French Violin by F.Breton
1831

This violin’s top and back are made of two pieces. The bright varnish is an especially attractive and luminous spirit varnish of an intense dark orange color. Its warm, dark sound is somewhat mellow, well-balanced and with beautiful resonance in the higher ranges.

Maker: Francois Breton

Provenance: France, Mirecourt

Year: 1831

Tone: Warm, mellow, dark

Length of back: 35.7 cm