Fine Old French Violin stamped/branded Breton c1890’s 4/4 full size antique

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Fine Old French Violin stamped/branded Breton c1890’s 4/4 full size antique:
$2245.91

Hi and welcome to this sale for a fine French labelledBreton violin (C1890’s).

Length of back(excluding button): 361mm

Sounding stringlength – nut to bridge: 330mm

Neck length – nut tobody: 130mm

Total length: 588mm

Weight: 459g

Labelled: Breton,Brevette, De S.A.R.M

(Additionally stamped Breton to the button)

The violin comes in great condition, and has recently had£450 worth of work done at Hibernian Violins of Malvern, and comes fully set upand ready to play.

This example is in excellent structural condition, with norepaired or open cracks to report. The violin features a beautiful one pieceback, cut on the quarter and a beautifully carved fine grained spruce top,finished in its original varnish, also in excellent condition. Purfling linesare flawlessly inlaid and the scroll is beautifully carved. There has been someminor touch-up work done to the lower eyes of the f holes, and a couple of scratches to the back remain(photographed) but cosmetically this violin has survived in very goodcondition. Fitted soundpost and ebony tuning pegs, fully blocked and lined, noloose seams or bass-bar.

The violin will make somebody a great instantly playableinstrument at a very reasonable price (less than retail for quick sale), so ifyou have any questions or offers, don’t hesitate to ask. I will try to get backto you quickly.

Please note this comparable example in the $5000-$10,000 pricerange, of dull varnish and wide grained spruce, for sale here:

Shipping:

UK - £50 (insured)

USA - £130 (insured

EU - £70(insured)