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