Vieuxtemps Guarneri

In 1741, violin maker Guiseppe Guarneri del Gesu created the most expensive violin, the Vieuxtemps Guarneri. Henri Vieuxtemps, a Belgian violinist who formerly owned it, gave it his name. Other violinists were also given the opportunity to play this 16-million-dollar instrument. Itzhak Perlman, Yehudi Menuhin, and Pinchas Zukerman are among them.

This violin was purchased for $16 million by an unidentified bidder, making it the most expensive violin ever sold. The Vieuxtemps Guarneri was given to Anne Akiko Meyers, a well-known violinist, by the owner. Anne Akiko Meyers has this violin on loan for the rest of her life.

Price: $16,000,000