A French violin by Hugues Emile Blondelet labelled H. Emile Blondelet...No C130 Année 1924 and branded on the bottom rib; the two-piece back of medium curl, the ribs similar, the scroll of fainter figure, the table of medium grain, the varnish of an orange colour over a golden ground, the length of back 14.1/8in. (35.8cm)