by Jessica | Apr 28, 2012 | Art Law, Art Lawyer, Crime, Photography
A striking erotic photograph by Derrick Santini called “a fool for love”, which is a modern depiction of the Greek myth of Leda and the Swan on display at Ronnie Woods’s sons gallery Scream in Bruton Street London caused a stir last Saturday –...
by Jessica | Apr 15, 2012 | Art Law, Crime, Fakes and Forgeries
“You have to know how the art market works. Where is the greatest greed?” Master Forger Wolfgang Beltracchi One great problem that continues to face the art trade is fakes and forgeries. This is not a new problem and has faced the art market from the beginnings of...
by Jessica | Apr 14, 2012 | Art Law, Crime
On Wednesday 11th April the Serbian police made 4 arrests in Belgrade and the town Cacak and recovered according to local media the Paul Cezanne painting, the Boy in a Red Waistcoat, (worth more than 68 million pounds) that was stolen in 2008 from the E.G.Buehrle...
by Jessica | Apr 13, 2012 | Art Law, Art Lawyer, Auction Sales, Diamonds, Renaissance
The exciting news is that the Beau Sancy diamond “one of the most important historical diamonds to ever come to auction” will appear in The Magnificent Jewels and Nobel Jewels auction sales due to be held on 14th and 15th May 2012 hosted by Sotheby’s in Geneva. This...
by Jessica | Apr 10, 2012 | Art Law, Art Lawyer, Cultural Heritage
The High Court granted an injunction on Friday 30th March just days before Christie’s was due to host a sale of the Raglan Collection. The owner of the collection is Henry Steengracht van Moyland, a US Citizen, a nephew of the 5th Lord Raglan. However a claim has been...
by Jessica | Mar 27, 2012 | Art Law, Crime
The Antiques Trade Gazette dated 26th March 2012 reports that on 20th April, 4 people will appear at Swindon Crown Court for a pleas and directions hearing for a series of fraud charges that involve using foreign based credit cards to bid in high value jewellery...
