The Lord Wilton Guarnerius, sometimes called the ex-Jehudhi Mehudin,[1] is an antique and valuable violin fabricated by Italian luthier, Giuseppe Antonio Guarneri (1698–1744). It was crafted in 1742 in the city of Cremona.[2] It was named for a Seymour Egerton, 4th Earl of Wilton, a musician, associate of Arthur Sullivan, and 19th century owner of the instrument. It was owned and played by the well-know violinist Yehudi Menuhin from 1978 to 1999, after which he sold it for $4.8m, making it the most expensive violin ever sold up to that date.[1] Zlatko Balokovic also played the instrument from 1952 to 1961.[2]