Signature-faker Formhals sentenced to ten months in jail 14 January 2013 A 66-year-old man who faked the signatures of Winston Churchill and other famous writers was sentenced to ten months in jail at Southampton Crown Court on December 21. News
ABA bid to trace serial forger’s work 05 November 2012 The Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association is taking the fight to forgers after one of its members was instrumental in bringing serial forger Allan Formhals to justice. News
International recognition for Cranfield fakes project 08 May 2012 An international award scheme set up two years ago has honoured Cranfield University’s programme of research into art market fakes and forgeries. News
Prolific forger Mumford jailed for two years after massive fraud 08 May 2012 One of the UK’s most prolific and accomplished art fraudsters has been jailed for two years after admitting he created up to 1000 forgeries. News
Ashley-Russell centre stage at seminar 04 October 2010 THE Ashley-Russell case will be the focus of the next Fakes and Forgeries seminar at Goldsmiths' Hall in London on November 22.
Ashley-Russell’s fake punches are published 30 March 2009 Six months after the most significant hallmarking deception case in living memory, the Assay Office has published a guide detailing many of the Peter Ashley-Russell fakes and forgeries. The document is available to download for free at www.thegoldsmiths.co.uk/assayoffice
Plate committee step in to halt sale of silver whistles 12 May 2008 A rare intervention by the London Assay Office has resulted in the wholesale withdrawal of a 124-lot collection of silver bosun’s calls scheduled to be sold in London last week.
It was Bonhams and ATG columnist who first raised alarm over Greenhalgh fakes 03 December 2007 THE British Museum were credited with uncovering the fraud that led to the jailing of serial faker Shaun Greenhalgh two weeks ago, while auction houses and the trade were criticised for selling his work.
Silver fakes and forgeries seminar takes to the road 10 April 2007 The London Assay Office is hosting two seminars on detecting fakes and forgeries in antique silver on Friday, June 15 at Goldsmiths’ Hall, London and Friday, June 22 at Goldsmiths’ Hall, Edinburgh.
Police stage V&A fakes show 23 October 2006 SCOTLAND Yard’s Art and Antiques Unit are staging an exhibition at the V&A to raise awareness among museums, galleries and art dealers of the problem of fakes in London.
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