A French violin, Guarneri model, by Nestor Dominique Audinot labelled N. Audinot/17 Boulevard Bonne-Nouvelle/Année 1879 No 177; the two-piece back of medium curl, the ribs and scroll similar, the table of medium grain, the varnish of an orange red colour over a golden ground, the length of back 13.15/16in. (35.4cm)