A nearly 300-year-old musical instrument (know) as a violin could soon sell for more than $10 million. The instrument (make) by Italian violin maker Giuseppe Guarneri in 1736.
The violin is owned by Regis Pasquier, bought the violin more than 20 years ago. He gave a concert the following day without even (practise) on the instrument. Perrine, from a French auction house, noted, "For him, this instrument was perfect. "
Pasquier has since played the instrument in (place) like Camegie Hall in New York and the Opera' Garnier in Paris. Perrine said it could (probable) sell for up to $10 million.
At that price, the violin would not even be the costliest in the world. In 2012, unnamed buyer paid $16 million for a violin that was once owned by 19th -century violinist Henri Vieuxtemps. That violin is loan to American violinist Anne Akiko Meyers for the rest of her life.
The most (value) violin is believed to be the Messiah Stradivarius. The violin is estimated (be) worth $20 million. It can be seen at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, England.
