Early 20th-century French 4/4 violin from Mirecourt, made in the ‘LABERTE’ workshops for ‘LEON BERNARDEL’, bearing the label ‘LEON BERNARDEL Luthier 1943 Paris’ 2139. Top in spruce with medium, regular growth rings; two-piece back in maple with small, regular horizontal waves; ribs in the same wood with tighter waves, 357 mm, orange-brown varnish, in very good condition with two student bows made of honeywood with ebony and nickel silver fittings, in an antique wooden case (expert: Mr Herou)