Brewer's: Stradivarius

(Antonio). A famous violin-maker, born at Cremona. Some of his instruments have fetched £400. (1670-1728.) (See Cremonas.)

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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