Stradivarius hits $15.3 million in online auction

Stradivarius hits $15.3 million in online auction

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norman lebrecht

June 10, 2022

The 1714 ‘da Vinci’ Stradivarius violin, once owned by the virtuoso Toscha Seidel, was sold last night by the Tarisio auction house for $15.34m. Seidel is reported to have played it on the soundtrack of The Wizard of Oz.

This is the second highest auction sale of a Strad. The record is held by the ‘Lady Blunt’ Stradivarius violin, which Tarisio sold in 2011 for $15.9m.

This may indicate a slight cooling of Strad prices.

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