A German violoncello by Ernst Heinrich Roth labelled Ernst Heinrich Roth/Markneukirchen 1929/Reproduction of/Antonius Stradivarius/Cremona 1725 and branded on the top block and the inside back; the two-piece back of medium curl, the ribs and scroll similar, the table of medium to open grain, the varnish of an orange colour, the length of back 29.5/8in. (75.3cm), in soft case with bow