Einstein's Violin Sells for £860,000
An 1894 violin owned by Albert Einstein sold for £860,000, exceeding the estimated £300,000.
The historic instrument was taken to Philip Brown, a violin and bow maker in Newbury, for pre-auction maintenance.
Einstein gave the violin to his friend and fellow physicist, Max von Laue, in 1932, before fleeing Germany for the US.
- The violin was sold for £860,000, with a buyer's premium of £1,084,640.
- Einstein also gave von Laue a bicycle and a signed philosophy book to help with his Latin.
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Author's summary: Einstein's violin sells for £860,000 at auction.