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Violin bow with pernambuco stick, ebony frog with mother-of-pearl inlay and nickel alloy and ebony screw with mother-of-pearl eye. With leather thumbgrip and wrapping of silver wire. In a green plastic case with other bows.

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  • Materials:Pernambuco;Wood;Plant;Hair;Animal;Ebony;Nickel;Alloy;Metal;Mother-of-Pearl;Shell
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  • Inscriptions:HUSSON [scratched into frog, also written on with pencil]
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  • Repository:Bate Collection, Oxford
  • Measurements:Max L = 740 mm