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The stamp in this bow has been worn away to the extent it is virtually illegible, However, one can vaguely discern the writing W. E. HILL & SONS stamped upside down at the usual place. This bow is almost certainly the work of Sydney Yeoman (1876 -1948). The letter 'Y' is stamped into the shaft, next to the lower mortise along with the figure 30, indicating the year of production as 1930.
Furthermore, the bows Yeoman made for Hill had a single nick in the lower mortise. In this case there is a single dot in the shaft right by the letter Y. These are strong indicators that this is Yeoman's work. The most significant pointer that this is his work is that this bow shows his predilection for the French system in which the frog slides in two grooves in the stick, which is also present in almost all of his other bows.
The stick is octagonal and the lapping of silver wire with a leather thumbpad. Except for the tip plate, which is of cow bone, I believe all the parts are original to the bow.
This bow has been in full-time professional use for the past 50 years. It is truly a superb bow and its playing properties from the perspective of a violinist, are extraordinary. It should be seen as a potential career bow and would serve a concert violinist or recitalist very well.
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The Stick :
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Octagonal pernambuco
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The Nut :
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Ebony with parisian eye
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Lapping :
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Silver lapping. Black leather thumbpad, recent.
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Condition :
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Superb condition
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