A good Rudolph Heckel violin, in the manner of Stradovarius, two piece back, golden orange varnish, original label to the interior with maker's name and 'Dresden 1886'. Back length 35.6 cm. In later hard case. Provenance: Purchased from Howard Sleath, a violin maker and retailer in Brisbane, Australia 1963/64 by a violin teacher, then gifted to a friend/ pupil, our vendor