tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3425507272157287074.post4444378143424766845..comments2024-03-09T14:18:50.979+01:00Comments on ARCAblog: Theft at Villa Giulia, Rome: Another European Museum Hit by ThievesEdgar Tijhuishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06122194472344222217noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3425507272157287074.post-82599824002948159252019-07-06T12:56:51.415+02:002019-07-06T12:56:51.415+02:00wow - I'd probably never wanna leave again aft...wow - I'd probably never wanna leave again after havin spent only one day there.......<br /><br />Mehvishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02362103427921650151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3425507272157287074.post-91775574144038182012013-04-05T18:07:43.382+02:002013-04-05T18:07:43.382+02:00The question you pose is a thought-provoking one T...The question you pose is a thought-provoking one Tom and it would be nice to have some serious scholarship on the ramifications, if any, when art value figures are thrown out there in journalistic pieces after a theft. I don’t have an immediate answer in the larger sense of what people in the field should or shouldn’t be providing regarding an object’s potential value, but I can speak to my own personal intent and rationale in listing financial numbers in this singular article. <br /><br />I made mention of the Castellani jewelry’s general value because it is commonplace. Given the techniques used by this jewelry dynasty and its impact on jewelry design, there are numerous books available that list pieces, techniques, values, buyers etc. So in theory, one can assume that if the thief stole the pieces in complete ignorance of their intrinsic value (and I am not claiming they did) they need only pass by a museum book store (V & A has them, as does the MOMA, Oxford and perhaps even the Villa Giulia) and thumb through the books on the subject there, or if they wanted to be more discreet they could visit their public library or order them online via Amazon. <br /><br />In addition to that, in a few simple clicks any other journalist or thief can, as easily as I, pull up the PDF of the Sotheby sale records, which is where I found the bid/final sale prices and piece descriptions I referred to in my article. As we say in Italy, Io non ha scoperta dell'acqua calda (I didn’t discover hot water).<br /><br />I don’t mind going on the record though as saying that I am less concerned about insurance companies being held to higher ransoms because of any information I might have inadvertently regarding the Villa Giulia theft than I am about them doing the quick and dirty and melting down the objects down for their gold. <br />lalbertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15558439785323763238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3425507272157287074.post-71948694593717676232013-04-05T07:47:43.754+02:002013-04-05T07:47:43.754+02:00Perhaps the Carabinieri were staying "mum&quo...Perhaps the Carabinieri were staying "mum" about the market value of Castellani jewellery for a good reason but if the thieves were ignorant of the value of the pieces they stole they aren't now. Either there is a rationale behind not revealing open market values or there isn't. Which is it? Tom Flynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03489139994256007910noreply@blogger.com