This Guarneri del Gesù could top the existing $21.3 million record set for a violin at public auction Read more at straitstimes.com.
NEW YORK – When a Guarneri del Gesu violin known as the “Baltic” hits the auction block at Tarisio on March 15 to 16, bidders won’t be vying over its sound alone.
Valued in excess of US$10 million , the violin, made around 1731, is set to attract a combination of institutions, private individuals and consortiums of investors.Yet, unlike other collectibles that double as investments , the Baltic actually does something – namely, produce the extraordinarily rich, deep, resonant sound for which Guarneri’s violins are known.
These are antiques whose quality is dictated by condition, provenance, and nearly as important, sound. But Mr Guarneri made a mere 250 or so violins, of which about 150 are known to exist now. As a result, even though Stradivarius is more a household name, violins by Guarneri often command as much as – if not more than – similar pieces by Stradivarius.
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