Description:
French Violin, Charles François Gand, Paris, 1818, labeled GAND Luthier, élève de LUPOT,/Rue Croix des Petits Champs No. 24,/PARIS. 1818, bearing the catalog number 5785, the back decorated with the coat of arms of France, length of back 358 mm, with case.
Estimate $12,000-18,000
In very good condition. Minor open top crack and erupting purfling at upper treble shoulder. Button graft. Slightly erupting purfling at upper and lower back. E-peg crack.
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