Theft Alerts Blog
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 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:
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.
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.
Left: Blackware Feather Plate by Maria and Santana, 4.5″ to 5″ diameter
Right: Blackware plate with abstract design by Maria and Popovi Da, 4.5″ to 5″ diameter
Two Maria Martinez Blackware plates were stolen from Native Jackets Gallery in Santa Fe, NM between mid-February and early March 2016. The feather plate is signed ‘Maria & Santana’. The thefts were reported to the Santa Fe Police Department. Case# 16-004646. If you have any information about this theft, please contact the Santa Fe Police Investigations department at 505-955-5038, or contact John Andrews at Native Jackets at 505-984-0005 or connected@nativejackets.com
Ganado Rug, circa 1930s, 6′ x 8′
An antique Navajo regional Ganado rug was reported stolen from a home in Pioneer, CA on August 27th, 2015. It was reported it to the Amador County Sheriff – David Bartlett, dbartlett@amadorgov.org, (209) 223-6590, case # 15081311. If you have any information about this theft, please contact David Bartlett or Diane Dittmar,ddittmar@dittmarandco.com, 650-868-1789.
Two Charles Loloma jewelry items, a bracelet and a ring, were stolen from a home in Scottsdale, Arizona on or around June 26th, 2015. If you have any information about this theft, please contact Phoenix Police Officer Raznes, #8082, at (602) 495-5006, reference Police report number 2015-012-14331; or contact Mary Brasch at (480) 991-2174 or (602) 510-7967 and by email at debrasch96@aol.com.
Two Black on White Anasazi Pitchers, approximately 6-1/2″ tall,were stolen from a La Cienaga, NM home at approximately 3:30 PM on March 14, 2015
If you have any information about any of the stolen artifacts, please contact Santa Fe police at 1-505-986-2400 (Case # 0215003742) or Billy Schenck at cell: 1-505-412-0421, phone: 1-505-438-8350, email: bill@schencksouthwest.com , Cash Reward.
Items include:
If you have any information about any of the stolen artifacts please contact Dolly Yong Siaw Fang, phone 60-82-414 080/ 60-16 899 8090 , email dollyy@hq.cmsb.com.my, fax +60 82 345 941, or snail mail at Dolly Yong, Senior HR Exe, HR Dept, Cahya Mata Sarawak Berhad Level 6, Wisma Mahmud, Jalan Sg Sarawak, Sarawak, Malaysia, www.cmsb.com.my
The theft took place in Brussels, Belgium during the night of February 18, 2015. If you have any information on these objects please contact the owner, Georgia Chrischilles at georgiachrischilles@gmail.com .
Stolen from Morning Star Traders, January 18th, 2015, at 2020 E. Speedway Bld., Tucson, AZ 85719: large lot of Southwestern jewelry.
The following is missing: Taken from 20 bracelet bars—300 plus -Old ingot bracelets to 1930’s Fred Harvey bracelets. 6- Necklaces: 1- 3 linked Zuni inlay eagle choker, Eagles mostly black and crouched downward. 1- Pedipoint Navajo choker, 1- large Navajo silver bead necklace with large silver naja at bottom, 1- Zuni inlay sunface design necklace with muti stones and earrings, 1 small Zuni knifewing squash necklace, 1-great old tab necklace. 1-Large blue gem inlay cross with chain by Leo Poblano. This peace is Approximately 5” tall by 4” wide. 150 or more old Zuni and Navajo pins and pendants. Taken from (7) 8”x 15” trays. A mix of new and old hair barrettes, and combs. 1 large inlay Zuni ring with center sunface design and feather design top and bottom. 15 Navajo 1930’s Turquoise pendants on chains. FRED HARVEY JEWERLY VERY INDENTIFIABLE: HAS OLD 1930’s PRICES ON BACK OF SOME OF THE JEWERLY!!!!
The following pictures show a representation of what’s missing. Not all that is missing is here. Any questions please call 520-977-1771 or email pictures to morningstar@theriver.com
Below please find links to tear sheets (8 total) on missing jewelry:
001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008
The theft took place in Barcelona, Spain on the 13th of January, 2015. It was reported to the central police station in Barcelona with a report number of 30611/2015ATOACPCATALU The theft has also been reported to my Insurance company Blackwell Green in London. I can be contacted by email on ollemans178@btinternet.com or by phone on +33688142662, Thank you for any assistance that you may be able to provide on this matter, Sue Ollemans.
These items are part of the Santa Fe Police case # 14-014204. The owner may be contacted by email – Jan Brooks <culture@nets.com>
These items are 1) Tommy Jackson Bolo and Buckle Set, Sterling Silver and Turquoise, 4” oval and rectangle. Marked with maker’s name. 2) Bruce Morgan Bracelet, Sterling Silver, 5”. Marked with maker’s name. 3) Anonymous large Navajo wrist watch band with Turquoise and Coral (not photographed). 4) and 5) Two Navajo Turquoise Men’s Rings (not photographed). If you have any information about these items, please contact the Santa Fe Police Department, Case Number 14-007824, Contact Officer Scott Waite, siwaite@santafenm.gov, 505-955-5751. The owner may be contacted by email at benedettir@comcast.net
On Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2013, the theft of 3 single, saddle blanket-sized Navajo weavings was discovered from Fred Bauer’s booth at The Antique Specialty Mall, 4516 Central Ave SE, Albuquerque, NM. 87108. The 3 stolen weavings are:
1. A pictorial, saddle blanket-sized, 35″ x 29″ farmyard scene weaving with numerous steer, sheep, goats, and a pickup truck, on a bright lime green background with a black, white and red simplified Greek key border
2. An unusual, early 20th century, 28″ x 32,” weaving with 12 floating stripes and a candy cane in red and white, set on a carded natural gray ground with a red, black and white Greek key border. It also has a multicolored fringe in red, blue, white, maroon, yellow and brown.
3. A single, very fine saddle-sized weaving, approximately 24″ x 30,” with serape-style corner decorations in strong blues and reds. It has a plain gray center with 3 woven in initials. (No photo is available of this last weaving.)
If you have any information about these items, please contact Fred Bauer at fredbauerantiques@gmail.com or Fred Bauer, PO Box 606, Tularosa, NM 88352, Telephone: (575)585-3603/(575)921-3212, or contact officer Phyllis Hernandez of the Albuquerque police department at phernandez@cabq.gov or phone the department at: (505) 768-2267. The police report number is #13-109256.
A sleeve of bracelets and a ring were stolen on or about 9/6/2013 from the shop. Denver District Three has been notified, the case number is: 13-433491, and the contact is detective Randy Royal at: 720-913-1161. If you have any information, you additionally may contact Lewis Bobrick Antiques, 1213 E. 4th Avenue, Denver, Colorado, 0218. Telephone: 303-744-9203.
This lost wax cast gold ring with jade by Charles Loloma is pictured on page 78 of Marti Struever’s Loloma book, and was stolen from John Krena of the Four Winds Gallery at the Whitehawk Show in Santa Fe on August 11, 2013. It is a size 4-1/4, and the ring face measures 1/2″ by 1.” If you have any information about this item please contact officer Brunk of the Santa Fe Police Department, 2515 Camino Entrada, Santa Fe, NM, tel. 505-955-5038 or by email at: smbrunk@santafenm.gov and/or John Krena of the Four Winds Gallery at johnk@fourwindsgallery.com. The police report number is #13-011167.
Anyone with information on this item please contact the Santa Fe Police Department at (505) 428-3710. The police report number is T12000671. The officer was Kyle Zuments. You may also contact the rug’s owner, Mary Sue Northcutt, at marysue@san.rr.com or phone at 858-673-7364.
A collection of more than 100 items, mostly contemporary Pueblo pottery and Navajo rugs, was reported stolen from a Vancouver, Washington home in December, 2012. Click here for a complete inventory of the stolen collection with images. (.pdf file not available)
If you have any information about any of the pieces in this collection, please contact John Bocciolatt of JRB Associates at 503-655-6292, or contact the Vancouver, Washington Police Department at (360) 487-7400 or email vanpd@cityofvancouver.us and mention case number 12-16714.
It measured 14′ by 16′, featuring a blue chevron and stripes across the bottom and top. It is yellow, with very little wear. It is very large and should be quite distinctive.
Anyone with information on this item please contact the Albuquerque Police Department at 505-768-2030. The police report number is 120109969. The officer was Maycumber. You may also contact the rug’s owner, Catherine Shuster, at kate.shuster@gmail.com, or phone at 909-964-1936.
Anyone with information on any of these items please contact the Scottsdale, AZ. Police Department at 480-312-5000, Officer Wolfe #B1333, and refer to report # 12-19150. You may also contact the gallery at walt@fortknoxartifacts.com.
