The Stradivarius violin, worth £1.2m and 300 years old, was reportedly stolen from outside a central London railway station. Min-Jin Kym identified the instrument missing and three suspects appeared at West London Magistrates Court: John Michael Maughan and two boys aged 14 and 16. A £62,000 Peccatte bow also vanished, and there is a £15,000 reward as police appeal for information; the suspects were remanded or released on bail and will appear again on 30 December.
Police arrested three suspects, including John Michael Maughan, in connection with the theft of a 1696 Stradivarius violin worth $1.88 million; two teens from North London were released, while Maughan remains detained. The theft occurred near a central London train station, and the case also involved a Peccatte bow valued at $97,400 and another bow from the School of Bazin valued at more than $7,800. The owner, a 32-year-old musician who wishes to remain anonymous, reported the theft.
Lalique vase by Rene Lalique, titled Serpent, sold for $56,673 (world record price) at Heritage Auctions’ Dec. 4 Signature Lalique, Art Glass and Perfume Bottles auction in New York, with more than 415 bidders across online and in-person bidding.
The Columbian reports that a valuable missing violin was found in an Oregon pawn shop. The article is by The Columbian and was published on December 10, 2010.
Maegis blog headline related to Lalique serpent vase auction; artwork discussed is Lalique ‘Serpent’ Vase which brought $56,673 in a Heritage Auctions art glass sale.
The article reports a 300-year-old violin valued at 21 million kronor has been stolen from a train station in London. The instrument is a 1696 Stradivarius; authorities offer a substantial reward for information on its whereabouts.
Melissa Gray of CNN reports that detectives are pursuing leads in the case of a 1696 Stradivarius violin stolen from a London train station. The instrument, valued at $1.88 million, disappeared after the owner stopped at a cafe near Euston; a Peccatte bow worth $97,400 and another bow valued at over $7,800 were also stolen. Insurers are offering a 15,000-pound reward for information leading to recovery.
The article discusses a 269-year-old Vieuxtemps Guarneri del Jesu violin listed for $18 million in Chicago, noted as the most expensive instrument, with the asking price higher than a $10 million record set earlier that year.
Min-Jin Kym, a Korean-born violinist, had her 300-year-old Stradivarius violin, valued at £1.2 million, stolen at Euston station; her Pecatte bow (£62,000) and another Bazin school bow (£5,000+) were also taken; insurers have offered a £15,000 reward for the return.
The CBS News page reports that a violin worth about $1.9 million (1.2 million pounds) and a Peccatte bow were stolen from violinist Min-Jin Kym in London; a second bow was also inside the case. The insurer is offering a 15,000-pound reward for information leading to recovery. The article mentions Yo-Yo Ma's lost cello as a related historical note.
The BBC report covers the theft of a £1.2 million Stradivarius violin owned by Min-Jin Kym, taken from a Pret A Manger near Euston station in north London. The instrument, a 300-year-old Stradivari with a £62,000 Peccatte bow, was in a black case; a £15,000 reward has been offered, and the case is being registered on the London Stolen Arts Database.
Sir Stanley Spencer's Hilda and I at Pond Street (1954) sold for £1,430,050 ($2,249,612) at Sotheby’s in London on December 15, 2010, setting a new auction record for a Spencer work. The sale total for 20th century British art at Sotheby’s was £8,255,625, with other artists including Frank Auerbach, Dame Barbara Hepworth, L. S. Lowry, Christopher Wood and Lynn Chadwick also performing well.
The post discusses Richard Stoelzer and Mario Blodeck from New York City, founding members of the Mozart Symphony Club, who promoted two antiquated instruments: the viola d'amore and the viola da gamba. It references a promotional photograph taken circa 1891–92 by Geo. Schmitt of Cincinnati, OH, with Stoelzer's background in Leipzig and the Boston Symphony Orchestra Club, and notes the instruments’ historical context and limitations.