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violin

Violin, made of wood, with darker wood for the fingerboard, f-holes, scroll and four pegs; missing the strings, bridge, tailpiece and chinrest. A thin inlaid strip around edge on both sides, of paler wood bordered by darker wood. The peg heads with mother-of-pearl pins at the ends.

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