Description:
French Violin, Attributed to Jacques Boquay, Paris, labeled JACQUES BOQUAY, PARIS, length of back 359 mm, with French silver-mounted bow with illegible stamp, and case.
Estimate $2,500-4,500
repaired sound post crack on top, repaired wing fractures, repaired face cracks, neck graft, peg bushings, graft to scroll and repaired cracks to belly, pegbox and neck not original.
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Keywords
Paris, Jacques BoquayFine Musical Instruments
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