Joachim-Ma Stradivarius’ – which could fetch up to US$18 million – is named for two famed owners including late Chinese virtuoso Ma Si-Hon.

If it sells at the top end of that range, it could best the US$15.9 million ... said Stradivari made the violin during his "Golden Period", which began around 1700 and was marked by an improvement ...

The violin is currently valued at $12 million to $18 million. If sold at the top end of that range at an auction in New York, it would break the record for the most expensive instrument ever ...

NEW YORK (AP) — A violin made by the famed Antonio Stradivari ... If it sells at the top end of that range, it could best the $15.9 million paid in 2011 for another Stradivarius, the “Lady ...

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 ...

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 ...

A violin made by the famed Antonio Stradivari ... If it sells at the top end of that range, it could best the $15.9-million paid in 2011 for another Stradivarius, the “Lady Blunt,” made ...

A Stradivari Violin Made in 1714 Sells for $11.3M at Auction NEW YORK (AP) — A violin made in 1714 by the legendary luthier Antonio Stradivari sold for $11.3 million at an auction in New York on ...