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Einstein's violin sells for record price at auction

2025-10-10 18:21:36Histori SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
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A violin that once belonged to one of the world's greatest scientists has been sold at auction for £860,000.

The 1894 Zunterer violin is thought to have been Albert Einstein's first instrument and was initially expected to sell for £300,000 at the Dominic Winter Auctioneers auction in South Cerney, Gloucestershire.

Even a philosophy book that Einstein had given to a friend was sold for 2,200 pounds.

All prices also have a 26.4% commission which means the final price for the violin will be over £1 million.

Einstein's violin sells for record price at auction

According to experts, this could make this the highest price ever paid for a violin that did not belong to an instrumentalist or be produced by Stradivarius.

The previous record was held by an instrument that was likely found on the Titanic.

Specialist Chris Albury described the sale, completed within 10 minutes, as "a special moment".

"We had three providers on the phone who were very involved until the end," he told the BBC.

According to him, many people did not know that Einstein played the violin.

"He always said that if he hadn't become a scientist, he would have liked to be a musician. He started learning the violin at the age of 4 and played every day," Albury concluded.


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