You are bidding on an amazing old french 4/4 violin, labeled "Rue de Seine N 71 pres celle de Bussy ALDRIC luthier a Paris an 1831". Condition: Some tears and wears to original golden amber varnish, no cracks. Description: Good quality straight medium grained spruce was chosen for the top, and the strongly flamed maple for two pieces back. Matched sides and scroll. The neatly inlaid purfling is a tasteful work of good craftsmanship, just as the shining, golden amber varnish. The violin is ready to play with amazing ebony set up, Dominant strings and Grandini bridge. The sound is very sweet, rich, powerful, suitable for soloist. The whole length of the violin is 590 mm and the back 359 mm. The width of the upper bouts: 169 mm; middle bouts: 115 mm; lower bouts: 209 mm. Full size. Shipping: Shipping in a very high quality safety package worldwide, insured 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