Stolen

A group of statues from a church in Salford have been stolen.

A sculpture due to be offered at Sloane Street Auctions has been stolen from its gallery.

Investigators from Kent Police are appealing for information on two separate crimes in Sevenoaks when artworks and an antique clock were stolen.

An antiques centre in Holt, Norfolk is appealing for help to recover stolen jewellery taken during a theft.

The independent review of the British Museum in the wake of thefts from its collection has been published.

A painting by post-impressionist artist Edouard-Leon Cortés (1882-1969) has been recovered after being stolen in the US sometime in the 1950s-60s.

Police are appealing for information after a collection of antique silver was stolen from a museum near Worksop in Nottinghamshire.

The British Museum has announced plans to digitally document its entire collection.

A Japanese bronze, estimated at £50,000-60,000, has been stolen from Hannam’s Auctioneers in Hampshire.

A painting by a Scottish Impressionist has been recovered with the help of Art Loss Register (ALR) and Tennants Auctioneers after being stolen in 1989.

Police in Suffolk have appealed for help to trace antique jewellery stolen from a shop in Beccles.

The British Museum has begun a series of measures to try to recover the 2000 jewellery items that were stolen from its collection.

A third stolen Martinware bird has been recovered more than 15 years after it was stolen in west London.

Valuable antiques and jewellery were stolen from a former dealer’s home in Rainford, St Helens and the police are appealing for help.

British Museum director Hartwig Fischer has announced that he will be stepping down from his position with immediate effect after a series of thefts emerged.