You are bidding on a very fine and rare 3/4 violin, labeled Vincentius Postiglione fecit ad imita Stradiv. Neap 1904 N392 V.P. The instrument is in ready to play condition with some tears and wears and repaired small cracks on top. The violin has an excellent straight high grained spruce of the top and two pieces back of strongly flamed maple. The purfling is professionally executed and the edges are masterfully done. The whole length of the violin is 548 mm and the back 330 mm. The width of the upper bouts: 152 mm; middle bouts: 104 mm; lower bouts: 192 mm. Insured shipping worldwide! Violins and bows described as 'certified' or 'attributed' include images of their certificates and are therefore considered to have a higher degree of documented certainty regarding maker, origin, and age than instruments described only as 'labelled' (violins) or 'stamped' (bows), for which we provide no guarantee of any kind