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About Tarisio Tarisio is the industry's only internet-based auction house dedicated to fine stringed instruments and bows. Founded in 1999 on the promise of high-quality expertise and the efficiency of internet bidding, the firm created an accessible way for players, collectors and members of the trade to buy fine instruments, and it quickly expanded. With offices in New York and London, it now holds up to eight auctions per year and also offers private sales. In June of 2011, Tarisio sold the ‘Lady Blunt’ Stradivarius of 1721 for a world record $15.9 million.
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Press Policy Please call (212) 307 7224 with questions or for official comments. Press Releases April 24, 2012, New York TARISIO TO AUCTION EARLY GUARNERI ‘DEL GESÙ’ VIOLIN IN JUNE 2012 An important early violin by the celebrated Cremonese maker Giuseppe Guarneri ‘del Gesù’ will be sold at auction by Tarisio on 25 June. Among the most sought after instruments in the world, ‘del Gesù’ violins rarely appear at auction and this example is expected to fetch upwards of £1.5 million. April 27, 2012, New York VIOLIN AUCTION AT TARISIO HAS WORLD RECORDS, RARE STRADIVARIUS VIOLIN An 18th-Century Italian violin by Antonio Stradivari was auctioned online at tarisio.com for $2,592,000. Tarisio continues to lead the field with strong sales of Stradivari violins. April 3, 2012, San Francisco RARE STRADIVARIUS VIOLIN EXHIBITED IN SAN FRANCISCO In anticipation of an online auction of fine musical instruments, including a 300 year-old violin by Antonio Stradivari, the New York-based auction house Tarisio will hold a public exhibition at the San Francisco War Memorial & Performing Arts Center on April 12 & 13.
February 15, 2012, New York GOLDEN PERIOD STRADIVARIUS TO BE AUCTIONED ONLINE BY TARISIO The ‘Baron von der Leyen’ Stradivarius of c.1705 will be sold at their April 26, 2012 online auction after more than 40 years of use by a professional musician.
November 17, 2011, New York RENÉ A. MOREL, FAMED LUTHIER, HAS DIED René A. Morel, famed luthier, passed away yesterday, November 16, 2011 in the company of his loving family after an ongoing battle with cancer. November 11, 2011, New York LORIN MAAZEL’S GUADAGNINI VIOLIN OF 1783 SOLD BY TARISIO AUCTIONS Tarisio Auctions, the online auction house for fine instruments, sold Maestro Lorin Maazel's Guadagnini violin of 1783 at their November 10 auction. A full 100% of proceeds will benefit the Castleton Festival's endowment for young artists, established by Maestro Maazel and his wife Dietlinde Maazel. October 13, 2011, New York LORIN MAAZEL'S GUADAGNINI VIOLIN OF 1783 TO BE AUCTIONED AT TARISIO Tarisio announced that they will sell the ʻMaazelʼ Guadagnini violin of 1783 at their November 10, 2011 online auction. The violin has been owned and played by the world-renowned conductor Lorin Maazel for the past 66 years. All proceeds from the sale are to fund an endowment for young artist development at the Castleton Festival, the annual music festival founded by Maestro Maazel and his wife Dietlinde Turban-Maazel. June 21, 2011, London THE 'LADY BLUNT' STRADIVARIUS VIOLIN SETS WORLD RECORD PRICE AT TARISIO AUCTION Tarisio, the online auction house for fine instruments, sold the 'Lady Blunt' Stradivarius violin of 1721 for a world-record price of £9,808,000 ($15,894,000) at their June 20 auction, over 4 times the previous auction record for a Stradivari violin. 100% of proceeds from the sale will go to aid Japan through the Nippon Foundation's Northeastern Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Relief Fund. May 2, 2011, New York EXCEPTIONALLY RARE STRADIVARIUS VIOLIN TO BE SOLD AT ONLINE AUCTION; Tarisio announced that they will sell the Lady Blunt Stradivarius violin of 1721 at their June 20, 2011 online auction. The Lady Blunt is one of the two best-preserved Stradivarius violins in existence. It will be sold on behalf of the Nippon Music Foundation of Japan, and all proceeds from the sale will benefit the Nippon Foundation's Northeastern Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Relief Fund. October 15, 2010, New York WORLD RECORD AUCTION PRICE FOR STRADIVARIUS VIOLIN AT TARISIO AUCTIONS A 1697 Stradivarius violin known as 'The Molitor' was sold online by Tarisio Auctions for a world-record price of $3,600,000 Thursday to renowned concert violinist Anne Akiko Meyers. The price is the highest on record for any musical instrument sold at auction. |
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