Fine Stradivarius flops at auction

Fine Stradivarius flops at auction

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norman lebrecht

July 10, 2022

The ‘Hellier’ violin, dated around 1679, failed to attract a single bid at Christie’s auction house in London on Thursday.

Bidding opened at £5.5 million and not a single hand went up.

The owner had been hoping for £6-9m.

The inlaid instrument has never been owned by a major virtuoso.

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