Los Angeles ? Two valuable violins, stolen from the home of a Los Angeles Philharmonic musician, have been recovered in Paris, where the alleged thief was trying to sell them, authorities announced Sunday.

There’s no word on the condition of the instruments, with a combined value of nearly $300,000.

“Our fingers are crossed,” said Adam Crane, director of public relations for the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association. “We don’t know the condition of the instruments at this point. But we’re excited they were recovered. We will feel very happy when the violins are back in our possession.”

A Los Angeles police spokesman confirmed the Thursday recovery of the instruments in Paris but said no more information, including the name of the alleged thief, would be released until a news conference could be scheduled.

A burglar stole the violins Dec. 23 from the home of Mark Kashper, who holds the seat of associate principal second violin in the philharmonic orchestra. The more valuable violin, owned by the symphony, is an 18th century Tononi worth about $225,000. The other, Kashper’s own, is a Vuillaume valued at about $65,000. A Tourte bow with one of the violins also is highly prized, worth an estimated $30,000.