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A French second-hand dealer is facing legal action after allegedly tricking a pensioner couple into selling an African mask they found in their ancestor's home for €150, only to later sell it for a staggering €4.2 million.
Wednesday, November 1, 2023 – An antique dealer has appeared in court in Alès for allegedly deceiving a pensioner couple after he paid £130 for an African mask before selling it for £3.6million. The couple, aged 81 and 88, from Nimes in France, decided to sell the 'Ngil' mask in 2021. The mask was brought to France…
Following the opening of the case today, the Gabonese government has asked for the legal proceedings to come to a halt pending a decision on its own complaint.
Authorities in Gabon have launched a legal battle to get back a precious wooden mask used in secret ceremonies by the Fang ethnic group, which was brought to France in colonial times and sold at auction earlier this year for €4.2 million. Lawyers for the transitional government in Gabon, whose long-time president was overthrown in a coup two months ago, appeared in court in Alès in southern France on Tuesday to demand that the sale be cancelled and the mask repatriated.They argue that the artefa
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