, ultimately one of the most compelling Sartory bows for playability according to my own taste at least.
Certificate: On request
Condition notes: The bow is in good condition, the thumb-projection of the frog has been reshaped.
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