Thank you for the responses.
Fountainpen I have actually seen that troupe l'oeil in the flesh, so to speak, and it is stunning!
Greyduster believe me, a bit of varnish and a few strings does not count as "going to all that trouble", especially as I'm getting one of the students to string it (5 minute job, apparent!y) 
Learning to play it would be one hell of a lot more!
Don't hang it on the wall, phoenix, learn to play it.
Oliver Sprout and Minnie could be the cat's chorus.
Evening all, and good wishes.I
So, I have a violin that belonged to my grandfather. He was made to take lessons, hence the instrument!
To be honest, I have no idea how I have ended up with it, bearing in mind I'm in a second marriage, somehow ex(not so d)h must have included it in stuff he brought round 
Aaanyway, the plan is to varnish it, string it, then put it and it's bow on the wall.
I know that you can get those sort of clip things, that are used in sheds for garden tools, but they seem a bit crass, somehow.
So, any suggestions?
PS I have a bit of history with instruments, at the age of 10 I found 2 cornets and a trombone put out for the binmen, and "rescued" them, even though I couldn't play them 
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