樂器
佳士得樂器部歷史悠久，匯集難得一見的弦樂器、弦品樂器與管樂器。佳士得於樂器拍賣市場素負盛名，專家對各類樂器鑽研甚精，連場拍賣為客戶帶來精美詳實的拍品與拍品目錄。
過去五年，我們曾兩度刷新樂器的世界拍賣紀錄，讓我們能緊貼活躍藏家的最新喜好與動向。2006年5月，安東尼奧‧斯特拉迪瓦利(Antonio Stradivari)製作的小提琴「漢默」(The Hammer)以3,544,000美元成交，打破「湯南夫人」（Lady Tennant）所創的150萬美元成交紀錄，成為世界上成交價最高的小提琴。斯特拉迪瓦利的五件最高成交價樂器皆經由佳士得拍出。其他成交紀錄包括彼得‧基奥瓦尼‧瓜奈利(Pietro Giovanni Guarneri)、卡洛‧安東尼歐‧泰斯托雷(Carlo Antonio Testore)、馬利諾‧卡帕喬尼(Marino Capicchioni)、安東尼奥‧德‧托列斯(Antonio de Torres)、詹納羅‧加里亞諾(Gennaro Gagliano)、馬丁(C.F. Martin)及吉普森結他公司(Gibson Incorporated)等工匠製作的精緻樂器。
拍賣佳績
The Hammer, 1707
Price realized: $3,544,000
May 2006, New York, Rockefeller Center
World auction record for any musical instrument
OM-45 Deluxe, 1930
Price realized: $554,500
Apr 2009, New York, Rockefeller Center
World auction record for any OM-45 Deluxe
Naples, circa 1765
Price realized: $362,500
Apr 2009, New York, Rockefeller Center
World auction record for the maker
Cremona, circa 1800
Price realized: $158,500
Apr 2009, New York, Rockefeller Center
World auction record for the maker
Amsterdam, 1708
Price realized: $212,500
Oct 2009, New York, Rockefeller Center
World auction record for the maker
World auction record for a viola da Gamba
Paris, 1964
Price realized: $122,500
Oct 2009, New York, Rockefeller Center
World auction record for the maker
Les Paul model, 1959
Price realized: $268,000
Oct 2005, New York, Rockefeller Center
Naples, 1781
Price realized: $181,000
Apr 2008, New York, Rockefeller Center
World auction record for the maker
Milan, circa 1701
Price realized: $218,500
Apr 2010, New York, Rockefeller Center
World auction record for the maker
Brescia, circa 1575
Price realized: $542,500
Apr 2010, New York, Rockefeller Center
World auction record for the maker
Cremona, 1710
Price realized: $242,500
Oct 2010, New York, Rockefeller Center
World auction record for the maker
France, circa 1845
Price realized: $47,500
Apr 2010, New York, Rockefeller Center
World auction record for the maker
