ANTIQUE violin bows worth £110,000 that were stolen from an Oxford musician after he nodded off on a train have been found by a curious dog.

Bow-maker and restorer Peter Oxley, from Headington, was travelling with 11 bows on a train between London’s Liverpool Street and Ipswich earlier this month.

Nine-year-old former racing greyhound Angel earned her owner Chris Laflin a reward of £5,000 that had been offered by Mr Oxley by spotting the case containing the 11 bows.

Father-of-three Mr Laflin, 40, at first thought they were worthless items which had been dumped in the undergrowth in Bourne Park, Ipswich, Suffolk.

They will be returned to Mr Oxley later this week via British Transport Police.

Mr Laflin said: "Angel is inquisitive like any other dog and is always sniffing around when we go out for a walk.”

Mr Oxley, 49, said: "It is fantastic news that they have been found and I am delighted that I will be getting them back soon.”