Illegal & Illicit
National Trustarchive
National Trust serves a legal notice on the Marquess of Bristol's Ickworth House
National Trust tires of Marquess
Politicsarchive
Former Greek premier caught red-handed with illegal antiquities
Almost all Minoan antiquities assembled by former premier, Mr Mitsotakis, appear to have an illegal provenance.
Alberto Giacomettiarchive
Fake Giacometti furniture trial ends with jail sentences and fines for Jacques Redoutey and suppliers
Experts complain that large number of fakes in the market makes it difficult to identify authentic works
Alberto Giacomettiarchive
Police investigation finds Diego Giacometti's foundry grossed £14 million from unauthorised bronzes cast after his death
The "posthumous" sculptures passed through the hands several leading auction houses in Paris
Iranarchive
Iran imposes capital punishment for illicit exportation of antiquities
This legislation may come to late, as several archaeological sites have already been looted, and their content distributed throughout the international market