VIDEO: 17 Rare Books Worth $3 Million Stolen in 1980s Returned to Long Island Philanthropist’s Heirs
Seventeen rare and extremely valuable books have been restored to the John Hay Whitney estate in Long Island after they vanished in the 1980s.
Antiques
‘There Are No Consequences in This City’: Oakland Man’s Antique Corvette Stolen After Car Show
An elderly California man has been victimized by brazen thieves who made off with his antique car in broad daylight, and he’s blaming the crime on there being “no consequences in this city.”
Thousands of Works Of Art Loaned to French Institutions Have Gone Missing
Thousands of pieces of state-owned art, from paintings to furniture to antique tableware, have reportedly gone missing.
House Bill Seeks to Prevent Islamic State Profiting from Stolen Antiques
The Republican-led House of Representatives sent a bill authored by a Democrat to President Obama’s desk that would limit the ability of the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) to destroy cultural sites and profit from the selling of priceless antiques.
Russia: Islamic State Earns $200 Mil a Year Selling Antiques, Mostly Through Turkey
Russia’s ambassador to the United Nations alleged this week that the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) is making between $100-$200 million a year by selling priceless antiques they seize.
ISIS Exterminates History in Palmyra
The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS) published pictures of jihadists destroying ancient statues in Palmyra, Syria, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The terrorist group previously promised not to touch the historical landmarks.
Islamic State Ransacks 200-Year-Old Ottoman Mosque
On Tuesday, the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) destroyed the 200-year-old Maryam Khatoon Mosque in Mosul, Iraq, which the Ottoman Empire erected in 1821.
Archaeologists Racing Across Syria to Save Historic Artifacts from ISIS
Since the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) began establishing its Caliphate across Syria and Iraq, they have taken to destroying historic shrines and temples to prevent the practice of “idolatry.” With the surviving priceless artifacts going to fund ISIS on the black market, a group of Syrian “Monuments Men” are racing against time to save the country’s precious history.
