A top art dealer sold a super-rich sheikh $5 million of 'antique' sculptures that had been polished with modern tools and contained plastic, court heard

Dec 11 2022 by Business Insider

 
A composite image shows photographs of the "Hari Hara" and "Head of Dionysus" sculptures that were sold to Sheikh Hamad Bin Abdullah al-Thani

England and Wales High Court

A respected British art dealer sold seven "antique" artifacts to a Qatari sheikh in 2014 and 2015. The artifacts turned out to be inauthentic. Evidence shows the use of modern tools and materials. The art dealer, John Eskenazi, has been ordered to repay the Qatari buyer $4.99 million and damages.

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