2. Duport Stradivari Cello
This cello was named by Jean-Louis Duport, who played it around 1800. There is an interesting legend about this instrument: Napoleon Bonaparte himself asked the cellist to play the cello a bit, and cellist said “Yes”. Bonaparte handled the instrument badly and made some dents in it, which are still visible today. From 1974 to 2007 the Duport Stradivari Cello was owned and played by Mstislav Rostropovich. The price for selling in 2007 was high: $20 million.
