A French violin by Charles J. B. Collin-Mézin labelled Ch. J. B. Collin-Mézin Fils/Luthier à Paris/Rue du Faubg Poissonnière No 10 1883 and signed on the inside back; the two-piece back of medium curl, the ribs and scroll similar, the table of open grain, the varnish of a golden colour, the length of back 146in. (35.7cm)