A FRENCH VIOLIN by Joseph Hel labelled Joseph Hel/Luthier à Lille 1897 and branded Médaille D'Or on the inside back; the one-piece back of medium to broad curl, the ribs and scroll similar, the table of open grain, the varnish of a red-brown colour over a golden ground, the length of back 14 3/16in. (36.1cm.) In case