A German violin by Ernst Heinrich Roth labelled Ernst Heinrich Roth/Markneukirchen 1945/Reproduction of/Antonius Stradivarius/Cremona 1725 and branded on the inside back; the one-piece back of medium to broad curl, the ribs and scroll similar, the table of open grain, the varnish of an orange gold colour, the length of back 14 1/8in. (35.8cm)