STOLEN - Pre-Columbian Ceramic Art - Salinas, CA

During October or November 2017, a large number of Pre-Columbian Ceramic artworks were stolen from a collector's storage facility in Salinas, CA. 

A report was filed with the Salinas Police Department.  Report #17-120867

One of the perpetrators has been identified and will hopefully soon be in custody.
It is believed that the stolen items are still in California. 

If you have any information about these items, please contact Detective John Richardson, email: johnr@ci.salinas.ca.us 
Office Phone Number: 831-758-7478.

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STOLEN - Navajo Textiles, Wall Hangings, Pottery - Farmington, NM

On Sept 19th at approximately 5:20am, several items were stolen from the Casa Blanca Inn at 505 E La Plata St, Farmington, NM 87401. 

Items include the textiles shown in the attached images:
#1: Navajo Rug -  3' x 5', grey, black, red and tan with black border.
#2: Navajo Rug - 3' x 5', grey, black, brown and red, Stepped diamonds with multiple borders
#3: Mexican textile - 3' x 6'3", red, black and white (on back of couch)
#4: Navajo Rug - 3' x 5', white, grey and black with bottom border. Decorative wooden hanger was also taken.
#5: Navajo Rug - 3' x 5', brown, beige, black and red
#6: Navajo textile - 3.5' x 5.5', aqua blue, red, black, white and tan with fringed short sides (on couch and in video)

Surveillance camera footage below also shows the following items:
a): Pottery Jar: golden tan with hand painted animal motifs, 10" high x 14" diameter.

b): Chinese ceramic elephant bookend: 7" high, mounted on 4" x 6" rectangular base. 

Additionally, two woven baskets were stolen but have already been recovered. 

Farmington Police Case# is 17-68297
Please contact Officer R. Discenza-Smith (R#799) via email at: rdiscenza@fmtn.org or via telephone number 505-599-1070, with any information regarding the whereabouts of these items. 

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STOLEN - Large Inventory of Jewelry - Durango, CO

On the evening of Sept 12th or early morning of Sept 13th, approximately 300 items of jewelry were stolen during a "Smash and Grab" style burglary from Toh-Atin Gallery in Durango, CO

The majority of items stolen were Navajo bracelets and necklaces, as well as a significant number of Hopi and Zuni pieces. 
Most pieces date from the 1960s - 1980s. Most items were silver, but there were a number of gold pieces and some Santo Domingo shell items. 

The gallery is offering a $2,500 reward for information leading to the thieves and the recovery of the jewelry. 

Additional photos will be posted as they become available.

Please be on the lookout for anyone selling a large quantity of jewelry.  If you have any information, please contact Detective Christopher Thomson with the Durango Police Department:  970-375-4732 or email: chris.thomson@durangogov.org.  Police report P17-27464

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Click Here to view an in-depth list of stolen items. 

STOLEN - Gandhara Buddha Head - Paris, France

A Gandhara Buddha head in stucco with traces of polychromy has been stolen from Galerie Alexis Renard, who was exhibiting at Galerie Arnoux located at 25 rue Guénégaud, Paris, France.

The theft occurred on Thursday, September 14 around 3:40pm.

The head is approximately 14.5 cm (5.7") 

If you have any information about the location of this piece or if you would like to further information, please contact Liesbeth at +33 609 172 109

STOLEN - Trailer filled with Contemporary Artworks - Santa Fe, NM

On August 18, 2017,  a trailer filled with artworks belonging to artist, Darryl Growing Thunder was stolen in Santa Fe, NM.

Stolen items include approximately 12 ledger drawings, a painted parfleche box (pictured) and a briefcase containing a personal sacred cannupa (pipe) and other religious items. 

Trailer Description: 5' x 8' enclosed cargo trailer, white in color.  There is a blue sticker on the upper middle of the front panel with "I-94" on it.  The rear door swings open and there is another door on the passenger side panel. 

A report has been filed filed with the Santa Fe Police Department.

Case# 17-012927

If you have any information about these items, please contact Officer Anthony Currey at 505-340-6158 or 505-955-5049. 

STOLEN - Navajo Textiles & Serape - Farmington, NM

Over the weekend of August 18-20, a Navajo Rug, a smaller rug, and Serape were stolen from the Casa Blanca Inn at 505 E La Plata St, Farmington, NM87401. 

The Navajo Rug was approx. 6’ x 11’.
The smaller rug was approx. 2’ x 4’ with black and white stripes (no picture available), and Serape was approx. 6’ x 30” (picture attached Mesa Verde).

A Police report was filed with the Farmington Police Department,  
900 Municipal Drive, Farmington, NM87401

Case# is 17-61295.

Please contact Officer V. Parsons (R#8049) via email at: vparsons@FMTN.org, or by phone at (505) 436-8038 with any information regarding the location of these items. 

STOLEN - Pre-Columbian Stone Mask - Paris, France

This ancient stone carved mask has a rounded human face on one side. The verso is a caved skull with two inlaid black obsidian eyes.
The mask is approximately 8" tall by 7" wide.
It has an extremely high value.

The mask was stolen in August of 2016. 
The last known location was at the gallery:
Christophe JORON-DEREM
Commissaire-Priseur
46 rue Sainte-Anne
75002 PARIS

If you have any information, please contact
Walter Knox
Knox Artifacts Gallery
480-703-3122
or
Howard Rose
Arte Primitivo Gallery
212-570-6999

STOLEN - Tesuque & San Juan Pottery Jars - Santa Fe, NM

During the evening or May 31 or early morning of June 1,  and individual entered our property through the back door and stole two pottery jars. 

The first is a 12” x 10” Tesuque.
The second is a 9” H x 10” tall San Juan. 
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Thank you for any assistance you can provide.

Jan Brooks and Lane Coulter
Coulter Brooks Art & Antiques

If you have any information about the location of this piece, please contact Jan Brooks or Lane Coulter at (505) 577-7051 or via email at acme@nets.com

Or contact Detective John Van Etten with the Santa Fe Police Department at 505-629-2146.
Police report# 17-008607

 

STOLEN / MISSING - Cheyenne/Arapaho Amulet - Near Branson, MO

The owner of this piece was on a road trip from New York City to Oklahoma and believes that it went missing in or near Branson, Missouri.  

The item was in a white nylon drawstring bag which was inside a clear DVD case. 

This piece was taken as a "trophy" from a slain warrior at the Sand Creek Massacre by the owner's great-great grandfather. 
The owner had planned to return the item to the proper tribe when it was lost. 

There is a $1,000 reward for the return of the item.

More information about the history of the amulet can be found on the KY3 News Website

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If you have any information about the location of this piece, please contact Mike Allen at 212-416-3506 or at mike.allen@wsj.com or contact the Branson Police Department at 417-334-3300.

Allen is a reporter for the Wall Street Journal. He wrote an extensive article on the history of the amulet. You can search for that article called "My Great-Great-Grandfather and an American Indian Tragedy" online.

STOLEN - Ute Toy Cradle - Austin, TX

On December 14th, Fed Express delivered to a building in Austin Texas a Toy Ute Cradle c. 1885 (30.5 inches tall with doll) that was never received by the purchaser.

If found or seen, please contact:
Don Siegel, Chipeta Trading Company
1380 Zuni Street
Denver, CO80204
303-807-1567
don@chipetatrading.com

Ute Toy Cradle
c. 1885 , 30.5" tall
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STOLEN - Two Bronze Statues - Tucson, AZ

2 Bronze statues were stolen on Christmas Day from a home in Tucson, AZ. 

Bronze Statue called the Bell Mare by John Mortensen, Wilson, Wyo.
pproximately 33” tall 20”x 11” base

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“Last of the Open Range by Grant Speed, deceased (Utah)
Approximately 18” x 10” base
Photo blown up from distant original

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If you have any information regarding these two sculptures, please contact:

Susie and William Adams
801-573-4318—Susie
801-573-4321—Bill

Police Report # 161225172.
Pima County Sheriff’s Department
Officer Nicholas Baker
E-mail Nicholas.baker@sheriff.pima.gov
Phone 520-351-6177

STOLEN - Navajo Coffee Pitcher - CU Natural History Musuem

Between the dates of October 21 and 24, UCM catalog number 10176 was stolen from an exhibit case in the Anthropology Hall of the CU Natural History Museum. It is a Navajo coffee pitcher. The pitcher is dark brown in color with a handle at the top across from the spout, which has six straining holes. There is a fiber cord attached to the handle. Its dimensions are 16.5 cm L (including the handle and spout), 10.5 cm W, and 18 cm H. 

The pitcher is a “Navajo Coffee Pot or Pitcher, European Style” collected by Earl H. Morris from the “Southwestern United States” and donated in the 1940s to the CU Museum by Lucile Morris, Earl’s second wife.

Please contact CU Museum staff or the CU police department if you have any information on this item. Thank you.

CU Museum Main Line: 303-492-6892
CU Museum email: cumuseum@colorado.edu
CU Police Department: 303-492-6666

STOLEN - Zuni Jewelry - Tucson, AZ

The following items were stolen from a home in Tucson, AZ on or about July 11, 2016.

Among the items taken were zuni inlaid earrings, a bracelet, and a ring.  These were purchased from a dealer near Yuma Arizona in the early 1950's.  I have not yet found pictures of the jewelry but my husband has a bolo tie that was of the same design and that was not stolen.  I have scanned a picture of that and reproduced a credible likeness of the stolen pieces.  The inlaid disks were a little smaller than the bolo tie but otherwise identical.  Etched on back are the letters EXX.

Drawings of the stolen items.  (click to enlarge)

The Bolo Tie was not stolen but is similar to the missing items.

Police officer to contact is Det. Jason Bredehoft, Tucson Police Dept, Midtown-Neighborhood Crimes.  520 837 7475.  Jason.bredehoft@tucsonaz.gov
Case # 1607110108      Victors # 53355

Eileen Weick
phone 520-327-5039
eileen_weick@yahoo.com

STOLEN - Carl Luthey Cuff & Necklace - Santa Fe, NM

On or around October 11, 2016, a Carl Luthey claw necklace and matching cuff bracelet were stolen from a hotel room in Santa Fe, NM.  The pieces are over 60 years old and have been a family heirloom for almost that many years. 

The owner does not have images of the actual pieces, but the necklace is approximately 28" long and has a "talon" on either side of the large central turquoise stone. 
The bracelet is similar to the image shown, with a talon on either side, but without the leaf motifs. 
The earrings shown matched the stolen necklace and bracelet. 

Earrings matching the stolen necklace and bracelet

Earrings matching the stolen necklace and bracelet

** The stolen bracelet is similar to this one, but does not have the leaf motifs. 

** The stolen bracelet is similar to this one, but does not have the leaf motifs. 

If you have any information regarding these items, please contact Officer Casies with the Santa Fe Police Department. Phone: 505-428-3710 / Case #16-018719.

Or contact Sandra Hennigan at slh@cableone.net or by phone at 928-771-8305. 
 

STOLEN - Large Jewelry Collection - Santa Fe, MM

Theft occurred on July 1, 2015

Santa Fe PD Case # 15-009510

Detective: Elizabeth Brewer. Phone #: 505-401-0469

Jewelry Owner: Joan Caballero. Phone #: 505-690-8482

 

MY MESSAGE TO THE INCREDIBLE PEOPLE AND FRIENDS WHO HELPED IN RECOVERY OF MY JEWELRY: Words cannot express what it has meant to me for your quick action in alerting me to sites and shops selling my stolen jewelry which led to its recovery. The excellent Santa Fe Detectives working with me were in absolute awe of our community of friends, dealers and collectors who were on the constant search for my jewelry and found it. As you might imagine, and I know many of you have been through this also, this last year has been heart wrenching for me and I have been so grateful for every piece that found its way back to me. It was profound to receive late-night emails and texts sending links to my jewelry. One thing that can never be stolen is the love and concern I have felt from all of you. From the bottom of my heart, thank you.... Joan

 

STOLEN - Sioux Headdress - Denver, CO

Sioux Headdress STOLEN IN Denver, CO
on or about may 19, 2016

80 year old Sioux headdress has been stolen from the offices of MOA Architecture around May 19, 2016. Any information regarding this item may be reported to the following:

Denver Police Department
Police Report Number: 16-257139
Detective Randy Hinricher
randy.hinricher@denvergov.org
720-913-2964

 Or: MOA Architecture
Robert (Bob) Outland
routland@moaarch.com
303-308-1190

STOLEN - 3rd Phase Chief's Blanket, Jewelry & Spoons

Stolen in August 2004:
– A CLASSIC PERIOD 3rd phase CHIEF BLANKET having raveled cochineal dyed red (small specks of white appear in the red weft threads), indigo, natural white and brown
– A complete plains INDIAN GERMAN-SILVER necklace with colored beads and rocker engraved concho and tweezer pendant
– Two large man’s CLASSIC PERIOD silver ingot cuff bracelets – one withtwo CERRILLOS turquoise stones, the other with three CERRILLOS turquoise stone
– An unusual CLASSIC PERIOD woman’s bracelet with five turquoise stones (two blue and three green) set with extremely rare curled silver bezels.
– An EARLY PUEBLO boy’s size plain silver square shaped bangle with hands at the terminals.
– Three EARLY silver SPOONS each with unusual die stamping and design – one with a stamped design of a figure of an Indian wearing a feather headdress and holding a spear in the spoon bowl with a frog with a small turquoise set at the handle end; one that was over-sized with intricate deep stamp work (no pictures available)

Stolen May 2012:

  • Two Silver bracelets with stamping and repousse work.

If you have information about any of these items, please contact Jack Cassin at jc@wamri.org
There is a $20,000 reward for information leading to the return of the 3rd Phase Chief’s Blanket.

 

STOLEN - Gold Crown with Hummingbirds - Brussels, Belgium

Gold Crown with Hummingbirds Stolen in Brussels, Belgium. May 3-4, 2016

Calima, Columbia   100-500 AD
Circumference: 54cm / Height: 7cm

Gold crown with hummingbird decorations was stolen from Galerie Deletaille in Brussels, Belgium. The theft was reported to the Brussels Police. Case# BR.17.LL.046143/2016. If you have any information regarding the whereabouts of this item, please contact Inspector Gaston Dal at 011 32 485 937 178(cell) or email Galerie Deletaille at l.deletaille@gmail.com. The gallery is offering a substantial reward for information leading to the recovery of this object.