FoxMitchell

Thank you so much for taking the time to post all this information!

That would be wonderful! :)

Yeah I suspected that. Thanks Jacob!

Hey folks! I got this one puzzling me. Apparently there have been a few uses of the name "Johannes Albrecht", and I can't place which one is this. Any help is appreciated! P.S. The flames on the ribs and pegbox are painted. There's a real pegbox graft.

https://veryimportantlot.com/en/lot/view/kopfnicker-als-musiker-323658 ...I'm thinking dollhouse furniture or something like that.

Fascinating! Yes, I seem to have found another of these too! https://www.selkirkauctions.com/auction-lot/miniature-model-of-a-cello-by-martin-cullier_78D40CCBCF What are these things!?

So, someone brought me what appears to be the world's smallest cello, with a tiny case and bow! However, I have no idea what this is, why it was made... My guess it's either some sort of practice piece or perhaps fancy dollhouse furniture? The owner thinks it's a salesman sample. It has a note that appears to be in French, but my French is terribly rusty. Does anybody have any idea what this might be?

It most certainly does!

Of course! Here's some pictures of the pegbox/scroll. It has what I think is a bit of a 'sloppy delta'.

Oh no, I know Strad lived a pretty long life, but I'm quite sure he wasn't around by 1901.

So it's one of those cases to completely disregard the date on the label (1901)?

I was thinking the other better M, Mittenwald. I don't know why, totally just a hunch, but it doesn't strike me as 'French'. It's been in Virginia for at least the past 50 years. No luck figuring out its story before that yet.

Oh yes, I don't know if it's relevant, but it has a fancy 'D' stamped on the button.

So, someone I know is wondering what their violin might be worth (mostly for insurance, but I suspect they want to sell it). I think this is some of the 'usual stuff', just with a fancy Strad copy label instead of the imitation Strad label. It does have a pleasant sound, but also has a ton of old repairs! Everything is holding, though, and with some new strings and a new bridge should sound pretty nice. I hadn't run into one of these 'fancy labels' yet, and the violin seems a bit of a mix between sloppy craftsmanship but with attention paid to some details. I suspect it may have been one of the less cheap models from catalogues from the early 1900's? What would you say is the price on something like this? Thanks!

I thought so too, but wanted a second opinion to make sure. Thank you! Oh that's awesome! Thank you!