Art exports
V&A and the Met in tug-of-war over £2m medieval ivory
The 12th-century walrus ivory sculpture represents “one of the most culturally and aesthetically significant objects” the UK government’s reviewing committee has handled in the past five years
'Will it end up on a yacht—or in a museum?' Art export licences should be reformed, suggests UK arts minister
The world is “much more connected than it was” but the criteria for issuing export bars have remained unchanged since 1952, Stephen Parkinson explains
Italian police stop sale of 'exceptional' Artemisia Gentileschi painting that may have been illegally shipped to Vienna
If judges rule that the owners of the work broke the law, the painting will be definitively confiscated by the state and could be donated to a museum
How did this gem—an ‘archaic Greek masterpiece’—end up for sale at Christie’s in New York after being banned from leaving the UK?
The Ionides Scarab sold for $250,000 in April—but it may not have been the auction house’s, nor the consigner’s, right to sell the object in the US
Legal battle over €15m Leonardo discovery: owner, Tajan auction house and French government fight it out
An export ban was placed on the drawing in 2017 but the French culture ministry has not purchased the drawing as planned
'An opportunity for bargain hunters' or a waste of time? Italy relaxes stringent export laws for Old Masters and antiques worth less than €13,500
Lower-value older works and those by artists who died less than 50 years ago no longer need an export licence to leave the country—but the process can still be slow
Roman bust seized in Germany after confusion around import laws for artefacts in transit
The bronze was taken because German law requires archaeological objects have export licences from the country of origin—but it was only travelling through to Austria from the US
Export bar placed on Turner's masterpiece The Dark Rigi
The watercolour painting, considered one of the artist's finest works, was sold to a private collector in 2006
Will the V&A buy this £7 million roundel?
Export license could be extended until November
Louvre bids to buy Rembrandt masterpiece from Rothschild collection in France
The state has deferred the painting's export licence giving the museum 30 months to find the funds
Leaked document on EU import licensing proposals is deeply concerning, say dealer associations
IADAA and CINOA argue that compromise amendments to contentious new cultural goods regulations are still too stringent and ill-defined
Owner of £10m Giotto to appeal High Court ruling that painting left Italy unlawfully
Judge finds in favour of Arts Council England, but collector Kathleen Simonis argues Italian laws are incompatible with EU free movement of goods
UK permits Nazi-looted Meissen figure to leave for Japan despite spoliation claim
There appear to be no winners in what the Arts Council refers to as an “extremely unusual” case
UK government still seeking Surrealist connoisseur mad about Dalí’s Mae West Lips sofa
Export bar placed on plush piece with asking price of more than £480,000
Italy relaxes stringent export laws for post-war art
New legislation eases movement of post-war Italian art out of the country, lifts restrictions on photography in state archives
French government places export bar on €15m Leonardo da Vinci drawing
State has 30 months to buy newly discovered work hailed as a “national treasure”<br> <br>
Hands off, it’s ours: French buyer refuses to return Joan of Arc ring to UK
Arts Council insists export licence is required for relic of the martyred Maid<br>
France and Britain prepare for battle over Joan of Arc’s ring
Jewel sold in UK for £300,000 last month has left the country—but did it have an export licence?
Bible museum founders may have illicit antiquities from Iraq
Federal investigators have seized more than 200 cuneiform tablets imported from Israel by the Green family
Are Italy’s export laws about to change?
Interest groups are putting up a united front in the hopes of reform
Plan foiled to sail off with portrait by Picasso
Spain could claim painting in private collection seized from banker's super yacht
Georg Baselitz leads fight against German cultural minister's radical proposals
Monika Grütters faced by "storm of protest" as other artists vow to withdraw works on loan to German museums if export restrictions become law
The Prince of Liechtenstein is making another attempt to take his Coello portrait from the UK to Austria
Will the third time be lucky?
Judge decides Getty knew its Greek bronze was illegal
Italian minister asks for restitution of the Fano Athlete
Prince of Liechtenstein cancels Royal Academy show
Ruler angry over block on Coello masterpiece
Prince of Liechtenstein threatens major Royal Academy show
If one of his works is not released by the UK authorities, an exhibition drawn from his collection will be pulled
V&A sets sights on rare hunting horn
£3.3m required for export-delayed object
Spanish portrait bought by Prince of Liechtenstein detained in UK
The National Gallery is now trying to raise the funds to buy it