On the online auction Tariso, Antonio Stradivari violin sold

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Violin "Molitor" (Molitor), created by Antonio Stradivari, sold at online auction for a record 3.6 million dollars, according to the website Gramophone.
Unique violin was put up for auction online auction Tariso, specializing in the sale of musical instruments. Prior to the start of trading fiddle expected to sell for 2-3 million dollars. New owner "Molitor became the violinist Anne Akiko Meyers (Anne Akiko Meyers).

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"Molitor" Stradivarius was established in 1697 at the beginning of the "golden period" of the famous wizard. At the beginning of the XIX-th century violin owned by the famous Parisian high society woman - Julie Recamier. Later, a violin owned by Napoleon's army, General Gabriel Jean Joseph Molitor, whose name was later awarded the instrument.
A number of music historians believe that the violin belonged to Napoleon Bonaparte himself, but documenting this version does not.
"Molitor" broke the record price for a musical tools that belonged to as Stradivari violin. In May 2006, "Hammer", created by Stradivari in 1707, was sold at Christie's for 3.544 million dollars.