Published: Tuesday 7th February 2017
The Art Loss Register announces strong start to the year with successful recovery of eight artworks in January, covered by Artnet and Le Journal des Arts, including three cases of works that had been looted during the Second World War Still Life of Roses (1706) by Willem Frederik van Royen One of the cases of Nazi looted art concerned Still […]
Published: Tuesday 7th February 2017
The ALR’s James Ratcliffe profiles ‘Operation Pandora’ and how European countries are working together to tackle cultural property crime. See the original article in Apollo Magazine here February 2017 Europol’s announcement of 75 arrests and the recovery of more than 3,500 stolen works of art and cultural goods is undoubtedly good news, though also a sad sign of the extent of […]
Published: Wednesday 30th November 2016
Most of us own a watch. Many of us do not like to consider the possibility of theft, and yet watches are a prime target for thieves due to their value and portability. Although there will always be some who seek to make a business out of theft, there are precautions you can take to […]
Published: Wednesday 10th August 2016
The Art Loss Register is delighted to announce that, as of this week, 100 auction houses are subscribing to its due diligence services. This represents an increase of 50% in the number of auction houses checking their catalogues with the Art Loss Register in the last three years, reflecting the growing importance for art market […]
Published: Monday 1st August 2016
In June 2016, the Art Loss Register (ALR) identified a Patek Philippe watch in a sale in New York, only two years after its theft in Naples. The watch had been registered by the insurer on the Watch Register: the ALR’s database dedicated to stolen watches. The watch belonged to a Swiss collector from whom […]