violin · Late Golden / Transition
Lady Blunt
A 1721 violin renowned for preservation and its 2011 charity sale.
- Year
- 1721
- Maker
- Antonio Stradivari
- Current player
- Not recorded
01 · Story
When a preserved violin became relief funding
The Lady Blunt is renowned for its remarkable state of preservation. The Nippon Music Foundation sold it through Tarisio in 2011, where Tarisio reported a price of £9.808 million. The proceeds supported relief after the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami.
Confirmed
The Lady Blunt sold for £9.808 million in 2011 and the proceeds were directed to Japanese earthquake and tsunami relief.
Confirmed
Lady Anne Blunt owned the violin that now bears her name.
02 · Specifications
Record at a glance
- Made
- 1721, Cremona
- Type
- violin
- Period
- Late Golden / Transition
- Location
- Not publicly recorded
03 · Provenance
A life through hands
- 1864–1895
Lady Anne Blunt
Historical owner after whom the violin is named.
- 2008–2011
Nippon Music Foundation
Sold the violin in 2011 to benefit disaster relief.
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