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Photo of a violin, apparently more particular, posted by a citizen on a group on Facebook dedicated to old objects, sparked a real dispute among Internet users.
One detail glimpsed inside the instrument’s sound box was the one that caught the eye.
The Citizen has published Facebook group he mentioned five photos of the aforementioned violin, asking only the opinion of a connoisseur and possibly his evaluation.
In one of the photos you can see an inscription inside the violin’s sound box. The respective text is partially visible, but sufficient to provoke discussion: “Antonius Stradivarius. It was made in 1713. Made in Czechoslovakia ”.
“Who can tell me how much it would be worth? Thanks!” was the discreet request of the author of the post, and the followers of the page were quick to comment.
“It’s not original. If you decide to sell it, I’ll offer you 300 lei for it. The price of a new violin (not a Stradivarius) is 450 lei. An original Stradivarius can sell for between 8k-10k euros”, was a first. offered by a follower of the page. The offers flowed and even reached several hundred and even thousands of euros, but many advised the owner of the violin to go to a specialist for a proper evaluation.
“It’s not a copy, but neither Stradivarius authentic. It is Czechoslovakian, licensed in the 1960s. Their price depends on the conditions, between 50 and 800 euros, “someone explained.
Another states that “According to the label, it doesn’t look authentic, it’s made in Czechoslovakia. Yet it has value and use-value. An expert can tell you how much he earns.”
There were also residents who offered the man 100 lei for the aforementioned violin, “good for decoration”, and others criticized the fact that the instrument is “a little shiny”, “varnished, but with varnish”.
And Stradivarius produced between 1680 and 1700 could be worth hundreds of thousands to several million dollars at today’s prices. Depending on the conditions, instruments made during Stradivari’s “golden” period between about 1700 and 1725 can be worth millions of dollars. In 2011, one of these specimens sold for $ 15.9 million.
Only about 650 original Stradivarius instruments “survived” in the world (harps, guitars, violas, cellos, violins), but over time thousands of violins were made in homage to Stradivari, copying his model and bearing labels on them bearing the inscription “Stradivarius”.
The presence of a Stradivari label does not confirm that the instrument is an authentic work of Stradivari.
