A GOOD FRENCH VIOLA D'AMORE by Charles François Gand labelled Gand Luthier de la Musique du Roi/86 de l'Ecole Royale de Musique/Rue Croix des Petits Champs No 24/A Paris; the one-piece back of broad curl, the ribs similar, the table of open grain, the open pegbox surmounted by a blindfolded woman's head, the varnish of a red colour over a golden ground, string length 13 9/16in. (34.5cm.)