RED WING, Minn. ― The Red Wing Collectors Society members discovered Nov. 8, 2011 that hundreds of pieces of stoneware, restrauntware and art pottery is missing from a storage unit used for its annual convention. Read More +
The owner is offering a $300 reward for information leading to the return of a stolen doorstop and the arrest of those who stole it. The missing doorstop is a Taylor Cook No. 1, copyright 1930. It was stolen while … Read More +
If Steve Martin, Robert De Niro, and Steven Spielberg can be had, so can you. The Hollywood legends have each been a victim of art scams – Martin, most recently, as part of a giant art scandal unfolding in Germany. The star … Read More +
WINONA, Minn. — Though members of the Watkins Collectors Club met for an expected full day of customary convention activities Aug. 21, 2010, a pall was cast over the event when it was discovered that three club members had purchased … Read More +
For the first time ever, Robert Wittman Inc. is hosting a five day Art Crime Investigation course that’s open to the general public, June 12-17, 2011. The Philadelphia event will largely be based on the same investigative techniques Wittman used … Read More +
Robert Wittman Inc. has asked Antique Trader for its help in recovering “Spring” and “Summer,” important oils by Corrado Giaquinto, which were stolen June 1, 1960 from a private home in Washington. A reward of up to $25,000 has been … Read More +
The last year saw many historical auctions perform better than most auctioneers and industry spotters could have ever predicted. This growing trend doesn’t get a lot of critical attention in the mainstream media, well, except for the six-figure price tags. … Read More +
SANTA ANA, Calif. – Buyers beware: many alleged Babe Ruth autographs are bogus, many purported Elvis Presley signatures should be marked “return to sender.” Over half of the signatures of some famous sports, historical and entertainment figures submitted in 2010 … Read More +
Fine and contemporary art collectors are just now discovering that a years-long scam passed forgeries of important 20th-century paintings through major antiques auction houses such as Christie’s in London. The Observer broke the news yesterday and claims the forgeries are … Read More +
Relying on its one-of-a-kind, international database of over 300,000 lost and stolen items, the Art Loss Register has recovered an ivory box stolen from a private residence in , while the theft victim sat rooms away. The theft of the … Read More +