Summary
A violin that belonged to Albert Einstein sold for £860,000 at an auction in Gloucestershire, UK. The final price, including commission, is expected to exceed £1 million. The violin is thought to be Einstein's first and other items associated with him were also auctioned.
Key Facts
- Einstein's 1894 Zunterer violin sold for £860,000.
- The auction took place at Dominic Winter Auctioneers in South Cerney, Gloucestershire.
- The final price of the violin, with a 26.4% commission, will be over £1 million.
- This could be a record sale for a non-concert violinist or non-Stradivarius violin.
- A philosophy book gifted by Einstein also sold for £2,200.
- Einstein was a violinist from a young age and played throughout his life.
- The items auctioned were originally given to physicist Max von Laue, then passed on to others.
- Another of Einstein's violins sold in New York for £370,000 in 2018.
