A virtually mint condition violin bow made by Sydney Yeoman in the Hill workshop around 1920. Hill bows in general are a by-word for consistent high quality, the makers from this early period being especially highly esteemed.

This ‘W.E.H. & S.’ stamped violin bow has a silver mounted octagonal pernambuco stick with plain ebony frog with a standard fitting on the stick; the adjuster of ebony sheathed in silver and capped with a pearl eye.

W.E. Hill & Sons, founded in 1880 in London, became the preeminent dealership in the U.K., employing a stable of the finest European craftsmen, producing instruments and bows of the  highest quality over many years; they were also highly respected experts on a global scale with unparalleled knowledge of the early Italian masters.

W.E. Hill & Sons English Violin Bow, c.1920

Reference: VNB.824