labelled Camillius Camilli fecit Mantua 1739
length of back 13¹⁵/₁₆in., 35.3cm.

Documents
The certificate of Etienne Vatelot, Paris, dated 14^th May 1984
A receipt and guarantee from Caressa & Français, Paris, dated 8^th December 1903, made out to Mendels' father, Maurice
A letter from Mendels to the subsequent owner, Raymond Verney, amended with a note from Verney to the current owner

Provenance
Émile Mendels (1889-1987) was a child prodogy, who went on to have a celebrated career as an international performer and as concertmaster for the Orchestre de Paris. He was closely connected with the musical elite of his time. Saint-Saëns was a family friend, and in 1918 he wrote Mendels a cadenza for Mozart's 5^th violin concerto.

Click here to view Emile Mendels performing Barcarolle op.37 no.6 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.