A GOOD FRENCH VIOLA by Caressa & Français labelled Caressa & Français...No 239 Paris 1907 and branded on the inside back; the two-piece back of medium to broad curl, the scroll similar, the ribs inscribed in gold lettering Premier Prix Décerné par le Conservatoire National de Musique a Louis Boyer L'An 1907, the table of medium grain, the varnish of a red-brown colour over a golden ground, the length of back 15 13/16in. (40.2cm.)