A record-breaking Stradivarius has sold for $23 million (£17.8 million), the highest sum ever paid for a violin. The 1715 ...

Stradivari made this violin—with maple and spruce woods and a rich red varnish—during his “golden period,” the quality peak of his crafting career. Born around 1644 in Cremona, Italy ...

At a Sotheby's auction, a violin handcrafted in 1714 by the famous Italian luthier Antonio Stradivari was sold for $11.25 million by the New England Conservatory (NEC) in Boston. The proceeds from ...