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paulfrasercollectibles.com
Leila Josefowicz’s Bergonzi violin, made by Michele Angelo Bergonzi in the 1750s, is being sold at Ingles and Hayday in London, with an estimated price between £100,000 and £150,000 (about $159,825–$239,738). The sale also includes violins by Carlo Bergonzi and Francesco Rugeri, a Lorenzo Storioni viola, and a David Techhler cello.
bbc.co.uk
The violin reportedly played to calm passengers during the Titanic sinking was sold for £900,000 at Henry Aldridge & Son in Wiltshire, having had a guide price of £300,000. Auctioneer Alan Aldridge described it as the rarest and most iconic Titanic memorabilia, with two telephone bidders competing before the sale.
apnews.com
The article reports that a violin believed to have been played by bandmaster Wallace Hartley during the Titanic disaster will go on sale in Wiltshire, England, with auctioneer Henry Aldridge and Son predicting a price above 200,000 pounds (about US$323,300). The violin, German-made and engraved with a dedication from Hartley’s fiancée Maria Robinson, cannot be played and has been authenticated after testing.
9news.com.au
The news item reports that the violin reputedly played by Wallsace Hartley and the Titanic band sold for STG900,000, about A$1.5 million, at a public auction in Devizes, Wiltshire. The instrument had a historic association with the Titanic disaster and has been exhibited in Titanic museums in the US and Northern Ireland.
washingtonpost.com
The Washington Post reports that the Titanic violin, an iconic instrument linked to the doomed liner's sinking, sold for $1.45 million, more than twice its expected price. The sale is described as a record for the instrument.
wlrn.org
NPR reports that a violin believed to have been played by Titanic bandmaster Wallace Hartley sold for about $1.6 million. The instrument, housed in a leather case, is linked to Hartley and his orchestra who stayed on deck as the ship sank. The sale, by Henry Aldridge & Son, was described as the most expensive Titanic artifact to date.
reviewjournal.com
Raphael Satter of the Associated Press reports that a violin believed to have been played on the Titanic fetched more than 1 million pounds (over $1.6 million) at auction. The instrument, thought to belong to bandmaster Wallace Hartley, is described as coppery sea-worn and unplayable, and the sale price included buyer’s premium and tax.
standard.co.uk
The Stradivarius violin stolen from Min-Jin Kym at a cafe near Euston station is expected to fetch around £2 million at a Tarisio auction. The instrument, made in Cremona in 1696, was snatched three years ago and later recovered by police after Kym acquired another Stradivarius.
paulfrasercollectibles.com
Kym's stolen Stradivarius violin, recovered earlier this year, is set to be auctioned for £2m ($3.2m) at Tarisio in London on December 18. The instrument, produced in 1696 by Antonio Stradivari, was stolen from Min-Jin Kym in 2010 at London’s Euston station and later recovered by police in the West Midlands.
musictimes.com
The article discusses a Stradivarius violin owned by Min-Jim Kym that was stolen in 2010 and recovered in 2013. It notes the instrument will be auctioned by Tarisio on December 18 and could bring up to $3.25 million, with two other bows mentioned as stolen items worth $100,500 and $8,100.
tarisio.com
The article reports that a 300-year-old Stradivarius violin stolen at Euston Station in 2010 could fetch more than £2 million at auction. Thieves took the instrument from musician Min-Jin Kym and it was found intact in the Midlands with minor damage; bidding is expected to start at £1 million per the Evening Standard.
tarisio.com
Min-Jin Kym’s 2010 stolen violin, valued at around £1.2 million, is set to be auctioned by Tarisio with online bidding starting at £1 million and expected to exceed £2 million; the instrument was recovered undamaged in the Midlands after thieves attempted a sale in an internet cafe.
tarisio.com
The 1696 Stradivari violin, previously owned by Min-Jin Kym after being stolen from London’s Euston Station in 2010 and recovered in 2013, will be sold by Tarisio in a special auction ending on 18 December. The instrument is described as a mid-1690s Stradivari with a back length of 35.5 cm and ties to other Stradivari works; bidding starts at £1 million and a portion of proceeds will benefit authorities involved in the recovery.