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This is an exquisite violin bow by Doriane Bodart. It was made for the Ekho Exposition in Brussels, May 2022 and exhibited there. It's a heathy stick that recalls the best qualities of the classic French school. 
 
WEIGHT: 61.2 grams
MOUNTS: Silver and Ebony
 
About Doriane:
Born into a family of artists in 1972, Doriane Bodart is the granddaughter of the great sculptor Marcel Bodart, and her parents were both violin makers (luthiers).  She learned her craft from world-renowned master bow-makers, acquiring during her years of apprenticeship the century-old techniques in the tradition of French bow-making. She has worked together with great masters such as Stephane Thomachot, Noel Burke, Charles Espey, Pierre Guillaume. She attended master classes at Oberlin (Ohio) and has participated in numerous exhibitions. For the past 4 years she was invited at the “Bellevilloise” bow exhibition, a grouping which brings together the greatest contemporary bow-makers.    
She has regular invitations to exhibitions in Paris, Frankfort(Germany), Amsterdam (Netherlands),Zurich (Switzerland)and Cremona (Italy). 
 
She recently won unanimously the First Prize (« Grand Prix ») and a Special prize for the  sound, given by Jean-Charles Monciero (member of the jury, and violist) at the “international bow making competition, Viola’s 2019 in Paris”.
 
She chooses with great care the best Pernambuco wood, known for its excellence for bows. The name of Bodart is now renowned for its reliability, and high-quality workmanship.  Doriane works from her beautiful Parisian studio. in the famous Montparnasse district. Many gifted musicians use her bows, which are widely distributed abroad, in Vienna, the United States, Japan.