A Chippendale table worth half-a-million pounds which was stolen from a North Yorkshire stately home four years ago has been returned with its owners.
The twin-leaf Pembroke table, which has worldwide importance, was stolen from Newby Hall, near Ripon, in June 2007.
It was recently recovered when officers from North Yorkshire Police, together with colleagues in South and West Yorkshire and Humberside, raided two properties and discovered 14 items of “significant and historical value” worth £5 million. Two men were later arrested.
The table, which was commissioned by estate owner Richard Compton’s ancestor William Weddell in 1775, was returned to Newby Hall earlier this month and is now back in its original place after being cleaned and polished.
North Yorkshire’s Chief Constable Grahame Maxwell was invited by Hall owner Richard Compton to view the return of the antique table.
He said: “It is very pleasing that the substantial amount of police work to track down the Chippendale table and the other stolen antiques has resulted in the safe return of these historically important and valuable items.”
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