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Eight decades after the 1709 violin known as the "Small Mendelssohn" disappeared, experts think they've located it in Japan ...
The violin by the famed Italian luthier was plundered at the end of World War II and presumed lost or destroyed. Now experts say they believe it has resurfaced.
As Germany devolved into chaos at the end of World War II, a rare violin from the famed shop of Italian luthier Antonio Stradivari was plundered from a bank safe in Berlin. The instrument, crafted ...
An investigation by an American academic asserts the 'Small Mendelssohn,' an exceptional violin taken from the Mendelssohn family during World War II, is the same instrument as the 'Stella,' the ...
British police are asking for assistance in identifying the suspect in the theft of a 285-year-old violin, which was snatched while a musician was in a pub.
The 316-year-old Stradivarius violin, stolen during wartime looting, sparks an international hunt revealing illicit art ...
This violin was made by George Gemünder in Astoria (Queens), New York in 1881. As Gemünder's business flourished, his popularity and subsequent financial success allowed him to move his shop to ...
This violin was made by Nicolo Amati in Cremona, Italy in 1650. The violin has undergone repairs that include enlarging and doubling the thickness of the table and the restoration of the pegbox and ...