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The most expensive instrument ever sold at auction was also a Stradivarius violin, called "Lady Blunt," and sold for a staggering $15.9 million.

toppling the $15.9 million record set by the Lady Blunt Stradivarius, which was sold in 2011 by Tarisio Auctions. Composer Johannes Brahms was inspired to write his “Violin Concerto in D Major ...