Stolen

A Daniel Quare pocket watch has gone missing in transit and its owner hopes the trade may help locate it.

The antiques trade has suffered another smash and grab theft following a wave of robberies targeting map dealers in central London before Christmas.

A Wiltshire auction house has alerted the trade to a missing collection of porcelain.

A Russian icon has been stolen from the shop of a London dealer and the art and antiques trade are asked to look out for the object in case it is offered for sale.

The trade has been asked to look out for a 14ct gold pocket watch that was stolen on December 12 from a gallery in Camden Passage in Islington, London.

A group of Martinware pottery items stolen across two break-ins back in 2005 and 2007 from buildings owned by Ealing Council are still missing but there are hopes some can be recovered.

Cambridge University Library has launched a public appeal for help to locate two missing notebooks from its archive – including one with Charles Darwin’s famous 1837 ‘Tree of Life’ sketch.

A Spitfire pilot and his family are appealing to the public and the antiques trade to spot a stolen photograph.

Rare books stolen in a ‘Mission: Impossible-style’ raid on a warehouse in west London in 2017 have been returned after a joint operation with Met police officers and Romanian authorities.

The most popular stories on this website over the last week included news of a 15th century Chinese vase stolen in Switzerland and valued at around £2.5m being recovered in London by the Met Police.

The owner of an antiques centre has warned others to be vigilant and take extra precautions after being broken into via a sky light.

A family are asking for help from the trade to look out for a stolen rocking horse.

The Metropolitan Police’s Art and Antiques Unit have helped recover three 15th century Indian bronze sculptures after one was identified in the possession of a UK dealer.

A collection of rare books valued at more than £2.5m and stolen from a London warehouse in 2017 has been recovered in Romania.

A Royal Mail post box has been sawn from its mount in a Cotswold village and local police are hoping to trace it.