A fine French viola by Paul Serdet labelled Paul Serdet/Luthier à Paris 1902 No 59... and branded P. Serdet A Paris on the inside back and top block and inscribed 59 on the inside back; the one-piece back of handsome broad curl, the ribs similar, the scroll of medium figure, the table of medium grain, the varnish of a deep orange colour over a golden ground, the length of back 166in. (40.8cm)