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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;journeymagazine, post: 11081932, member: 84&quot;]I found this at my local thrift store today&nbsp; - it was $50 but the carved head/fave on the top was enough for me to buy it!</p><p>Once I got it home &amp; looked at it closely I found a lot of unique things on it I&#039;d never seen before!</p><p><br /></p><p>Including -</p><p>A label inside it that says </p><p>Antonio Pazarini </p><p>Genua(?) 1738</p><p><br /></p><p>A carving of a man&#039;s face/head at the top of the peg box and the name Richard Waener or Wagner on the back of the peg box</p><p><br /></p><p>On the back top of the body it has a etching? of a man&#039;s profile and FRANZ LISZT </p><p><br /></p><p>And on the back bottom it has A Madame Alice Borbi (or Barbi)</p><p><br /></p><p>It also has wreaths(?) running down each side.</p><p><br /></p><p>Looking up Antonio Pazarini it says he was a violin maker during the period, but his violins are very rare.</p><p><br /></p><p>What do I have with all the commemorative?&nbsp; If label not real, how old is this violin?</p><p><br /></p><p>Any thoughts or information would be greatly appreciated!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]536198[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]536199[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]536200[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]536201[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]536202[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]536203[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]536204[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]536205[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]536206[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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