From forgotten attic boxes to packed auction rooms, the journey of an item from everyday to extraordinary is often remarkable. What transforms these finds isn’t just age or rarity, but the stories ...

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David Lopez Ibanez says the theft of his 18th Century violin is "a musician's worst nightmare".

The violin – which dates from 1740 and was made by the illustrious Florentine instrument maker Lorenzo Carcassi - was last seen in the Marquess Tavern in Canonbury on February 18.

The French Navy recently found the deepest-ever shipwreck in French waters, a 16th-century vessel with preserved cargo of faience pitchers from Liguria, Italy.

Artists “Nothing prepares you for having it snatched away. My life was torn apart”: Missing – £150,000 18th-century violin. Last seen in a North London pub ...

DUBROVNIK, Croatia (AP) — A sunken 18th-century boat has been discovered by chance near the majestic stone walls of Croatia’s medieval city of Dubrovnik. Ivan Bukelic was working on a water p… ...

Fort Ligonier collections manager Meghan Budinger displays some 18th-century measuring tools that are among artifacts preserved in the fort museum’s new collections storage room.

French officials recently announced the discovery of Camarat 4, the deepest shipwreck ever found in French waters. The site includes 16th-century Italian ceramics with Christian symbols.

David Lopez Ibanez says the theft of his 18th Century violin is "a musician's worst nightmare".

DUBROVNIK, Croatia (AP) — A sunken 18th-century boat has been discovered by chance near the majestic stone walls of Croatia’s medieval city of Dubrovnik.