Peccatte School Violin Bow, France - circa 1860.

Sold with its Raffin certificate, a fine mid-19th century French violin bow demonstrates fine playing properties,
and is made in France by the Peccatte School. (not workshop)

A fine French bow that cannot be further attributed to a particular maker, made in the style of and after the work of Dominique Peccatte.

The stick is made from very beautiful exotic wood and is round shaped; it has a very elegant executed head.

Beautiful original button , and a well shaped elegant ebony frog.

A beautiful crafted stick ,  a bow with great balance and a good feel in the right hand.
The total length of the stick is around 72.5 cm (4/4 size), and the weight of the bow is around 60,2 gr. (perfect!)
The bow is straight and has a good curve.
No cacks or repairs , minor surface wear you may expext from an old bow.
The bow is ready to play, with new Mongolian horse hair and winding.

An affordable alternative and competitor to similarly priced contemporary bows.

ABOUT FRANCOIS PECCATTE : 
François Peccatte (born Mirecourt, 10 March 1821; died Paris, 30 October 1855) was a very talented archetier.
He is said to have been destined for greatness, but died at the age of 34 before reaching the height of his craft.
He was the brother of Dominique Peccatte and father to Charles Peccatte. Peccatte went to Paris for a short period early in his working life, then returned to Mirecourt and opened a shop in 1842, employing several workers to assist in his commercial production. François had some association with his brother Dominique, presumably during his stay in Paris and again when Dominique returned to Mirecourt.[1] "Indeed, much of François’ best work shows the strong influence of Dominique".[2] "François Peccatte, was also a fine bow maker who worked in Mirecourt. He returned to Paris not long before his premature death."[3]
from : wikipedia