Metropolitan police appeal for help to recover 285-year-old violin worth £150,000

Police release CCTV images of suspect in hunt for instrument allegedly stolen from north London pub

Police are appealing for help to recover a missing 285-year-old violin after it was allegedly stolen from a London pub.

Detectives have been trying to find the instrument since 18 February, when the violin, valued at more than £150,000, went missing from the Marquess Tavern on Canonbury Street. The victim reported the theft to the Metropolitan police that evening.

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