Jean Pierre Marie Persoit, Silver/Ebony
This is a very fine bow by the famed French maker Jean Pierre Marie Persoit. The stick is octagonal and has a length of 72.5 cm. The bow’s weight is 58.7 g. It is of a deep golden brown pernambuco of superior quality. The frog is ebony and silver and has a mother of pearl eye in each side. The button, made recently for this bow in the proper style, is in three-piece form and its prominent collar has a second cut. The bow is in excellent condition. The bow is to be sold with a photo certificate by Paul Childs, Montrose, NY (May 2011).