The auction was held by the auction house Ingles Hayday, which was once the musical instrument division of Sotheby's auction house. However, it was separated as early as 2013 and has been operated independently ever since.
Xia Yu had only one goal on this trip, which was to acquire a Stradivari violin named Croall McEwen, which was made in 1684.
In this year, the master violin maker Niccolò Amati passed away, and Stradivari inherited his master's business and grew into a new master. There are currently 6 works left in the world that are confirmed to be made by Stradivari in 1684, including 4 violins and 2 cellos. The one at today's auction is No. 14.
Xia Yu didn't care how much the piano would fetch at the auction; he just wanted Maria to play a song with him using the piano.
Wherever you go in the world, you can find a soulmate. One song is enough!
"The starting price was £800,000, and everyone started bidding."
After auctioning off a series of antique musical instruments, Croall McEwen was finally put on the auction block.
“900,000!”
“One million!”
The pound sterling exchange rate was higher than the euro, and the price quickly reached over 1 million because it was worth the price.
"1.5 million!"
Xia Yu also raised his paddle and joined the bidding. The price of a violin is generally not as expensive as a cello, but nothing is absolute in the world. For musical instruments, sound quality is the most important.
Every instrument that goes up for auction will be performed live by a performer. The sound of this Croall McEwen violin is the most pleasant of all the violins tonight, and Xia Yu feels that this sound is also the most suitable for his Italian cannon.
"1.8 million!"
Seeing that the amount of 50,000 had increased to 1.8 million, Xia Yu decided to end the battle quickly.
“Two million!”
As soon as the price was called out, the scene became quiet, and everyone was wondering whether to increase the price.
Stradivari made approximately 950 violins in his lifetime, of which more than 700, including cellos and violas, have survived. However, only about 50 of them meet concert quality standards. It is this group of preserved masterpieces that can be sold at high prices of millions of euros.
Those who can afford it and are willing to buy it are like Bugatti users. They have been the same group for many years. Almost everyone of them owns one. Now they just want to buy another one. It is normal to hesitate, but Xia Yu did not hesitate at all.
"2.05 million?"
"2.2 million!"
Faced with a tentative bid, Xia Yu once again showed his determination to win, and this time the whole audience fell silent again.
PS: (⊙o⊙)…I can’t write the second update, my fingers are so cold…
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