Baule mask Ivory Coast wood height: 43 in. (109 cm.) base by wood artist Kichizô Inagaki (1876–1951) (image courtesy Christie’s) Popularly known as the “Krugier-Picasso mask,” a 19th century West ...

An antiques dealer who sold a rare African mask for $4.6 million won a legal battle with the elderly couple who sold it to him for $165 without realizing the treasure’s actual worth. A French couple ...

Although most African masks are made of wood, some, especially from West Africa, are made entirely from metals such as iron, copper, brass and, more recently, aluminum. It is more common, however, to ...

When an elderly couple held a garage sale after selling their second home in the south of France, little did they know they would become embroiled in a legal battle with millions of euros at stake The ...

A legal case making its way through the French court system is raising questions about whether a person who has sold an artwork or artifact later determined to have a much higher value can seek ...