Rare Stradivari violin to be sold at Christies auction
Published March 29th, 2007
A rare Stradivari violin with an interesting history is expected to sell for more than $1 million when it is sold at Christie’s auction next week.
The 1729 violin, referred to as “Solomon, Ex-Lambert”, will be the lead item in the spring Fine Musical Instruments sale on April 2nd.
“It’s an instrument that survives in wonderful condition and sounds spectacular as most Stradivaris do,” said Kerry Keane, an international specialist for musical instruments at Christie’s.
It is expected to fetch between $1 million-$1.5 million but could do even better. But Keane said it is unlikely to break the world record price set by “The Hammer” Stradivari which sold for $3.5 million.
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