Published: Wednesday 3rd July 2024
In c.1691, a Tompion clock was created and given the number 181. Three centuries later, the clock was stolen from a private residence in Wilshire. The family distributed black and white photographs and the police investigated the event, but the clock remained missing for over three decades. In 2022, Bonhams were invited to catalogue and […]
Published: Monday 20th May 2024
The Art Loss Register (ALR) is thrilled to report that a Copper Locomotive Weathervane produced by W.A. Snow Iron Works Inc. will be returned by a generous donor to Vermont. The Weathervane, over 100 years old and depicting a steam locomotive and its coal tender, had previously sat atop White River Junction Station in Windsor […]
Published: Tuesday 14th May 2024
It is with great excitement that the Art Loss Register announces the recovery of a Double portrait of Sir Peter Rubens and Sir Anthony Van Dyck to the Devonshire Collection at Chatsworth House. The unusual medallion portraits of Van Dyck and Rubens painted in grisaille sit in an elaborately painted frame and underneath each portrait […]
Published: Tuesday 23rd April 2024
The ALR is pleased to announce that an antique book belonging to the National Library of Sweden has been returned with thanks to Christie’s diligent collaboration and the kind generosity of their consignor. The book in question is a first edition of Daniel Bernoulli’s Hydrodynamica, sive de viribus et motibus fluidorum commentarii, published in Strasbourg […]
Published: Thursday 18th April 2024
The Art Loss Register and FCS Compliance invite you to attend a free webinar: ‘Customer and Object Due Diligence: Managing Risk and Criminal Liability’ Monday 20th May 17:00-18:00 If you would like to see the recording, please contact [email protected] CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP About: In this webinar, James Ratcliffe, the General […]
