The eminent French soloist Régis Pasquier has put up his 1736 Guarnerius for sale, having decided to pass it on ‘to a younger generation’.
Pasquier, 76, has been playing this instrument since 2008.
Details here.
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The best way to make a wealthy retirement :sell a violin that every “music lover” will take for valuable.
Well long-term he can hardly take it with him.
Indeed, and I myself have started to wonder if at age 70 I really need seven violins and a viola in the house (note to would-be jokers: the viola stays). His most famous recordings would have been made with a prior instrument if he acquired this one in 2008. His most famous of all of course is the Bach Double with his teacher, Zino Francescatti.
I wonder what he paid for it.
4mil for a del Gesu? That would be a steal. More like 7mil or more.
quite a few del Gesu violins have gone into double-digit millions.
They are far rarer than Strads, and Picassos.
Indeed! The article says the estimate is 4-4,5 million € but it will be sold for far more.
Better than a civil service pension.
@Gerry and @Oliver the condition of the fiddle is far from ideal hence the price. Big back crack among others (might be well repaired) but still affects the overall $$$$.
How do you know this?
Del Jesu is one item you can’t purchase as a NFT
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