 His work was varied, including art theft, vandalism, and forgeries, and he took as many as 40–50 calls per day from around the world.In 1981, he recovered an 1858 candelabrum once owned by the king of Egypt only 11 days after being notified of the theft by British authorities.Over his desk hung a congratulatory photograph from the foreign minister of Italy for recovering two ivories worth $1.5 million stolen from a museum in Pesaro.