A German violin by Wilhelm August Kessler labelled W. Aug. Kessler Jr/Geigenbauer/Mannheim/No 138 1914 and branded on the inside back and bottom rib; the two-piece back of broad curl, the ribs and scroll similar, the table of medium grain, the varnish of an orange colour over a golden ground, the length of back 14in. (35.6cm)