Is this bow interesting?( auction item)

[PhilipKT]

I’ve always had a strong affection for plain frogs. I love a vast expanse of uninterrupted shiny ebony, so I’m drawn to bows with plain frogs, even though it might be a sign of a lesser bow. So I’m wondering if this is a possibly nice bow? It needs some serious work: a new slide, an outer button, new wrap, etc, and the wood doesn’t look best quality but the head is nice, the frog has a two-piece heel plate, and the inner button ring appears to be pinned.
anyway, I’m not buying, but would love thoughts from the crowd.

thanks!

[gowan]

Looks like something someone dug up in the garden.

[duane88]

Depends upon how much they want for it.

[PhilipKT]

59 minutes ago, duane88 said:

Depends upon how much they want for it.

It’s part of a package with another awful bow, and a violin. I’m not interested in bidding, but was wondering if my eye had accurately picked out something worthwhile. What do you think?

To be honest, the upright head kind of reminds me of nurnburger, and those also had two piece heel plates, but my thoughts mean nothing, which is why I came here.

[Jwillis]

You could probably email them and ask what it says on stick. To me this sorta looks like the generic silver mounted shop bows that say something like tourte or artist etc. I suspect it abeille from the thick opaque red varnish on stick. 

[PhilipKT]

1 hour ago, Jwillis said:

You could probably email them and ask what it says on stick. To me this sorta looks like the generic silver mounted shop bows that say something like tourte or artist etc. I suspect it abeille from the thick opaque red varnish on stick. 

I was wondering about the color and I thought it might’ve been just the stain that had maybe faded or oxidized over the years, and I did wonder if maybe it was something besides pernambuco.

I wondered about the brand myself, but I don’t think there’s enough there for even them to be able to tell

[PhilipKT]

Any guesses about this brand? The photo is a bit distorted but it was kind of them to send it.

Doesn’t the ebony look nice?

[HoGo]

I can see CARLO ANTONIO...

[chrissweden]

Looks like the "silver" is in fact nickel which someone performed silver plating on or polished it with a silver containing polish. A common scam method to turn nickel into silver and subsequently use sulfur to create a silver patina.

[PhilipKT]

Well, someone bought the package, but it wasn’t me. I hope they are pleased with it, but I do wish I could have gotten a close look at that bow. Oh well.