The rare 'golden period' violin was featured on the score for 'The Wizard of Oz', among others.
“It is our tremendous pleasure to present this instrument, whose exquisite voice still speaks to us through many classical recordings and film scores performed by the incomparable Toscha Seidel,” Carlos Tome, the director of the online auction house Tarisio, said in a statement. “We can only imagine the thrill that this instrument has generated for countless musicians and audiences over the centuries.
Seidel bought this specific violin in the 1920s for $25,000, which would be more than $400,000 today. The sale was front-page news, with Seidel telling, “We precisely suit each other, and I am convinced it is one of the finest examples of the famous violin maker.” The violinist would go on to play the Strad during countless performances, most notably in the film scores forThe violin last sold at auction in 1974, when it went for more than $3 million in today’s dollars.
Unlike that instrument, which was hardly ever played, the “da Vinci, ex-Seidel” helped create the sound of Hollywood. This behind-the-scenes film star will certainly be an auction star as well.
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