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The violin, which disappeared from the Marquess Tavern in Islington, is around 300 years old.

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A 300-year-old violin owned by a top concert musician has been stolen from a pub in London.

The instrument, made in Florence in 1740, is believed to be worth more than £150,000 the Metropolitan Police said.