Antique Alligator or Crocodile Skin Violin Case ca.1920 - MUST READ DESCRIPTION!

Description

Antique Alligator (Crocodile?) Skin Violin Case
From our personal collection I present to you
an antique violin case made of either alligator or crocodile skin. Sized for a full-size 4/4 violin. The case is 100 years old, and shows wear
commensurate
with its age, most of which is present on the handle. Now let me tell you about what
was
inside the case when I acquired it... a 19th century violin that used to be the violin of the first chair of the Chicago symphony orchestra. If I can trsack down that gentlemen's name I will
amend
the listing
accordingly
. It hammered in London for mid-five figures. And the bow - which will go to auction this year - bares an early trademark marking it to Voirin.
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About Me
I have been collecting art and artifacts for over 35 years. I long ago learned that artifacts aren't merely things, but tangible time machines that transport us to another time, place, and culture. This lesson was imparted by my grandparents, who lived and worked in Africa and the Middle East in the decades following WW2. I was blessed to grow up around art and artifacts from a myriad of different cultures. I consider myself to be an "encyclopedic collector," with a focus on breadth over depth. While we all have a unique history, these artifacts represent the journey we have collectively taken together over the past 10,000 years - our Earth - Nostra Terra.
While we are grateful not to have lost any family, the pandemic has cost my wife her career and me my business. We now find ourselves in a need to proverbially pull ourselves up by our own bootstraps. So I now find myself needing to release some of these objets d'art back into the wild. Some of these have been in the family for three generations, some for two. And many I have acquired over the past 35 years myself.  Whatever it is you end up with, I sincerely hope it brings you the same joy it has brought me for so many years. Cheers.