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Police appeal after £150k violin stolen from pub

  • An 18th century violin worth more than £150,000 has been stolen from a north London pub on February 18.
  • The stolen violin belonged to a member of London's Philharmonia Orchestra and was made in Florence in 1740.
  • Police Constable Michael Collins described the violin as 'priceless' to the victim.
  • CCTV footage shows a man in a hat leaving the pub with the violin in its case.
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"My life has been destroyed. I feel that the heart could explode": David Lopez Ibáñez told the BBC. The talented musician of the Philharmonia Orchestra was the victim of a theft. Last February 18, in fact, the thirty-year-old of Spanish origins was in the local The Marquess Tavern, in the Islington district, while dining with a friend. With him there was also a violin dating back to 1740 and worth 175 thousand euros. At some point, the instrumen…

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Evening Standard broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Monday, June 23, 2025.
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