Purchase of the Cholmondeley surpassed the previous record for an instrument at auction (also in 1988) of $890,000, which was for Stradavarius violin named Marie Hall. Prior to the Marie Hall, the Bonjour Stradivarius was the record holder at $393,000, purchased in 1994 by Robert Cohen.
The purchase of the Cholmondeley surpassed the previous record for an instrument at auction (also in 1988) of $890,000, which was for a violin named Marie Hall. Prior to the Marie Hall, the Bonjour Stradivarius held the record at $393,000, purchased by Robert Cohen in 1994.