A violin by Arther Edward Smith, with maple back and neck with scroll and ebony fingerboard, the bridge is stamped A. E. SMIth, label to inside reads Arther E Smith, Sydney, 1963, 60 cm long. Width 21 cm Arthur Edward (A E) Smith (1880-1978) is considered the most important violin maker in Australia. In 1971 he was awarded an MBE for services to music