Showing posts with label London. Show all posts
Showing posts with label London. Show all posts
October 6, 2020

Rare Books in an Even Rarer Recovery

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On 29 January 2017 an organized crime group from Romania targeted and robbed over 200 rare books from a warehouse in Feltham, West London.  ...
November 17, 2019

Recovered: Ring once owned by Irish poet and playwright Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde

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Note:  This article has been revised to include an interview with Arthur Brand at the closure of this article:  Engraved with Greek le...
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February 13, 2019

Looted artworks returned to Italy via voluntary forfeiture via Christie's auction house in London

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In a memorable act of rare collaboration, Italian officials have announced “the first case of such close co-operation between Italy and a...
January 20, 2019

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Stolen 80 years ago , a section of an Achaemenid-era (550-330 BC) bas-relief, once part of a long line of rock-carved soldiers displaye...
July 25, 2018

New York Supreme Court judge orders plundered bas-relief from the city of Persepolis must be returned to Iran

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A New York Supreme Court judge has ordered the plundered bas-relief from the city of Persepolis, which dates from the 5th Century B.C.E.,...
October 5, 2017

Good News: Scotland Yard Art and Antiques Unit will continue, with new permanent unit head.

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After many impassioned arguments for the reinstatement of London's Art and Antiques squad London's mayor, Sadiq Khan, has con...
February 13, 2017

Theft: Antiquarian Booksellers Association's reports dramatic book thief heist of 160 texts, some from the 15th and 16th centuries

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The International League of Antiquarian Booksellers and the Metropolitan Police at Scotland Yard have confirmed a brazen the theft at ...
January 11, 2017

Seminar: Risk Management in the Art and Antiquities Markets Part II: Criminal and Compliance Risk - 7 February 2017

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Seminar Venue: K&L Gates LLP , One New Change (Watling Street entrance), EC4M 9AF, London Date and Time: Tuesday, 7 February 2017...