Violin Bow
Double tap/click to zoomPercival Wilfred
Bryant
Guide price £6,000
Violin Bow
Made in Ovingdean, England
1960
Stamped P.W. Bryant
59.1g
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A fine gold and ebony mounted violin bow by Percival Wilfred Bryant, of Ovingdean, England. Octagonal stick, made of chocolate coloured pernambuco, with deep grain. Bryant worked for George Withers in Leicester Square for some time, then established himself in Brighton. Noted for exceptional quality bows but is one of the rare British makers never to have worked at W.E.Hill & Sons. The bow is in fine condition and is marked Z2 under the frog.
History & Provenance
Distinguished 20th-century British bow maker, one of the few who did not apprentice in the Hill workshop. Worked with George Withers & Sons in London from 1920-1932. Moved to Ovingdean, East Sussex, in 1939. Particularly known for his bass bows and, later, his replica Baroque bows with snakewood sticks. Stamp: 'P W Bryant'
