A violin made by the famed Antonio Stradivari in 1714 has the potential to become the most expensive musical instrument ever sold when it goes up for auction Friday at Sotheby's in New York. The ...

This week, a violin made by famed Italian luthier Antonio Stradivari could become the most expensive musical instrument ever sold at auction. Sotheby's is estimating that a Stradivarius made in 1714 ...

NEW YORK—A violin made by the famed Antonio Stradivari in 1714 has the potential to become the most expensive musical instrument ever sold when it goes up for auction on Friday at Sotheby’s in New ...

NEW YORK (AP) — A violin made in 1714 by the legendary luthier Antonio Stradivari sold for $11.3 million at an auction in New York on Friday, short of estimates that would have made it the most ...

In 1720, Italian priest Desiderio Arisi wrote, “In Cremona is also living my intimate friend Antonio Stradivari, an excellent maker of all kinds of musical instruments.” Arisi spent his life ...

A valuable violin with a storied past will be sold at Sotheby’s in February—and it could become the most expensive musical ...

Samuel Staples, a fresh-faced 20-year-old from London’s Guildhall School of Music & Drama, appears nonchalant. His black leather jacket is off and he’s raring to go. His excitement is palpable. He’s ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW YORK (AP) — A violin made in 1714 by the ...