An English violin by James Brown, unlabelled; the two-piece back of irregular small curl, the ribs and scroll similar, the table of medium grain, the varnish of a red brown colour over a golden ground, the length of back 14 3/16in. (36cm), in case

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An English violin by James Brown, unlabelled; the two-piece back of irregular small curl, the ribs and scroll similar, the table of medium grain, the varnish of a red brown colour over a golden ground, the length of back 14 3/16in. (36cm), in case

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The fingerboard is numbered M962 and D286

Sold with the certificate of W. E. Hill & Sons dated London 22 November 1948 stating that the instrument is inscribed by the maker and dated 1826 on the inside front and the receipt of L. P. Balmforth & Son dated Leeds 23 February 1950

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