Violin worth £150,000 stolen from pub

A violin worth much than £150,000 was stolen from a London pub - with constabulary appealing for assistance to find the 285-year-old instrument.

The violin belongs to a subordinate of the London Philharmonia Orchestra who was successful The Marquess Tavern successful Islington connected 18 February erstwhile it was taken.

It was made successful Florence successful 1740 - and described by its proprietor arsenic "incredibly precious" and "priceless", the Metropolitan Police said.

The owner, 30, reported the theft to constabulary connected the evening it was stolen - but it has inactive not been found.

CCTV images from the pub amusement a antheral wearing a chapeau leaving with the instrumentality successful its case.

PC Michael Collins, from the Met's section policing team, said: "We've been moving hard to effort and find the fishy and are releasing this CCTV successful an effort to assistance place them arsenic soon arsenic possible."

"Please assistance america find the idiosyncratic liable and person the violin returned it to its rightful owner."

Anyone with immoderate accusation tin telephone 101 quoting notation fig 01/7178074/25, tweet the constabulary astatine @MetCC, oregon interaction Crimestoppers anonymously connected 0800 555 111 oregon online.