A rare Stradivarius violin has smashed the world record after selling for $15.9 million at a London A Rare Stradivarius Violin from 1721 sold to an anonymous bidder for a record £9.8 million ($15.9 million) at auction in a charity sale for Japanese disaster relief. Tarisio, the online auction house for fine instruments, sold the Lady Blunt [...]
9 June 2011 
The Lady Blunt Stradivarius Violin of 1721 to Be Sold by Tarisio at Online Auction on June 20
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Lady Blunt, World’s Most Expensive Stradivari Violin One of the world’s best preserved Stradivarius violins, a rare instrument that dates back to 1721, is being auctioned off to raise funds for Japanese earthquake and tsunami relief. The Lady Blunt violin, named after early owner Lady Anne Blunt, an aristocrat and granddaughter of Lord Byron, is being sold [...]
4 May 2011 
Lady Blunt Stradivarius Violin To Be Auctioned For Japan Tsunami Victims’ Relief
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1721 Lady Blunt Stradivarius Violin One of the two best-preserved Stradivarius violins in existence, the Lady Blunt would reportedly be auctioned to raise money to help Japan’s earthquake and tsunami victims. A rare Stradivarius violin had fetched $10 million at its last sale in 2008, and a similar result is expected at the June auction. [...]
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