Jul 8, 2009 2:48 pm US/Eastern
Burglar Steals Rare Violin From Illinois Home
Police: Burglar Got In With Resident's Spare Key
CHICAGO (CBS) ―
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This 1763 Januarius Gennaro violin was stolen from a home in the Edgewater, Illinois.
Chicago Police
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This 1763 Januarius Gennaro violin was stolen from a home in the Edgewater, Illinois.
Chicago Police
Police are looking for the burglar who found a spare key and walked into a home in the Edgewater neighborhood, making off with a rare violin, CBS station WBBM-TV reports.
Sometime between midnight and 7 a.m. on Tuesday, the burglar opened the door to a home in the 5200 block of North Wayne Avenue with a key, police said in a community alert. The burglar apparently got in with the spare key, which the owners kept in a planter in their yard. They were home sleeping at the time.
The burglar stole a Gagliano violin, with an internal label that said "Januarius Gagliano, Naple, 1763."
The back of the violin features a large black inlaid fleur de lis-like geometric design. The chin crest is brown, with a round red sponge shoulder rest attached with a rubber band, police said.
The burglar also stole two bows. The first was made by Emile Ouchard and dated from between 1930 and 1935. It has leather wrapping at its frog, or nut, and may or may not have the name "Ouchard" stamped on the wood at the frog.
The second bow was made by H.R. Pfretzschner, and has an octagonal stick. The manufacturer's name is stamped on the wood at the bow's frog, and the date is unknown, police said.
Also stolen was a Bobelock rectangular violin case measuring 31 inches by 11 inches by 6 inches, with a maroon interior and a maroon blanket inside, police said.
The Gaglianos was a prominent Neapolitan family in the 18th century. Januarius Gagliano, also known as Gennaro Gagliano, made violins from was widely considered the best violin maker in his family, according to the Web site AllViolin.com.
Another Januarius Gagliano violin from 1730 set a world record when it sold for $139,100 at auction in 2002, according to Skinner Auctioneers.
Anyone with information about the stolen violin is asked to contact Belmont Area detectives at (312) 744-8263.
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