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18th-Century Gofriller Cello Stolen in France

The instrument is valued at €1.3 Million and was taken from its owner in the Haute-Savoie region of France

 

A 1737 cello, valued at €1.3 million and crafted by the maker Francisco Gofriller, has been stolen from a home in the Haute-Savoie region of France, near the Alps.

The instrument was inside a hard, dark red case which also contained two bows made by Nicolas Maire and Jean-Marie Persoit.

If you have any information pertaining to the cello, please contact French cellist Ophélie Gaillard at [email protected]. The instrument is on loan to Gaillard from the CIC Bank.

This occasion is not the first time that Gaillard's cello has been stolen: in 2018, the Guardian reported that she had been robbed at knifepoint outside her home in Paris. After reporting the theft, Gaillard received an anonymous call prompting her to retrieve the instrument from a car parked outside her house.

For further information on this current theft, please see the Facebook post below:

 

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