Christie’s Gets Sweetest C-Notes From a Violin

A 17th century Stradivarius violin sold for about $2 million, the most ever paid for a musical instrument at auction, said Christie’s auction house, which handled the sale.

A private American collector made the winning bid of $2,032,000 for “The Lady Tennant” violin. The violin was made by Antonio Stradivari in 1699, Christie’s said. The previous record of $1,776,940 set in 1990 was for another Stradivarius.