November 9, 2019

Museum Theft: Numismatic thieves also strike at the Museo Civico Archeologico in Castiglion Fiorentino

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In the second of two museum thefts reported in Italy this week , two thieves broke into the Museo Civico Archeologico in Castiglion Fioren...

Museum Theft: Museo di San Mamiliano in Sovana, Italy

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In one of two museum thefts this week in Italy, authorities have reported that fifty gold solidus, dating back to the 5th century CE ha...
November 8, 2019

Book Review – Females in the Frame, Women, Art and Crime

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Guest Blog post by: Dr. Catherine Gardner Penelope Jackson wrote this book as a result of a challenge unwittingly thrown down by Dr No...
November 7, 2019

Exhibition commemorating the 81st anniversary of Kristallnacht: Treasured Belongings: The Hahn Family & the Search for a Stolen Legacy

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In commemoration of the 81st anniversary of Kristallnacht, the state-sponsored pogrom known as the “Night of Broken Glass” which took pl...
November 4, 2019

The cathedral of Oloron-Sainte-Marie was attacked in a smash and grab

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In the early morning of November 4th, robbers committed a smash and grab robbery at the Cathedral Sainte-Marie d'Oloron located in ...
November 3, 2019

Dear Christie's: What's the story on your provenance on this antefix?

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An interesting antefix has been published with Christie's as part of their December 4, 2019 sales event which deserves a closer exam...
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October 26, 2019

Conference Save the Date: Building a Responsible Art Market

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Event:  Building a Responsible Art Market Location:  Geneva, Switzerland Date: Saturday 30 January 2020 The Responsible Art Market (R...
October 25, 2019

Arrested and released for health reasons, German Dealer Michael Schultz is accused of having deceived clients with false documentation.

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For more than 30 years, Michael Schultz operated one of Berlin's most prestigious galleries, focusing on contemporary European and A...
October 24, 2019

The Gospel Truth? How the laundering of papyri washes away its provenance sins

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Archived Facebook Screenshot The Castle Folio Page Image Credit: ARCA Earlier on this blog we reported on an entry published on the O...
October 22, 2019

Updates from the Egyptian Exploration Society and the papri purchased by Andy Stimer

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The Egyptian Exploration Society issued an update Monday, 21 October 2019 indicating that collector  Andy Stimer, Chairman & Chief Exec...