A FINE FRENCH VIOLIN by Pierre & Hippolyte Silvestre labelled Petrus et Hippolitus Fratres Silvestre/Fecerunt Lugduni Anno 1843; the one-piece back of medium curl, the ribs and scroll similar, the table of medium grain, the varnish of a red colour over a golden ground, the length of back 14 1/16in. (35.7cm.)