Lot number 3377 - Auction 137
VIOLABOGEN CHRISTIAN FRIEDRICH WILHELM KNOPF

VIOLA BOW CHRISTIAN FRIEDRICH WILHELM KNOPF probably Markneukirchen, around 1870 Round stick, floral mother-of-pearl inlay in frog, silver mount with mother-of-pearl decorations, thumb leather, winding. L. 73,5 cm, weight ca. 70g. Unmarked viola bow. Christian Friedrich Wilhelm Knopf (1815 - 1897) bow maker from the famous Knopf family, worked in Markneukirchen and Dresden. min. rubbed, silver mount min. dam., inlay rest. Provenance: private collection Rhineland.