Law, crime and regulation

Pimlico Road gallery Anthony Outred is appealing for help to recover a Japanese Meiji period bronze elephant that was stolen from its premises.

Half a dozen artworks were saved for the nation in the past year and are on display at museums across the UK.

A stolen painting of Madonna and Child by Antonio Solario (1465-1530) has been returned after more than 50 years.

The most viewed stories on this website over the last week included news of the trade trying to come to terms with the impact of the new European Union regulations on importing cultural goods

Book dealership Sotheran’s is the latest victim of cyber criminals.

Details of how to manage the new European Union regulations on importing cultural goods have emerged, sending shockwaves through the art and antiques trade.

Yorkshire museum needs the final £600,000 by August 27 to save a Barbara Hepworth sculpture

Italy has announced a cut in VAT for art and antiques from 22% to 5%, making it lower than any other EU state. The country also aims to halve VAT on imports to 5%.

An 18th century violin has been stolen from a member of London’s Philharmonia Orchestra and the Met Police are hoping to trace their chief suspect.

A group of bronze statues have been stolen from a manor house in Wiltshire during a jazz festival.

The new president of CINOA has issued a call for unity across the cultural sector in response to “increasingly restrictive legislation affecting the global art and antiques trade”.

An 18th century carved oak chair has been stolen from a Buckinghamshire church.