Beautiful antique French violin. Jean Baptiste Collin-Mezin of Paris. Fully serviced and restored to showroom condition, with new pegs, new Larsen Tzigane strings, new Despiau bridge, new inlaid ebony tailpiece. This violin is in truly exellent condition and is suitable for any professional musician who requires the highest of tonal standards.  Also, having never been cracked or suffered any accident it is a perfect collectors investment item.

Label states:
EXPOSITION UNIVERSle PARIS 1900
*GRAND PRIX* 
Ch J.B. COLLIN MEZIN. 
Luthier a Paris
Rue du Faub de Poissonniere No.29 

About:
Charles Jean Baptiste Collin-Mezin (1841–1923) was a French maker of violins, violas, cellos, basses and bows. He was an Officier de l'Académie des Beaux-Arts and won gold and silver medals at the Paris Exhibitions in 1878, 1889, and 1900.
Originally from Mirecourt, Charles J.B. Collin-Mezin established himself in Paris and became one of the leading premier French makers of the 19th century.  He won medals at three Paris exhibitions and generally used Amati, Guarneri or Stradivari models.  A number of famous violinists played on his instruments, and praised their quality and playability, including Joseph Joachim, Sivori, Scott Tixier, Léonard, Marie Tayau, and Jules Armingaud, who considered a Collin-Mezin equal to a Stradivarius for flexibility of sound.