What is (wrong with) “Chandellier Bidding?”

New York ohn Flanagan, Republican state senator from New York, recently introduced legislation aimed at eradicating “chandelier bidding” at auction houses. Chandelier bids are nonexistent...

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To Return or not to Return? Are Museums Really at Crossroads on Nazi-era Claims?

It is true that some museums chose to use technical defenses to avoid returning art works in their holdings that were stolen by the Nazis...

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In Focus: Graphic Arts and Library Theft

The Chicago Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is investigating the theft of historical topographical maps from various educational institutions. Over the course...

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