Dolphin Stradivari
Top 9 in Top 12 Most Expensive Violins
Another 1714 Stradivarius violin is the Dolphin Stradivari. The owner of this violin in the nineteenth century named it after a dolphin because of its shape, appearance, and color. Other violinists and collectors have touched this instrument in addition to George Hart. John Adams, David Laurie, and Jascha Heifetz are among them.
The violin is currently owned by the Nippon Music Foundation and is on loan to musician Akiko Suwanai. To keep the violin's glitz and shine, care must be taken with its upkeep.
Price: $6,000,000