Lot number 2836 - Auction 160
VIOLINE 'JOSEF KREPELKA' UND DREI VIOLINBÖGEN 'PAESOLD','ARY FRANCE'

'JOSEF KREPELKA' VIOLIN AND THREE VIOLIN BOWS ('PAESOLD', 'ARY FRANCE') Jihlava (Iglau), Bohemia, 1876 One-piece spruce top and maple back, dark brown varnish; includes case and accessories. 4/4 violin: total length 60 cm, body length 35.6 cm. Violin label: 'Josef Krepelka, Instrumentenmacher Iglau / nástrojník, v Jihlave', with the handwritten date '1876'. Three violin bows, early 20th century; each with a round stick, winding, thumb leather, and tip plate (synthetic and bone); lengths 74 cm, 74.4 cm, and 74.5 cm. Two bows marked 'R. Paesold' and 'Ary France'; showing some wear. Violin part. rubbed and bumped; repaired cracks in the top; rest.