violin bow
Charles Peccatte
built in Paris in ± 1870
A violin bow, made by Charles Peccatte in Paris, ca. 1870. Round shaft and silver mount. Stamped “Gand + Bernardel Fres.” The bow is part of the “Tettelaar Collection.”
History of this instrument
Starting in 2018, the Musical Instrument Fund received this Charles Peccatte violin bow on loan from a private individual. The bow is part of a collection of five impressive bows and one valuable violin belonging to Ms. Tettelaar, a former violinist with the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra and the Radio Philharmonic Orchestra. After her death in 2022, the fund purchased the collection from her heirs. Salomé Bonnema is the fortunate player of the bow.
About the builder Charles Peccatte
By the time Charles François Peccatte was born, the name Peccatte already carried great prestige among French musicians; in their eyes, his father and uncle were among France’s greatest bow makers. This was quite remarkable, given that...