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Looted Antiquities
Six major pieces of Impressionist and Modern art sold at auction following restitution settlements
29 June 2015Sotheby’s and Christie’s have well-established specialist departments for brokering deals on sale of Nazi-looted works returned to rightful heirs. Over the last decade some major pieces of Impressionist and Modern art have come to auction as a result of restitution settlements.
NY crime conference set for third outing
01 June 2015The third annual ‘Art Crime and Cultural Heritage Symposium’ will be held in New York on June 4-6.
Christie’s withdraw lots after antiquities alert
14 April 2015Four lots were withdrawn at the eleventh hour by Christie’s last week amid fresh allegations in the media over illicit antiquities at auction.
Arrest made as Egyptian artefacts are pulled from Christie’s London sale
28 May 2013A UK-based businessman has been arrested on suspicion of looting Egyptian artefacts after he consigned several items into a Christie’s antiquities sale in London.
Greek strikes delay Hay appeal
15 October 2012Malcolm Hay, the dealer controversially convicted by an Athens court of trading in illegally excavated antiquities, has learnt that the hearing of the appeal he lodged in March 2011 has been delayed until February 1, 2013 owing to disruption caused by strikes in Greece.
Lost in the Blitz, but now safely home
18 July 2011A SCULPTURE has been returned to its former home more than 70 years after it was looted during the Blitz from a bombed London church.
Greek courts reduce and suspend Hay sentence
07 March 2011THE Greek courts have commuted the sentence of antiquities dealer Malcolm Hay from four years to three, suspended for three years.
Hay appeal delayed again
24 January 2011ANTIQUITIES dealer Malcolm Hay must wait until February 18 for the appeal against his conviction for trafficking in illegally excavated artefacts to be heard in the Greek courts.
Benin ivory mask withdrawn from Sotheby's sale
04 January 2011Just days after Sotheby’s announced the sale of a 16th century ivory mask and five other works from the Kingdom of Benin, the auctioneers said they have been withdrawn.
New law to ease return of Holocaust art
23 November 2009UK museums whose own rules prevent them from returning Nazi-looted art to its rightful owners can now do so thanks to a new Act of Parliament.
Austria extends claim period for looted art
06 April 2009SPECULATION is rising that many more restituted works of art may end up being offered for sale following a ruling made by Vienna’s city council.
Police drive to protect looted Afghan artefacts
27 October 2008The Metropolitan Police’s new team of ArtBeat Special Constables were deployed for the first time on October 20 as part of Operation Syenite. The aim of the operation is to raise awareness among London’s art world about antiquities looted from the Afghanistan National Museum in Kabul during the 1990s.
US website to track Nazi looted art
15 September 2003THE United States has taken a lead in art restitution by setting up a website to track Nazi-looted art. The Nazi-Era Provenance Internet Portal which has just gone online, will provide a database of museums collections – 70 have signed up so far – for checks on art that disappeared in Europe between 1933 and 1945.
BAMF help trade avoid blight under anti-looting Act
07 July 2003LAST-minute efforts to persuade the Government to amend legislation that could prove damaging to the honest trade in antiques looked set to pay off as the Antiques Trade Gazette went to press.
Anti-looting Bill will bring in due diligence by the back door
20 May 2003DUE diligence will effectively become a legal obligation when the Bill aimed at clamping down on the illicit trade in cultural objects becomes law.
Italian amnesty may leave lost antiquities with those who hold them illegally
29 April 2003ART collectors in Italy in possession of illegally acquired antiquities may now be able to come clean to the authorities and keep the works concerned.
Cambridge experts set out plan for saving Iraqi artefacts
29 April 2003The Illicit Antiquities Research Centre at Cambridge University have set out a list of short- and long-term objectives to help restore works to the museums of Iraq.
Iraq antiquities crisis revives call for UK stolen art database
22 April 2003AS the antiquities trade brace themselves to cope with the fall-out of the mass looting of artefacts in Iraq, a UK stolen art database takes centre stage once more. Trade organisations in Britain and around the world have acted immediately to ensure members follow guidelines that will prevent any dealing in pieces that may have been looted during the recent Iraq war.
Egyptians try to reverse sale over clause on profit
12 November 2002Antiquities dealers could find their trade in legally exported artefacts threatened despite due diligence if the Egyptian government succeeds in reversing Sotheby’s sale of a granite bust of Ramses II.
Art Fund joins battle against trade in illicit art
08 May 2002THE National Art Collections Fund has announced that it is tightening its rules on grant giving in a bid to prevent museums from inadvertently acquiring stolen art.
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