AN ITALIAN VIOLIN by Claudio Monteverde labelled Officina Claudio Monteverde/Arist. Cavalli & Suoi Alunni/Fecero Cremona anno 1923; the two-piece back of small curl, the ribs similar, the scroll of plain wood, the table of open grain, the varnish of a golden colour, the length of back 14 1/16in. (35.8cm.)