Recoveries

A painting belonging to a Jewish family who were forced to flea Germany under the Nazi’s has been returned to the family’s remaining heir with the help of The Art Loss Register.

A 2900-year-old Chinese bronze vessel that was stolen 40 years ago has been returned to China following a repatriation ceremony.

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.

The Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L Bragg Jr announced the return of 19 antiquities collectively valued at nearly $19m to Italy.

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.

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

Two stone idols taken from a temple in India more than 40 years ago are to be returned after being recovered in the UK.

A 15th century double-sided painted panel stolen from York Art Gallery in 1979 has been returned after it re-emerged at a Dorset auction.

Two artefacts with a joint value of $275,000 have been returned to Iraq after the latest investigation by the New York's Antiquities Trafficking Unit.

In the latest of a series of court cases, two men have been found guilty of trying to sell rare Anglo-Saxon coins.

A Roman bust discovered in a US charity shop and bought for just $34.99 will be repatriated to Germany.

An international police operation coordinated by Interpol has led to the seizure of 9408 antiquities and cultural artefacts including archaeological objects, furniture, coins, paintings, musical instruments and statuettes.

With help from Christopher Marinello’s Art Recovery International, an 8th-9th century bodhisattva sculpture, looted from a temple in India has been recovered.

Essex saleroom TimeLine Auctions and a Dutch detective have worked together to return a stolen Roman statue to France after it was missing for 50 years.

Part of an art collection once owned by a Jewish family who fled Nazi persecution has been sold at Christie’s.