A Czech violin, Guarneri model, by Alois Bittner labelled Mistr. A. Bittner... Fecit Kladno b. Pragae. Anno 1933/No 104, inscribed on the inside back and branded on the bottom rib and inside back; the one-piece back of irregular figure, the ribs and scroll similar, the table of medium grain, the varnish of an orange gold colour, the length of back 14in. (35.5cm)