A Stradivarius violin stolen by thieves who tried to sell it for £100 could make more than £2 million when it is sold at auction next month.
The instrument was snatched at a cafe at Euston station three years ago from acclaimed London-based musician Min-Jin Kym, who had played it since she was a teenager.
After the theft she acquired another Stradivarius violin, later describing her “incredible feeling of elation” when police finally found it earlier this year.
Now the instrument, made in Cremona, Italy in 1696, is to go under the hammer at the Tarisio auction house, a specialist in stringed instruments.
Kym said she hoped the public sale of the violin would help close this chapter of her life, London Evening Standard informs.
She said: “This violin was a faithful friend for many years and I was devastated by its loss. Its recovery is an absolute relief and I am eager to hear the violin onstage once more and I wish its next owner all the best of luck and success.”
