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A beginner's guide to identifying a Stradivarius | Focus | The Strad You can always look at the label, of course, but that is definitely not to be recommended. Once you catch a glimpse of a false label, your mind sets off in a particular direction that is always hard to change. And if it's genuine, it has rather spoilt the fun. Strad or Dud? Is My Violin a REAL Stradivarius? - Fiddleheads Stradivarius violins have sold on auction for anywhere from $50,000 to $3,000,000 (that's right, three million dollars). You can see why people get a bit excited about unearthing such a promising treasure, especially when the label says "Antonius Stradivarius Cremonensis Faciebat Anno 1720." It seems authentic enough, right? Wrong. The 'Stradivarius' Violin Label: What it Means - Benning Violins The label may mean that Antonio Stradivari, the legendary violinmaker from Cremona, Italy, whose violins are now worth millions, crafted the instrument, though odds ar...