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It is the only violin from Stradivari’s golden period [1] known to have been owned and played by the violinist Niccolò Paganini. [2] [3] When sold at a Sotheby's auction in London in November 2001 it achieved one of the highest prices ever paid for a violin at auction, [4] and became the most expensive instrument in Europe. [5]
Antonio Stradivari, by Edgar Bundy, 1893: a romanticized image of a craftsman-hero. A Stradivarius is one of the string instruments, such as violins, violas, cellos, and guitars, crafted by members of the Stradivari family, particularly Antonio Stradivari (Latin: Antonius Stradivarius), in Cremona, Italy, during the late 17th and early 18th centuries.
The violin, known as the Messiah (Messie in French), remained in Stradivari's workshop until his death in 1737. It was then sold by his son Paolo to Count Cozio di Salabue in 1775, and for a time, the violin bore the name Salabue. The instrument was then purchased by Luigi Tarisio in 1827.
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The violin sold for $620,000, then a record for a Nicolo Amati at auction. [14] Also sold in the October 2009 auction was a Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume violin made c. 1860, which fetched a record $210,000. [15] In June 2010 Tarisio auctioned the contents of the Philadelphia violin firm of William Moennig & Son.
The Gibson ex-Huberman Stradivarius of 1713 is an antique violin made by Antonio Stradivari of Cremona. The Gibson, while owned by Bronisław Huberman, was stolen twice. The first time it was returned shortly afterwards.