Law, crime and regulation
Legal cases, stolen art, regulation and tax issues remain important part of the art and antiques sector.
This category ranges from the levy of the Artist’s Resale Right to controversies over fakes and forgeries.
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A lawyer writes: The fine balance in export licensing
30 October 2017The UK rules around judging export licence applications for art works need to be more straightforward...
Auction houses probed in report by elephant ivory pressure group
23 October 2017A new report into the sale of ivory at UK auctions claims to have found “widespread flouting of the law by many auction houses”.
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Trade wins clarification over California law
23 October 2017A coalition of auction houses and book dealers has succeeded in rewording a controversial new law governing the sale of autographed collectables in California.
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Home Office reloads firearm consultation over legal definition of ‘antique’
23 October 2017Fresh views are being sought over the legal definition of ‘antique’ as police voice gun crime fears.
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Controversial Meissen figure can leave the UK
16 October 2017The estate of a prominent Jewish art collector has failed to secure the return of a rare Meissen figure that was the subject of a recent export stop.
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Ivory threat: how to respond…
16 October 2017The art market’s trade bodies have issued guidance to their members on how to respond to the government’s consultation on ivory, launched on October 6.
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NAVA launches ivory ‘amnesty’ scheme
16 October 2017Auctioneer association NAVA Propertymark is partnering with Border Force on a so-called amnesty scheme for items made from endangered species.
ATG letter: We pay a heavy price for China’s failure on ivory
16 October 2017MADAM – Regarding the ivory consultation (ATG No 2312), I despair that sound pragmatic arguments have been overwhelmed by unproven and exaggerated links to the poaching problem.
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Trade urged to defend ivory works of art as Michael Gove renews ban call
09 October 2017Anthony Browne, chairman of The British Art Market Federation (BAMF), was due to meet with environment secretary Michael Gove this week (October 10) to discuss the proposed ban on sales of ivory in the UK.
Editor’s comment: finally, a chance to have your say on ivory
09 October 2017It’s taken more than a year to materialise but at last, the long-awaited consultation on ivory has arrived.
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Export sought for Canadian VC sold in London
09 October 2017An unusual medals sale has led to an unusual outcome. An application is to be made to export from Canada the Victoria Cross group won by heroic Lieutenant Colonel David Currie after it was bought by a British private collector.
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Government begins ivory trade consultation
06 October 2017The long-awaited government consultation on the trade in ivory in the UK is to be launched.
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Mayor confirms art squad return
02 October 2017The Mayor of London has confirmed the Met’s Art and Antiques Unit will re-form and will be led by a new head to take office this month.
Italy reaches compromise on export regulations
02 October 2017Italy has approved new laws relaxing the country’s art export regulations.
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Police appeal for witnesses after 2000 pieces of silver stolen from Kent antiques dealer
29 September 2017An antiques dealer and Kent Police are calling on the trade to be aware of stolen silver items from a shop in Tenterden in Kent.
Stargazer case looks at fundamental art issues
18 September 2017Christie’s sale of an ancient marble idol has created an art world battleground between Turkey and the saleroom, testing ownership laws...
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Stoke-on-Trent’s Potteries museum welcomes home Wedgwood vase and kicks of fundraising for Iron Age torcs
16 September 2017The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery in Stoke-on-Trent had a double celebration today when it welcomed home a vase by master potter Josiah Wedgwood and launched a fundraising campaign to buy the Leekfrith Iron Age Torcs.
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Celebrity art dealer jailed for ‘Thomas Crown’ style thefts
13 September 2017An art dealer has been jailed for the theft of £500,000 worth of paintings.
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West London antiques cheat pleads guilty to attempts to defraud auction houses
13 September 2017A Poundland notebook helped convict a fraudster attempting to sell fake antiques through auction houses in London and Essex.
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Boyfriend of murdered dealer Robyn Mercer admits forging her will
12 September 2017The boyfriend of the late silver dealer Robyn Mercer who was murdered in March last year has appeared in court charged with forging her will.
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