It seems that Mr Symes was dealing in all sorts of collectables...

See:

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23743705-details/Antiquities+dealer+and+a+missing+18m+collection/article.do

The value of Antiquities in Society...

An interesting article from the Gulf News reminds us of the obvious, at a time when progress and development comes into conflict with antiquity....
http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/NewsDetails.aspx?storyid=258573

Toxic Indian Antiquities - Another Medici....

A very interesting article from Reuters identifies important illicit Asian antiquities which have been fed to American collectors:

http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS175536+04-Sep-2009+PRN20090904

Pre 1970 provenance is rapidly becoming the order of the day...