Period of Tourte, c.1825
A transitional bow crafted during the period of Tourte, ca. 1825. It features a round stick crafted of ironwood, with ebony tip plate, ironwood frog with open mortice, and ironwood button. This is a bow crafted during an influential time of development and evolution in bowmaking. If you're interested in historical instruments and artifacts, or are in period performance, then this is certainly a bow to see! 182g.
This bow is featured on page 19 of Chris Brown's book, Discovering Bows for the Double Bass.