A FRENCH VIOLIN by Jean Baptiste Vuillaume labelled St e Cécile des Thernes/Paris 1853 No 643; the one-piece back of irregular curl with the transfer of Saint Cecilia, the ribs similar, the scroll of plain wood, the table of medium to open grain, the varnish of a light red colour over a golden ground, the length of back 14 3/16in. (36cm.).