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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;all_fakes, post: 11082132, member: 55&quot;]Interesting violin, nice details.&nbsp; Chances are good that the label and mention of Alice Barbi are not genuine though, but indicate a reproduction of an earlier instrument. Your best bet for more info is to take it (and the bow) to a violin shop accredited by <a href="https://afvbm.org/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://afvbm.org/" rel="nofollow">American Federation of Violin and Bow Makers - American Federation of Violin and Bow Makers</a>.&nbsp; I&#039;d think it is uncommon enough that a good shop would recognize the maker, or easily find it in their reference books.</p><p>See their member directory.</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; I found another reference to a Wagner-headed violin, listed as German, early 20th century, at <a href="https://www.lot-art.com/auction-lots/VIOLIN-WITH-CARVED-RICHARD-WAGNER-HEAD-German-early-20th-ce/2785-violin_with-14.3.25-hargesheimer" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.lot-art.com/auction-lots/VIOLIN-WITH-CARVED-RICHARD-WAGNER-HEAD-German-early-20th-ce/2785-violin_with-14.3.25-hargesheimer" rel="nofollow">VIOLIN WITH CARVED RICHARD WAGNER HEAD German, early 20th ce in Germany</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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