https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/museum-auctioneer-tussle-over-looted-goblet German museum and auctioneer Im Kinsky tussle over looted glass goblet Object was returned to consigner not museum from where it was looted at the end of Second World War CATHERINE HICKLEY – June 6, 2018   The goblet was stolen from Berlin’s Märkisches Museum at the end of the Second World War  A multicoloured marbled glass goblet dating from around 1800, which was stolen at the end of the Second World War, is the subject of a dispute between the Vienna auction house Im Kinsky and Berlin’s Märkische ..read more

http://www.ekathimerini.com/229279/article/ekathimerini/news/court-upholds-italian-art-dealers-conviction-over-rare-church-murals Court upholds Italian art dealer’s conviction over rare church murals YIANNIS PAPADOPOULOS – Jun 7, 2018   Evia Church   An Athens appeals court has upheld an 11-year sentence against a Sicilian art and antiquities dealer convicted over the theft four decades ago of four rare murals from an Early Christian rural church in Steni on Evia. Gianfranco Becchina, who is now 80 years old, was not present at Friday’s hearing in Athens, but his lawyer told the ..read more

https://www.tbnewswatch.com/local-news/court-dismisses-claim-that-norval-morrisseau-painting-is-fake-944791 Court dismisses claim that Norval Morrisseau painting is fake Court heard testimony about a Thunder Bay-area fraud ring Gary Rinne – Jun 5, 2018 Spirit Energy of Mother Earth – Norval Morrisseau TORONTO —  In a case that has been watched closely by the art world, a Superior Court justice has ruled that, “from the law’s point of view,” a painting sold by an Ontario art gallery to Kevin Hearn of the Barenaked Ladies is “a real Norval Morrisseau pain ..read more

https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/50100/Former-Egyptian-Museum-official-to-be-prosecuted-for-theft Former Egyptian Museum official to be prosecuted for theft Mustafa Marie – May. 15, 2018   Sarcophaguses on display in Egyptian museum in Turin   Cairo – 15 May 2018: The Administrative Prosecution ordered the prosecution of the former head of the fifth department of the Egyptian Museum in the High Council of Antiques for allegations of theft of an antique. The administrative prosecutors received a tip from the legal department in the High Council of Antiques that an ancient item we ..read more

https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Art-Underworld-South-Florida-Becomes-Hot-Spot-for-Stolen-Fake-Art-482411881.html Art Underworld: South Florida Becomes Hot Spot for Stolen, Fake Art May 12, 2018 The underground art world is thriving with pieces from all different countries getting smuggled into the United States. South Florida has become a hot spot for stolen art, according to federal agents. Hialeah artist Abel Quintero is aware of this growing black market of art, that’s why he takes an extra step to protect his works of art. “I sign and use my own thumbprint,” Quintero explained. He ma ..read more

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/first-of-its-kind-global-arbitration-court-for-art-disputes-launching-june-2018-300643034.html PRNewswire First-of-Its-Kind Global Arbitration Court for Art Disputes Launching June 2018 Pryor Cashman – May 07, 2018 On June 7, 2018, the Netherlands Arbitration Institute (NAI), in conjunction with The Hague-based Authentication in Art (AiA), will launch a new, specialized arbitration and mediation tribunal exclusively dedicated to resolving art law disputes. The “Court of Arbitration for Art” (CAA), as the tribunal wi ..read more

https://www.wptv.com/news/state/man-pleads-guilty-in-2010-key-west-gold-bar-theft-from-mel-fisher-maritime-museum Associated Press – Apr 28, 2018 Man pleads guilty in 2010 Key West gold bar theft from Mel Fisher Maritime Museum FLICKR USER BILL TAROLI KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — One of two men accused of stealing a Key West museum’s 17th-century gold bar in 2010 has pleaded guilty. Appearing Friday at Key West’s federal courthouse, Richard Steven Johnson, of Rio Linda, California, pleaded guilty to conspiring to steal an object of cultural heritage and stealing a major artwork. The 74.85-oun ..read more

https://www.summitdaily.com/news/police-allege-son-flew-from-england-to-damage-3-million-painting-owned-by-his-family-in-aspen/ SUMMIT DAILY Police allege son flew from England to damage $3 million painting in Aspen owned by his family Judge issues arrest warrant for suspect in 2017 art slashing April 27, 2018 Aspen Police Department –A screenshot from surveillance cameras inside an Aspen art gallery show the suspect right before he slashed a nearly $3 million painting in May 2017. An arrest warrant was issued this week for the suspect, who is from England and has family ties to the pai ..read more

  Police: Pilfered pin sold for $68 Suspect charged in museum theft Dave Hughes – April 24, 2018 FORT SMITH — Police say a handyman at the Fort Smith Museum of History stole Judge Isaac C. Parker’s gold-and-diamond lizard-shaped pin from a display case and sold it at a rare-coin dealer shop four blocks away for $68.50. Mark Craig Stevens, 58, of Fort Smith has been charged with theft of the pin and is scheduled to be arraigned on the charge Wednesday in Sebastian County Circuit Court. Stevens was free on bond, according to court records. Theft is a Class D felony punishable by up ..read more

http://www.newsweek.com/french-police-recover-stolen-500-year-old-queens-heart-898869 Newsweek ANCIENT QUEEN’S HEART ENCASED IN SOLID GOLD RECOVERED BY POLICE AFTER MUSEUM HEIST DAVID BRENNAN – 4/24/18   The heart of a 500-year-old French queen that was encased in solid gold has been recovered by police after it was stolen in a museum heist. The unusual relic was taken from the Thomas Dobrée Museum in the northwestern city of Nantes earlier this month, the BBC reported. Two men were arrested on Saturday and led police to the buried treasure near the city of Sai ..read more