Violoncello Auguste Sebastien Philippe Bernardel Paris 1849

Violoncello, Auguste Sebastien Philippe Bernardel, Paris, 1849, labeled MEDAILLE D' OR ET D' ARGENT, AUX EXPOSITIONS DE 1884 ET 1889, BERNARDEL LUTHIER ELEVE DE LUPOT, RUE CROIXDES PETITS CHAMPS 21 & 23, A PARIS 1849, 138?? , and signed, the two-piece back of strong medium curl, the ribs of strong irregular curl, the scroll of medium curl, the top of fine grain, the varnish of a golden brown color, length of back 29 3/4 in., 756 mm, with case.