Stradivarius violin set a world record

Violin Antonio Stradivari "Lady Blunt", made in 1721, bought by an anonymous bidder at the auction for $ 15, 9 million. Thus, the rare instrument was the most expensive in the world. Before the current trading the most precious Stradivarius violin sold at auction, and could not reach up to $ 4 million. Nominally this expensive violin only creation Giuseppe Guarneri "Henri Vieuxtemps', valued at $ 18 million. However, the buyer willing to pay for her eight-digit sum has not yet been found. It is believed that this is one of two violins of Italian masters, extant in almost perfect condition (the second - "Messiah" - is stored in the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford). It is named "Lady Blunt" in honor of the poet Byron's granddaughter Anne Blunt, who once owned it. "Lady Blunt" was offered for sale a Japanese non-profit organization Nippon Music Foundation, to raise funds to help victims of the earthquake and tsunami. This violin was one of 21 instruments held by the Fund. One of the activities of the organization is free rental of expensive tools the world's leading musicians.