An English violin by George Dykes labelled Made By/George L. Dykes/Leeds, Pupil Of/Paul Bailly/No 432 1907 and signed on the label; the two-piece back of broad curl, the ribs and scroll of smaller figure, the table of medium to open grain, the varnish of an orange brown colour, the length of back 146in. (35.7cm), in case with bow