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Compare the most famous surviving Stradivari instruments side by side — type, year, period, reported value or sale, and where each is today. Figures are market history, not investment or appraisal advice. How we fact-check →
Compare famous Stradivari instruments →| Instrument | Type | Year | Period | Value / sale | Where it is |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Betts | Violin | 1704 | Golden period | Not for sale (public collection) | Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
| The Hammer | Violin | 1707 | Golden period | ≈ US$3.54M (2006 auction) | Private |
| The Soil | Violin | 1714 | Golden period | Reported private sale (not public) | Played by Itzhak Perlman |
| The Messiah | Violin | 1716 | Golden period | Not for sale (museum-held) | Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK |
| The Lady Blunt | Violin | 1721 | Golden period | ≈ US$15.9M (2011 auction record) | Private (sold via Tarisio, 2011) |
| The Davidov | Cello | 1712 | Golden period | Not publicly sold | Played by Jacqueline du Pré, later Yo-Yo Ma |
Details are drawn from instrument archives and museum records — the Tarisio/Cozio Archive, the Library of Congress, the Hill catalogue, and major collections. Values are reported auction or private-sale figures (market history), NOT appraisals or investment advice. See our sources & fact-check policy.
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