It’s not often that I receive a theft alert from the Art Loss Register — despite all the art that is stolen — so I’m posting here the one I received the other day. The ALR must have its reason, and I do also note that the FBI is on the case.
It simple read, along with the pictures here,
Stolen out of Westport CT, two Louhan sculptures, 15x10x15 inches. Estimated value $800,000 each, as reported to Westport Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Then it directed anyone with knowledge of the case or the whereabouts to contact Lt. VIncent Penna in the Westport police department (vpenna@westportct.gov) or Christopher A. Marinello, Executive Director of the ALR (chris.marinello@artloss.com).
The Hartford Courant had a little more information about these “extremely rare” works:
The pieces are 900 to 1,000 years, dating back to China’s Tang Dynasty, and are carved from sandstone. Each weighs between 60 and 80 pounds and is about 15 inches tall, 15 inches deep and 10 inches wide.
The owner had been storing the sculptues at an undisclosed location in Westport, police said. The theft was reported around noon on Monday, but may have been stolen any time during the past couple of weeks, police said.
