For those who don't know this is the Holy Grail of Violins, Antonio Stradivarius is a late 17th century music maker from Italy.A genius in his own making, the highest paid price in an auction for one of his instruments was GBP 2.3m this year, it was a 1697 violin that belonged to Napoleon bonarparte.The violin used by Min was produced during antonio's "long pattern" era of 1690-1699.The Investment bank that owned the violin is yet to be known, for obvious reasons they will keep their name out of the public domain.


http://www.guardian.co.u...ius-violin-stolen-london