Classical Violins wait to be auctioned at Sotheby's in Bond Street, London, UK. Photo:Jeff Gilbert
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest and highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which also includes the viola and cello, and the double bass. The violin is sometimes informally called a fiddle, regardless of the type of music played on it. The word violin comes from the Middle Latin word vitula, meaning stringed word is also believed to be the source of the Germanic "fiddle". In 1971, history was made at Sotheby's in Bond Street when the 'Lady Blunt' Stradivarius of 1721 was sold for a record-breaking £84,000. In 2002 the same violin was sold privately for nearly 40 times that amount. This extraordinary result is typical of a market which has seen almost unbroken growth over the last hundred years. n March 2008 we held the world's most successful musical instrument auction, when the Albert Cooper Collection achieved a total of $ This sale broke 22 auction records, including £180,500 for a violin by the Venetian maker Carlo Tononi, £120,500 for a violin by Carlo Bergonzi II of Cremona and £90,500 for a violin by Pietro Giacomo Rogeri. Musical Instruments auctions are held every year in March and October in London. Photo:Jeff Gilbert
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Location: Sotheby's, New Bond Street, London, England, UK
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