Rare violin returned to Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Published March 23rd, 2006
A rare Stradivarius violin, worth an estimated £570,000, is to be returned to a US orchestra 21 years after it went missing, presumed stolen.
The instrument, which dates from 1725, had disappeared from the Dallas Symphony Orchestra in 1985.
The violin resurfaced when it was put up for sale at auctioneers Bonhams, which struck a deal with the vendor to see it returned to the orchestra.
Instruments made by Antonio Stradivari are renowned for their resonance.
The orchestra had not expected to see the violin again and had made an insurance claim, which was settled.
A specialist from auctioneers Bonhams had come across the violin during a US trip and realised it was an important instrument.
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