Read MoreLorenzo Carcassi 1740, Florence
The instrument was stolen in Canonbury (London) on the 18th February 2025.
It was in a black Riboni Unoeotto case with no pocket (last pictures)
The case contained the violin which has a very distinctive hole in the shape of a heart in the scroll.
It also contains three bows: Morizot - Frères (unlabelled), Dodd bow (with a mother of pearl tip) and a carbon fibre bow.
Missing in London: Marcel Charles Lapierre circa 1950. Octagonal stick of dense Pernambuco of a chocolate brown colour. Silver mounted frog with Parisian eye of thick silver on ebony in the manner of Morizot. Weight: 60.6 grams. Balance point 259mm.
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Read MoreThe round stick is made of dark brown Pernambuco wood, with ivory and ebony accents at the headplate. The screw is crafted from gold and mother-of-pearl. The bow weighs approximately 83 grams. The frog is made of tortoiseshell with mother-of-pearl eyes and gold rings. The heel plate is also made of gold. Above the frog, there is an inverted stamp of Eugene Sartory.
Distinctive feature: A section of the headplate has been repaired.
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