I know quite well the principles of the auctions, etc. Fakes, reservations, money, terrific level of knowledge, etc.
1. You have a legal dispute, it must be brought to court. Also, you can sue the auction, which is logical, but there is nothing, probably not comes off. As you write,
actually stole them , probably, to prove that you can not. Therefore - as will be ...
It could be supposed that the auction suggests that if you do not decide the issue in court, you can not prove their claims. Based on the presumption of innocence, he can not suspect deliverer works. Do not return to work to the owner they can not, there is no reason. They contract under which they operate. Retaining the work they receive a lawsuit, which instantly lose, that auction is not completely necessary. Your letter - nothing. To maintain the picture they could only based on the overlay tries to prohibit the court. You need to be initsirovat trial, at the time onogo pictures would have been arrested.
Letter to you, most likely, does not contain anything legally binding, as is common courtesy, because you have the attitude to these works, and should not spoil relations.
2. Court. Man again not easy to get away. Lawsuits to auction houses (I think the claim will be resolved in the pretrial order).
3. It's all very clear. Auction want to receive money. If the customer money, then ...
- How do I know that the visitor is not in his mind?
- It's time to finally understand that the world-famous resort on the sane people do not hold out!
P.S. As a replica, nevertheless Fund Chagall - a somewhat different level. And the change of counsel.