Type: Violin
Description: A red-brown violin with a two-piece back. Stamped "Hel" above and below the tailpin over the original brand of "G.Defat a Paris" (now almost illegible). Sold with Tome 1 of Les Luthiers Francais by L&V le Canu

Maker: Defat, Georges
Place of Origin: Paris, France
Circa: 1941

Authenticity Status: Sotheby's "by"
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