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.

Paris, France (CNN) — 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 ...

A French court has rejected an appeal by an elderly couple who were paid €150 ($165) for a rare Gabonese mask that later sold for more than €4 million ($4.4 million) at auction.

A French couple cry foul after receiving only €150 for a mask that later fetched €4.2m at auction ... Legal row over 2,800,000% mark-up for African mask. Published. 31 October 2023. Share ...

The Zambian government has filed court papers seeking to stop the private burial of former President Edgar Lungu in South ...

Mr. Lee, 58, wasn’t new to the work of preserving cemeteries. We had met earlier in the week while he was giving a saliva sample to the Anson Street African Burial Ground Project, which is ...

The 88-year-old and his 81-year-old wife, identified by their initials in court documents but confirmed to CNN as Mr. and Mrs. Fournier by their lawyer, listed for sale an ancient African mask ...

A French court has rejected an appeal by an elderly couple who were paid €150 ($165) for a rare Gabonese mask that later sold for more than €4 million ($4.4 million) at auction.