IFARreports

Rightful owner Belinda Rathbone rapidly recovers brass pin that was stolen in burglary and later sold on Manhattan street

Italian diamond appraiser Caligero Migliore arrested after offering to sell stolen Old Masters to undercover police Louis Carducci and Thomas Moscardini

Most valuable sword in Willis Hawley collection, Nao Tani, returned by Texas collector.

Margaret I. O'Brien succeeds Elizabeth Hayt-Atkins.

Missing Since '84: Gordon Smith abstract found in Vancouver. Reward Works: Peter Colasanto recovers Edward Moran Squally Day at Newport after Night-time exchange in parking lot. Interpol Recoveries two of six paintings stolen from a Florence house in 1981 found, one attributed to Mariotto di Nardo, one by Filippo Lippi; six prints, by Norrisseau and Noel, of 14 stolen from Canada House, Banff, Alberta, Canada recovered.

Paintings, Pastels, Mixed Media Works, Watercolors: European 17th century; Flemish 17th century; Lauro; Italian 17th and 18th century.

Florence, Italy: Three unknown oils seized on Florence-Rome Autostrada. Turin, Italy: Two granite statues. Madrid, Spain: Violin labeled Stradivarius.

Barcelona, Madrid: Six paintings by Miró stolen from Centre d'Estudis d'Art Contemporani, Barcelona. New York, New York: Over-door paintings by Alexandre-François Desportes and other work taken from Kips Bay Boys' Club Decorator Show House. Kingston, New York: Ammi Phillips portraits and other works from Bevier House of Ulster County Historical Society. Houston, Texas: 1732 Nicolo Gagliano violin taken from car trunk. New York, New York: Fra Angelicos and other works still missing.