Pinault must keep Pharaoh

FRANCE: A Paris court has refused the request of Christie’s owner François Pinault to revoke the sale of a statue of Pharaoh Sesostris III on the grounds that it was not authentic.

Pinault bought the statue for Fr4.6m (hammer) at Olivier Coutau-Bégarie’s sale at the Hôtel Drouot i…

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