A cello bow from the family that set the English standard, 85.2 grams
A cello bow by James Dodd, working in London around 1850. The Dodd name is the foundation of English bow making, and the family's sticks were the model W.E. Hill & Sons later worked from alongside Tourte.
At 85.2 grams and 709 mm this is a substantial cello bow, in the weight range most players find gives them purchase on the lower strings without becoming heavy in the hand.
Documentation available to qualified buyers.
The Dodd family were the leading English bow makers of the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, working in London. Their sticks established the English school and were studied closely by later English makers, W.E. Hill & Sons among them.
Cello Bow by James Dodd, London c.1850
£10,000 to £15,000
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