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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;all_fakes, post: 356037, member: 55&quot;]I don&#039;t know if the snakeskin necessarily makes it more valuable; boas or pythons might be quite common in the area it comes from.&nbsp;&nbsp; But the case is of very nice quality, and that implies that the instrument itself might be pretty high quality.</p><p>In the US, a violin case of similar quality would probably sell for $50 to $200 or more, empty; I&#039;ve seen $500 violin cases, and up.....</p><p>I don&#039;t know where you would find someone to give you a good estimate of quality and value; but one possibility, depending on your location, might be to see if you have a Chinese orchestra or Chinese musicians nearby; they might be willing to take a look at it, and might even be interested in making an offer.</p><p>For comparison, here&#039;s a seller of erhus <a href="https://www.soundofmountain.com/erhu/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.soundofmountain.com/erhu/" rel="nofollow">https://www.soundofmountain.com/erhu/</a></p><p>Also mentions that theirs come with CITES certificates, which may be an issue, depending....</p><p>Their list prices are from $250 to $1700.&nbsp; And I couldn&#039;t guess where in that range yours falls.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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