* This bow is sold *

This uncirculated violin bow, made by Edgar Bishop for W.E. Hill & Sons in London in 1938, represents the ultimate of English bow making and decorative beauty, including the polished tortoise-shell frog, intricate gold fleur-de-lys inlay, gold fittings, whale-bone grip and beautiful round Pernambuco stick. 

Joining the Hill firm in 1918, Bishop was one of the finest bowmakers at Hill. He was half of the "Gold Squad", assigned to making the highest grade fleur-de-lys bows unsupervised.

This is a true collector's bow, and even still has the original 1938 hair.  A new rehair is offered with the sale, but some collectors wish to have the bow left in the absolute original condition.  The weight is 58.7 grams.  Because this bow has components made from tortoise-shell and whale baleen, this bow cannot be carried shipped outside of the United States.  The purchaser of this bow should never travel internationally with this bow for fear of confiscation at any number of customs checkpoints.  hillcollection