Violin labelled Ch.J.-B. Collin-Mezin, Maitre-Luthier, Grand...

Hammer

£2,200

Violin labelled Ch.J.-B. Collin-Mezin, Maitre-Luthier, Grand Prix Exposition Universelle 1900, Paris, 'Le Victoriux', type Grand Solist; also signed in pencil to the inside back on the treble side, the one piece back of broad curl with similar wood to the head, the sides of medium curl, the table of a medium width grain and the varnish of a light reddish-brown colour on a golden ground, 14 1/16", 35.70cm