MARTINEZ, Calif. - The family of Loal Davis was calling it a wonderful gift just in time for Christmas, as they were set to reunite the lifelong musician with a long-lost and treasured heirloom -- an intricately designed antique violin, stolen decades ago.Son-in-law Gregory Gast said that the violin was made in the early 1700’s and passed down from generation to generation in the Davis family, until it was stolen out of a car in Martinez back in 1986.SEE ALSO: Fairfield police recover $50,000 worth of stolen jewelry, make 3 arrestsIt was a rare piece, precise in its details, carefully designed, with notable features including a face carved as its scroll.