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Violin worth £150,000 stolen from London pub | UK News

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A violin worth more than £150,000 was stolen from a London pub – with police appealing for help to find the 285-year-old instrument.

The violin belongs to a member of the London Philharmonia Orchestra who was in The Marquess Tavern in Islington on 18 February when it was taken.

It was made in Florence in 1740 – and described by its owner as “incredibly precious” and “priceless”, the Metropolitan Police said.

The owner, 30, reported the theft to police on the evening it was stolen – but it has still not been found.

CCTV images from the pub show a man wearing a hat leaving with the instrument in its case.

PC Michael Collins, from the Met’s local policing team, said: “We’ve been working hard to try and locate the suspect and are releasing this CCTV in an effort to help identify them as soon as possible.”

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The suspect is seen with the stolen violin on CCTV. Pic: Met Police

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The violin was made in 1740 and is worth over £150,000. Pic: Met Police

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PC Collins added: “We’ve been working hard to try and locate the suspect and are releasing this CCTV in an effort to help identify them as soon as possible.

“Please help us find the person responsible and have the violin returned it to its rightful owner.”

Anyone with any information can call 101 quoting reference number 01/7178074/25, tweet the police at @MetCC, or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online.


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