violin bow
Caressa et Français (maison)
built in Paris
A violin bow, made in the workshop of Caressa et Français in Paris in the early 20th century. Round shaft, ebony frog, silver mountings, length 73 cm.
History of this instrument
This bow comes from the famous “Max Rodriguez Collection,” which consists of four Italian master instruments and sixteen valuable bows. In 1992, the Rodriguez Collection was loaned to the Musical Instrument Fund. In 1997, the owner decided to donate nearly all of the instruments to our foundation. It remains the largest donation ever made to our foundation. This bow has been loaned to Suzanne Huynen, Liesbeth Kok, Leupien Vermeer, Vera Laporeva, Cecilia Bernardini, and Catharina Ungvari. Melissa Ussery also played with this bow for a long time; now it is Tijmen Huijsing’s turn.
About Caressa et Français (maison)
In 1901, a new phase began in the lineage of violin makers that had started nearly a century earlier with one of France’s greatest violin makers, Nicolas Lupot. That year, Albert Caressa and Henri Français took over the workshop from...