World Record Price
London October 30, 2012 - Sotheby's: A new World Record has been set by the sale of "Saint Paul" J.B. Vuillaume violin copy of the Messiah Stradivari circa 1870 Paris 145,250.00 GBP (US$231,160.67) Filimonov Fine Violins - 2012
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