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François Xavier and Nicolas Léonard Tourte bow 1765
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Gorgeously elegant 18th-century violin, viola and cello bows
17. François Xavier and Nicolas Léonard Tourte bow 1765
A beautifully simple example of a bow from the Tourte family, credited to brother François Xavier and Nicolas Léonard Tourte and made in around 1765. Nicolas was the elder of the two brothers.
