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意大利近300年历史小提琴将拍卖 预估价高达千万欧元
A nearly 300-year-old musical instrument called a violin could soon sell for more than $10 million.
The instrument was made by Italian violin maker Giuseppe Guarneri in 1736.
A French auction house compares the violin to a painting by Leonardo da Vinci - the famous Italian painter.
The violin is owned by Regis Pasquier. He has played the instrument in concert halls around the world. Pasquier received the first prize for violin from the French National Conservatory of Music when he was only 12 years old. He is known as one of the top violinists in the world.
Sophie Perrine is with the Aguttes auction house, near Paris, France. Perrine said, "There are many violins, but this one is like selling a Rembrandt, a Goya, or even a Leonardo da Vinci painting."
The instrument is one of about 150 made by Guarneri. He is often compared to another famous Italian violin maker, Antonio Stradivari.
Pasquier bought the violin more than 20 years ago. He gave a concert the following day without even practicing on the instrument. Perrine noted, "For him, this instrument was perfect."
Pasquier has since played the instrument in places like Carnegie Hall in New York and the Opera Garnier in Paris. The violin will be up for sale on June 3 following a three-day viewing. Perrine said it could sell for up to $10 million.
At that price, the violin would not even be the costliest in the world. In 2012, an unnamed buyer paid $16 million for a violin that was once owned by 19th-century violinist Henri Vieuxtemps. That violin is on loan to American violinist Anne Akiko Meyers for the rest of her life.
The most valuable violin is believed to be the Messiah Stradivarius. The violin is estimated to be worth $20 million. It can be seen at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, England.
Perrine said of the Guarneri violin, "It's both something very old but yet very current and alive."
She added, "This little thing will continue allowing people to hear its exceptional sound for years to come."
I'm Ashley Thompson.
Hai Do adapted this story from a Reuters report.
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Words in This Storyauction - n. a public sale at which things are sold to people who offer to pay the most
viewing - n. looking at something carefully
allow - v. permit, let
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