by The public is being urged to assist the FBI’s Art Crime Team in Los Angeles with a cold case involving the theft of a 1710 Amati violin from a residence in the Los Feliz neighborhood five years ago.
The FBI stated that the wooden instrument was taken from the home on December 8, 2020, but it did not elaborate on the location or identify a potential suspect.This 310-year-old violin is owned by art dealer Rowland Weinstein, who runs the Weinstein Gallery in San Francisco and divides his time between San Francisco and Los Angeles, according to an item in the Los Angeles Times dated December 20, 2020.
According to reports, the violin was in his white Tesla when it was stolen, along with the car, from outside his Los Feliz residence.The Italian Amati family, renowned for their skillful violin-making, created the rare and priceless instrument. At auction, these incredibly rare instruments have sold for anything from $500,000 to $917,000.
Information on the theft of a 1710 Amati violin from a home in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles on December 8, 2020, is being sought by the FBI’s Art Crime Team in Los Angeles. The following are the violin’s measurements:35.3pic.twitter.com/0qniv5pxEP is the length of the back.
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The violin is thought to have been made during the Amati’s golden age of violinmaking, which spanned from 1700 to 1720. An expert’s evaluation would be necessary to determine its exact value in modern currency.The instrument’s dimensions were reported by the researchers to be roughly 35.3 cm for the back, 16.8 cm for the upper bouts, 11.2 cm for the middle bouts, and 20.4 cm for the bottom bouts.The FBI’s Los Angeles Field Office at 310-477-6565 was requested to be contacted by anyone with information about the instrument.
