Character Nose (bow ID)

[Guido]

A reasonably nice bow, octagonal, 60.4g, silver mounted.

I tried to provide visuals of all the usual things to look for...

The nose and throat are obviously quite unusual, which is my main reason for posting. Maybe it rings a bell somewhere?

Last picture I tried to show the frog being unusually narrow at the upper throat level.

[Blank face]

I have no idea who made this bow, but the shape of the frog throat is IMO imitating a F.Peccatte feature, which was later copied and varied and somehow exeggerated by several makers, f. e. E.Ouchard. S. pics.

[Ranala]

Is it me or is the fit to the stick a bit loose?

[Guido]

On 2/4/2023 at 9:33 PM, Blank face said:

I have no idea who made this bow, but the shape of the frog throat is IMO imitating a F.Peccatte feature, which was later copied and varied and somehow exeggerated by several makers, f. e. E.Ouchard. S. pics.

 

Thanks, that looks like the general idea, with mine being a bit more extreme still.

I was wondering how old my bow might be. The screw looks modern (but might be replaced), and the pearl slide is also something I usually associate with the time between the wars (but it might also be replaced). The two piece heel plate it something that I would associate with an earlier period however.

I was also wondering if the bow might be French. the adjuster looks very French to me (it is pinned in both rings) and has a second cut relatively high just taking the edges of the facets. The underslide is also pinned.