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Contact from the Observer prompts withdrawal as dealers urged to do more to stop illicit trade in antiquitiesA London antiquities dealer has withdrawn an ancient Greek amphora from sale after evidence arose that links it to a notorious smuggler.The Kal…
Exclusive: Barbara De Dozsa’s husband bought Madonna and Child by Antonio Solario in 1973 after it was stolen from a museumA 16th-century Madonna and Child painting disappeared without a trace after it was stolen from a museum in northern Italy more th…
‘Indiana Jones of art world’ says works taken from Medemblik town hall were dropped off at his homeEurope live – latest updatesA Dutch art detective known as the “Indiana Jones of the art world” has recovered a further six paintings, including a portra…
The Barakat Gallery reported the theft of the 250lb bronze statue, which the director alleges took place after it was ‘scoped out’Los Angeles police are investigating after a thief carried out an overnight heist and stole a $1.5m Buddha statue, weighin…
The two-handled amphora depicting Herakles stabbing the Nemean lion will be returned after investigation revealed illegal tradeGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastFor decades a vase dating back to 530BC with two han…
‘Indiana Jones of art world’ traces lost artwork seized from museum during Covid lockdownIt was a masterpiece with a curse: an early Van Gogh worth €3m-€6m (£2.6m-£5.2m) stolen from a Dutch museum three years ago was being passed around the criminal wo…
In today’s newsletter: As police in the UK launch an investigation into what happened to missing artefacts, an art detective explains why such thefts are so difficult to prevent • Sign up here for our daily newsletter, First EditionGood morning. The Br…
Detective from force’s specialist crime unit says cross-border operation was the result of four years’ workThree men have been convicted after a £2m vase stolen from a museum was recovered in a police sting operation.The Chinese Ming dynasty vase was s…
Peter Higgs was curator of Greek collections and sculpture until he was sacked, but his family says he has ‘not done anything’The British Museum employee sacked after the disappearance of precious objects has been named as a senior curator who worked a…
Treasures including jewellery and gems kept in a storeroom were found to be missing, stolen or damaged, the London museum saidThe British Museum has sacked a member of staff and imposed “emergency measures” to increase security after it found items fro…