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Stolen
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Silver chalice stolen from Bedfordshire church
22 July 2024A 1659 original silver chalice worth around £15,000 has been stolen from a church in Sutton, Bedfordshire.
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Police recover more TEFAF stolen diamonds
10 June 2024Police in the Netherlands have confirmed they have recovered two more diamonds stolen by armed robbers from The European Art Fair (TEFAF) in 2022.
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Dealer loses entire fair stock in van theft
03 June 2024A Colchester dealer has warned the trade of the risk of van thefts after his own vehicle, containing his entire stock for a fair, was taken from his driveway.
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Ancient gold objects stolen in brazen theft at Ely Museum
21 May 2024Two valuable Bronze Age gold artefacts have been stolen from Ely Museum in Cambridgeshire.
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Dorset police appeal for information following burglary at antiques centre
17 May 2024Lone thief took several high-value items of jewellery
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Painting by Frank Auerbach recovered from money launderer to be sold
01 May 2024Artwork and gold seized from a “prolific money launderer” as part of a National Crime Agency (NCA) investigation are to be sold.
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Stolen 18th century bracket clock returned to museum after more than 20 years
30 April 2024An 18th century bracket clock by the English clockmaker Thomas Hunter Jr (c.1760-70) has been recovered after being stolen 23 years ago.
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Top stories this week including jewellery stolen in a ram raid at Hansons
28 April 2024The most viewed stories on this website over the last week included news of a ram-raid break-in at Derbyshire saleroom Hansons.
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Jewellery taken during ram raid at Hansons auction house
22 April 2024Hansons’ saleroom in Derbyshire has been the victim of a ram-raid break-in.
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Art and antiques trade warned about latest rise in thefts
15 April 2024The antique jewellery and precious metals trade has been warned to stay vigilant in the face of a rise in attacks and thefts.
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Police appeal after violent robbery at Ian Towning’s Chelsea antiques centre
03 April 2024Two thugs armed with hammers targeted Bourbon Hanby Antiques Arcade and smashed cabinets and attacked three people.
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Police appeal for witnesses following theft at Congleton antiques centre
02 April 2024Valuable silver and jewellery lost after smash-and-grab in Cheshire
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Burglar who cut a hole in the floor to steal antique silver from an army museum is jailed
20 March 2024A man who broke into the Royal Lancers & Nottinghamshire Yeomanry Museum in Nottinghamshire has been jailed.
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British Museum unveils classical gems exhibition following return of stolen items
20 February 2024The British Museum is showcasing classical gems that were recovered after a long-running theft was exposed.
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New online group aims to support dealers being targeted by thieves
19 February 2024Market traders and dealers at fairs are being urged to join a Facebook group to share information to protect themselves from gangs of thieves.
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Plea to recover huge collection of stolen tribal art
14 February 2024Around 50 works of tribal art have been stolen in Belgium.
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Stolen ancient bronze recovered 40 years later and returned to China
07 February 2024A 2900-year-old Chinese bronze vessel that was stolen 40 years ago has been returned to China following a repatriation ceremony.
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Appeal for statues stolen from Salford church
31 January 2024A group of statues from a church in Salford have been stolen.
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ATG letter: Thieves are still out there stealing stock
29 January 2024Following on from my letters last year and articles in Antiques Trade Gazette about the issue of robberies from dealers at markets, I feel compelled to write again.
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Plea to trace Kenneth Armitage sculpture stolen from Sloane Street Auctions
22 January 2024A sculpture due to be offered at Sloane Street Auctions has been stolen from its gallery.
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