IFARreports

“The Duke of Alcantara,” a 1732 Stradivari violin missing since 1967, was recovered in December 1995, after surfacing at a violin repair shop in Petaluma California. Issues involved in the recovery and reclaiming of the violin

Six small Archipenko sculptures, lost in transit from Florida to New York City in October 1995, surfaced in February 1996 at a Hollywood, Florida, auction house. Publicity afforded by the Art Loss Register assisted in the recovery.

Works declared at Kennedy Airport Customs as Picassos and a Pissarro, stolen by a cargo handler and recovered days later, then declared as obvious fakes.