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This 300-year-old violin could become the most expensive musical instrument. A Stradivarius violin made in 1714, known as the Joachim-Ma, is expected to sell for up to $18 million at a Sotheby’s ...

A valuable violin with a storied past will be sold at Sotheby’s in February—and it could become the most expensive musical instrument ever auctioned. Known as the Joachim-Ma Stradivarius, the ...

It's named for two of its famed owners - violin virtuosos Joseph Joachim of Hungary, who lived from 1831 to 1907, and Si-Hon Ma, who was born in China in 1926, moved to the U.S. in 1948 and died ...

In 1945, a rare Stradivarius violin was stolen from a Berlin bank during the chaotic end of World War II. Experts have long ...

With a high estimate of $18 million, the Joachim-Ma Stradivarius may unseat the Lady Blunt violin, which sold for $15.9 million in 2011.

And third, some people might buy a Stradivarius simply as an investment, "the same way you would buy Bitcoin. But we try to keep the violins away from that crowd whenever possible," he adds, laughing.

A Stradivarius Violin Could This Week Become the Most Expensive Musical Instrument Ever Sold at Auction. The auction house expects the wooden marvel to fetch between $12 million and $18 million. The ...

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 York.

A 311-year-old Stradivarius violin sold for $11.25 million at Sotheby’s on Friday, in a closely watched auction that drew interest from investors, collectors and classical musicians.

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 ...

The Joachim-Ma Stradivarius violin is on display during a preview of the violin's auction at Sotheby's in New York City on Feb. 3. It sold for $11.3 million. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images hide ...