A unique collection of more than 30 English Baroque instrument bows acquired by a German Jewish refugee couple is to be auctioned next month.
Otto and Trude Huttenbach, who fled to London in the late 1930s, collected bows made in the 18th century by some of the world's great violin-makers.
The collection is estimated to be worth around £30,000, but interest in the pieces could push the total far higher, auctioneers predict.
The Huttenbachs became active figures in the collection of early musical instruments alongside the well-known Dolmetsch family of instrument makers and musicians.
