Sotheby’s auction house had estimated that the “Joachim-Ma Stradivarius” violin could sell for between $12 million and $18 million, with the higher end of the range potentially eclipsing the ...

Bell has owned a 1713 Stradivarius for over two decades ... puts it bluntly: "Stradivari was the best violin maker who ever lived. I think that's really beyond debate." Stradivari made instruments ...