A French second-hand art dealer is being sued by a retired couple who allege they sold him a rare 19th-century African mask for just €150, only for him to resell it for a staggering €4.2 million.

An antiques dealer has appeared in court in Alès accused of deceiving a pensioner couple after he paid £130 for an African mask before selling it for £3.6million.

An elderly couple is suing an art dealer who bought an African face mask from them for £129 and sold it for £3.6m. The unnamed pair, aged 81 and 88, from Nimes in France, were clearing out their ...

From card: "Exceptionally fine spec., carved from ivory. Small mask; 2 holes on each side and above forehead. 2 1/2' deep in black refuse. Illus. in The Far North catalog, Nat. Gall. of Art, 1973, p.