Edit: this violin is actually slightly over 19” long, lob is 11.5ish. So maybe between 1/4 and 1/2.
If you would be so kind to study the images posted below and give your comments. What are we looking at here?
The seller thought it was an American folk violin.
Total Length of this violin is 11-1/2" (494mm). Very small.
It has a saddle made of bone that is not pictured.
Who might have made this and for what purpose? We discussed these tiny violins on another couple of threads where the strongest ideas about the original purpose of tiny well-made violins was boile