A piece on NPR this evening about a violin being put up for sale for $18,000,000.
“Jeff Fushi, a dealer of rare violins in Chicago, is selling what he calls the Mona Lisa of violins on behalf of a London banker. The 269-year-old Vieuxtemps Guarneri del Jesu is not just one of the oldest instruments ever to go on sale, but also the most expensive — it's on the market for $18 million.”
The story raises some interesting issues about collecting versus playing such instruments, and even discusses Chinese-made violins about 2/3 of the way through.
Josh
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