A FINE FRENCH VIOLIN by Gand & Bernardel labelled Gand & Bernardel Fres/Luthiers du Conservatoire de Musique/No 655 Paris 1876; the one-piece back of medium curl, the ribs and scroll similar, the table of open grain, the varnish of an orange-brown colour over a golden ground, the length of back 14 1/16in. (35.8cm.)