A near mint condition silver mounted Emile August Ouchard fils cello bow, made circa 1930. 79 grams with light silver tinsel lapping, the gorgeous medium brown stick has tight and straight grain figuration with a light transluscent hue along with subtle flames throughout the stick. The rounded heel frog gives it an elegant aesthetic. This example is a suitable bow for musicians of all playing types and needs with collector condition and artisanship of the highest order. With Salchow certification.
About EA Ouchard: 
He was born in 1900 in Mirecourt (Vosges). After his apprenticeship E.A. Ouchard worked for a few years with his father at rue Canon in Mirecourt. Later worked in Paris and the United States, returning to France in the mid 1950s. To be more exact, in 1940 A. Ouchard started his own workshop at rue de Rome in Paris before leaving for the United States in 1946. He first joined RUDIE in New York and then LEWIS & Sons in Chicago. His bows are similar to those of the Voirin-Lamy school. A master craftsman and artist who made bows with perfect symmetry and with the perfect balance of suppleness and resistance for effortless staccato and cantabile sound. He died in Gan in 1969. Collaborators & successors include Bernard Ouchard (b. 1925) (son) and Jean Claude Ouchard (b. 1935) (son).