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Lot 922

French Inlaid Violin

Estimate: $700 - $900

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possibly 19th century, bears interior label "...duiffoprugard...", full size, extensively inlaid verso with turreted village scene, inlaid purfling, incised on sides in Latin "I have lived in the forest and have gone to God sweetly in death", 23-1/2 in., in fitted wood case; with bow marked "Germany"

Provenance: Private Collection Charleston Harbor, South Carolina; descended in the family, Private Collection, Tennessee

Condition

violin with overall wear commensurate with age, extensive wear to areas of corners and edges, case with extensive wear; bow with wear and losses to frog

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