“Border guards in Transcarpathia prevented the export of an ancient violin from Ukraine Border guards seized a 1946 Albert Schlegel Markneukirchen violin from a 21-year-old Ukrainian woman at the Vylok checkpoint. The tool has been handed over for examination to determine its cultural and historical value.”, — write on: unn.ua
At the “Vylok” checkpoint, border guards of the Mukachevo detachment, together with customs officials, prevented the export of the Albert Schlegel Markneukirchen violin, which may be of cultural or historical value, from Ukraine. This was reported by the Western Regional Department of the State Border Service of Ukraine.
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It is noted that the musical instrument, dated 1946, was transported among personal belongings by a 21-year-old citizen of Ukraine. The girl was on her way to neighboring Hungary.
The border guards added that the found violin was seized and handed over for examination.
We will remind
In May of this year, an Antonius Stradivarius violin made in 1713, potentially of cultural and historical value, was found in the trunk of a car at the Krakow border checkpoint.