A French violin, workshop of Nicolas Vuillaume, labelled Nicolas Vuillaume, Mirecourt; the one-piece back cut on the slab, the ribs similar, the scroll of medium figure, the table of medium to narrow grain, the varnish of a red colour over a golden ground, the length of back 14 3/16in. (36cm), in case with bow stamped H. R. Pfretzschner