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ARTDAILY – Fourteen monumental 19th century naval figureheads have VANITY FAIR – Prince Charles was
apparently the victim of a $134 million art hoax.
been saved from decay thanks to what is considered the most ambitious
sculpture conservation project currently taking place in American forger Tony Tetro, who was convicted
the UK. Beginning in the Spring of 2020, these icons of art fraud in the past, claimed in an interview with
the
of Britain’s maritime history will be on public Daily Mail that he forged not one, not two,
display at The Box in Plymouth, England. Weighing but three paintings with an insurance value of
over 22 tons collectively, the largest of the 14 wooden $134 million that were loaned to Dumfries
figureheads to be rescued is HMS Royal William or House via James Stunt and subsequently
“King Billy,” a 13ft tall, 2.2 ton standing figure of displayed at the Prince of Wales’ Scottish estate.
William IV carved in 1833. One of the most badly Charles has run The Prince's Foundation for archi-
damaged of the figureheads was HMS Topaz (shown tecture and art since 2007, and Dumfries House is
being put back together, left) a three-quarter-length part of the organization which is focused on edu-
female bust carved in 1858. Topaz had wood rot cation, community and support of the artistic
throughout 90% of her structure but conservators community. In a statement, a spokesperson
used extraordinary techniques including Sonic
called the hoax “extremely regrettable.”
Tomography to save her carved outer shell, before care-
fully replacing the rotting wood and repainting her. The Box is the flagship
capital project for Plymouth’s Mayflower 400 commemoration and will be NYT – President William Henry
the biggest arts and heritage centre in the South West of England when it opens. Harrison died in 1841 after just 31
days in the White House. What
could be his sword and its scabbard were seized by police in Connecticut last
EGYPT TODAY – At the conclusion of its 207th month just minutes before they were to go up for auction with an estimate of
session, the Executive Board of the United Nations $50,000+. A sword said to have belonged to the president was stolen from
Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization the Cincinnati Historical Society in 1979 but was kept quiet in hopes of
(UNESCO) adopted a resolution submitted by Egypt finding it for sale. An eagle-eyed Harrison fan stumbled upon an auction adver-
dealing with the sales of antiquities in some tising the sale—the next day—of a “silver-hilt smallsword” once wielded by the
international auction houses and their practices that president. The sword’s last owner, James Kochan, disputes that it is stolen
contradict with the convention. It aims to activate the property. He and Christie’s, where he bought it in 2015, said there appeared
role of the organization in combatting illegal traffick- to be differences between his sword and the one stolen in 1979. As of press
ing of cultural property. UNESCO states some auction time, the dispute remains in probate court to determine how to preserve and
houses have continued to sell antiques without submit- maintain it “for the benefit of the residents of Hamilton County.”
ting documents proving their origin. Egypt’s delegation
during the recent discussions witnessed by UNESCO
stressed the importance of redoubling the organization’s efforts that support AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE – Robbers rammed a car into a medieval
the capacity of African countries to restore their cultural property. cathedral in southwest France, breaking windows and sawing through metal
bars to grab silver chalices and other irreplaceable church treasures, local
authorities said. The gang had tied a tree trunk to the front of the car they
NYT – Andy Warhol, who managed Lou Reed’s groundbreaking 1960s used to smash through a cathe-
band, the Velvet Underground, for a couple of years before an acrimonious dral door in the town of Oloron-
split, had an influence on pop culture that loomed over Reed for the rest of his Sainte-Marie, municipal official
career, though the two never worked together again. But a decades-old cas- Laurent Paris told AFP. Once
sette tape, uncovered in Warhol’s inside, the thieves helped them-
archive, suggests a path untaken: a selves to some of the cathedral’s
suite of songs by Reed based on many chalices, crosses and other
snippets from Warhol’s 1975 book, ceremonial objects, much of it
The Philosophy of Andy Warhol: gold, as well as an 18th-century
From A to B and Back Again, which nativity scene and a collection of priestly garments, including a rare cape
may have been connected to loose donated by the 16th century King Francis I.
plans the two made to collaborate
on a stage musical. The tape,
recorded in 1975, was found by TELEGRAPH.CO.UK – Cammarata in Sicily, Italy is the latest Italian
Judith A. Peraino, a Cornell music municipality to try and bolster its dwindling population with discounted
professor, who said she stumbled across it two years ago at the Andy Warhol property. A number of towns in “Mezzogiorno,” as Italy’s south is known, have
Museum in Pittsburgh while researching a book about Warhol in the ’70s. been taking part in a Case a 1 Euro (1 Euro Houses) project, with properties being
It features Reed singing with his guitar and shows documentation of Reed offered for as little as one euro – about $1.11. But Cammarata has gone one step
creating new songs. Reed biographer Victor Bockris found that at some point further, offering its ancient
Warhol resumed discussions with Reed about working together, and gave houses for free. Mayor Giambrone
him an inscribed copy of the printer’s proofs for The Philosophy of Andy Warhol. said, “I can't stand to see this
But by the time Reed recorded the songs, he may have soured on the very gorgeous, old historical center
idea of collaborating – another kink in the their complicated relationship. empty and turned into a ruin. It
hurts me.” Cammarata is known
as “the town with 1,000 bal-
PHILADELPHIA – Philadelphia’s Museum of the American Revolution and conies” with houses that take full
the Pennsylvania Society of Sons of the advantage of their prime sunset -
Revolution and its Color Guard (PSSR) or sunrise - locations. The town is
announced an agreement to publicly 40 miles southeast of Palermo and in close reach of Sicily’s white sandy beaches.
display a rare Revolutionary-era
American firearm that has been miss-
ing for nearly half a century. The rifle UNITED KINGDOM – A High Court judge has turned down an attempt
was stolen in 1971 while on display at Valley Forge Park and was recently recov- by a group of dealers and collectors of antique ivory to block the Ivory Act
ered through the efforts of the FBI and the United States Attorney’s Office of 2018 coming into force. However, Mr Justice Robert Jay found the govern-
the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The rifle will be on view at the Museum ment’s Impact Assessment “considerably understates the impact of the act…
of the American Revolution from November 6 through March 17, 2020. on businesses, and fails completely to deal with collectors …”
Journal of Antiques and Collectibles
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ARTDAILY – Fourteen monumental 19th century naval figureheads have VANITY FAIR – Prince Charles was
apparently the victim of a $134 million art hoax.
been saved from decay thanks to what is considered the most ambitious
sculpture conservation project currently taking place in American forger Tony Tetro, who was convicted
the UK. Beginning in the Spring of 2020, these icons of art fraud in the past, claimed in an interview with
the
of Britain’s maritime history will be on public Daily Mail that he forged not one, not two,
display at The Box in Plymouth, England. Weighing but three paintings with an insurance value of
over 22 tons collectively, the largest of the 14 wooden $134 million that were loaned to Dumfries
figureheads to be rescued is HMS Royal William or House via James Stunt and subsequently
“King Billy,” a 13ft tall, 2.2 ton standing figure of displayed at the Prince of Wales’ Scottish estate.
William IV carved in 1833. One of the most badly Charles has run The Prince's Foundation for archi-
damaged of the figureheads was HMS Topaz (shown tecture and art since 2007, and Dumfries House is
being put back together, left) a three-quarter-length part of the organization which is focused on edu-
female bust carved in 1858. Topaz had wood rot cation, community and support of the artistic
throughout 90% of her structure but conservators community. In a statement, a spokesperson
used extraordinary techniques including Sonic
called the hoax “extremely regrettable.”
Tomography to save her carved outer shell, before care-
fully replacing the rotting wood and repainting her. The Box is the flagship
capital project for Plymouth’s Mayflower 400 commemoration and will be NYT – President William Henry
the biggest arts and heritage centre in the South West of England when it opens. Harrison died in 1841 after just 31
days in the White House. What
could be his sword and its scabbard were seized by police in Connecticut last
EGYPT TODAY – At the conclusion of its 207th month just minutes before they were to go up for auction with an estimate of
session, the Executive Board of the United Nations $50,000+. A sword said to have belonged to the president was stolen from
Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization the Cincinnati Historical Society in 1979 but was kept quiet in hopes of
(UNESCO) adopted a resolution submitted by Egypt finding it for sale. An eagle-eyed Harrison fan stumbled upon an auction adver-
dealing with the sales of antiquities in some tising the sale—the next day—of a “silver-hilt smallsword” once wielded by the
international auction houses and their practices that president. The sword’s last owner, James Kochan, disputes that it is stolen
contradict with the convention. It aims to activate the property. He and Christie’s, where he bought it in 2015, said there appeared
role of the organization in combatting illegal traffick- to be differences between his sword and the one stolen in 1979. As of press
ing of cultural property. UNESCO states some auction time, the dispute remains in probate court to determine how to preserve and
houses have continued to sell antiques without submit- maintain it “for the benefit of the residents of Hamilton County.”
ting documents proving their origin. Egypt’s delegation
during the recent discussions witnessed by UNESCO
stressed the importance of redoubling the organization’s efforts that support AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE – Robbers rammed a car into a medieval
the capacity of African countries to restore their cultural property. cathedral in southwest France, breaking windows and sawing through metal
bars to grab silver chalices and other irreplaceable church treasures, local
authorities said. The gang had tied a tree trunk to the front of the car they
NYT – Andy Warhol, who managed Lou Reed’s groundbreaking 1960s used to smash through a cathe-
band, the Velvet Underground, for a couple of years before an acrimonious dral door in the town of Oloron-
split, had an influence on pop culture that loomed over Reed for the rest of his Sainte-Marie, municipal official
career, though the two never worked together again. But a decades-old cas- Laurent Paris told AFP. Once
sette tape, uncovered in Warhol’s inside, the thieves helped them-
archive, suggests a path untaken: a selves to some of the cathedral’s
suite of songs by Reed based on many chalices, crosses and other
snippets from Warhol’s 1975 book, ceremonial objects, much of it
The Philosophy of Andy Warhol: gold, as well as an 18th-century
From A to B and Back Again, which nativity scene and a collection of priestly garments, including a rare cape
may have been connected to loose donated by the 16th century King Francis I.
plans the two made to collaborate
on a stage musical. The tape,
recorded in 1975, was found by TELEGRAPH.CO.UK – Cammarata in Sicily, Italy is the latest Italian
Judith A. Peraino, a Cornell music municipality to try and bolster its dwindling population with discounted
professor, who said she stumbled across it two years ago at the Andy Warhol property. A number of towns in “Mezzogiorno,” as Italy’s south is known, have
Museum in Pittsburgh while researching a book about Warhol in the ’70s. been taking part in a Case a 1 Euro (1 Euro Houses) project, with properties being
It features Reed singing with his guitar and shows documentation of Reed offered for as little as one euro – about $1.11. But Cammarata has gone one step
creating new songs. Reed biographer Victor Bockris found that at some point further, offering its ancient
Warhol resumed discussions with Reed about working together, and gave houses for free. Mayor Giambrone
him an inscribed copy of the printer’s proofs for The Philosophy of Andy Warhol. said, “I can't stand to see this
But by the time Reed recorded the songs, he may have soured on the very gorgeous, old historical center
idea of collaborating – another kink in the their complicated relationship. empty and turned into a ruin. It
hurts me.” Cammarata is known
as “the town with 1,000 bal-
PHILADELPHIA – Philadelphia’s Museum of the American Revolution and conies” with houses that take full
the Pennsylvania Society of Sons of the advantage of their prime sunset -
Revolution and its Color Guard (PSSR) or sunrise - locations. The town is
announced an agreement to publicly 40 miles southeast of Palermo and in close reach of Sicily’s white sandy beaches.
display a rare Revolutionary-era
American firearm that has been miss-
ing for nearly half a century. The rifle UNITED KINGDOM – A High Court judge has turned down an attempt
was stolen in 1971 while on display at Valley Forge Park and was recently recov- by a group of dealers and collectors of antique ivory to block the Ivory Act
ered through the efforts of the FBI and the United States Attorney’s Office of 2018 coming into force. However, Mr Justice Robert Jay found the govern-
the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The rifle will be on view at the Museum ment’s Impact Assessment “considerably understates the impact of the act…
of the American Revolution from November 6 through March 17, 2020. on businesses, and fails completely to deal with collectors …”
Journal of Antiques and Collectibles
8
