Cello Bow

The Dodd family holds an important place in the history of bow making, particularly in 18th- and early 19th-century England, where makers like Edward Dodd and his son Thomas Dodd helped elevate English bows to a new level of refinement. Their work is celebrated for its distinctive balance, durability, and tonal clarity, characteristics that set a foundation for later English makers and offered an alternative to the emerging French school. Their contributions helped establish England as a well-respected center of bow production during a transformative period in string-instrument history.The engraving on the ferrule of this bow suggests that it was associated with the court of Napoleon.