Georges Lofti News Today

Two antiquities experts say that the Manhattan District Attorney's office has repatriated forged Roman mosaics to Lebanon.

Accusations from scholars in France and Britain are challenging the US on the authenticity of Roman artefacts repatriated to Lebanon.

Plus, Julian Robertson's $181 million art collection relocates from New York City to New Zealand, and the U.K. postpones art openings.

LONDON: An antiques dealer from Lebanon has been accused of smuggling looted artifacts worth millions of dollars into the US. Georges Lofti, 81, who previously assisted the Antiquities Trafficking Unit in exposing an Egyptian golden coffin on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art as having been looted during unrest in Egypt in 2011, is also accused by law enforcement

This week: Small galleries making big impressions, a Wet Paint whiparound, Christie’s hopes to cash in on Clemente, and much more.

Plus, Creative Capital names new board members and Canadian politicians consider a rewrite of copyright laws.