How much are antique violins worth?
Like many other pieces of art, antique violins can be rather valuable to an avid collector. This article is designed to inform the reader about how many particular antique violins would retail for and give some indication of their appreciation of value over the years. Firstly, if you happen to own the right violin it can make you very rich indeed. In 1564 Andres Amati built the King Charles IX violin, this is regarded as the most valuable violin in the world and would cost any collector well in excess of 2 million pounds. The primary factor which determines the exact value of a particular instrument is its contribution to musical history and the esteem in which the maker of the instrument is held in by the musical community.
