Criminal activity was ruled out when the sound was found to be the result of something being accidentally knocked over

He is accused of defrauding his investors, which include charities

Russian gallery directors handcuffed by police, but case dropped

Vladimir Nekrasov has been charged with corporate tax evasion

A Léger and a Basquiat belonging to Edemar Cid Ferreira have been identified

ary Doyle pleaded guilty at Blackfriars Crown Court

A Monet suffered a 10cm tear from being punched

Ninth Duke did not live to see his painting returned

In 2004, Egypt sentenced Mr Aboutaam in absentia to 15 years’ imprisonment

Charges focus on former executive director of the New York Academy of Art

Sheikh Saud Al-Thani of Qatar has now been pardoned

Couple claim that forgery accusations were the result of a property deal gone sour

Confusing, criminal, but very virile

Roberto Polo, once the toast of Paris, returns in style

A leading collector believes many bogus works are circulating

Court orders Helen Fioratti and James Sansum to repay huge sums

Ms Lindholm has been attempting to regain Warhol's Red Elvis since 2000

The decision ends a dispute that started in 2000

Sheikh Saud Al-Thani is being investigated for alleged misuse of public funds

They stand accused of faking an inscription on an antiquity for financial gain

In the latest incident, eight Italian Renaissance plaquettes worth £500,000 were taken

Missing objects valued at £60,000

NY District Attorney promises amnesty for those who come forward while corporate executive Samuel Waksal enters a guilty plea for tax evasion

Williams will not appeal French court decision, citing health reasons

Unrecovered paintings stolen in Frankfurt, 1994.

The opening of a file on James McNeill Whistler, embargoed for a century, reveals him to have been a violent brawler, a racist and a gun-runner

The secret behind Sotheby’s contemporary art sale in New York, 6 May.

Grab and smash operation on 11 November

The reluctant collector: “The ugliest things I ever did see....only good for chasing away ghosts”