In Miami, was detained a cargo of art objects weighing over three tons, among which there were 145 Kyoto, six icons, a picture and a number of other subjects. All items are XVII-XVIII centuries, and were abducted in the past few years. According to OA Logunov, take in the cultural values of America, the U.S. citizen has with the help of an expert Rosokhrankultura, "understate the value of art objects at exactly 32.5 times. When they were exported from Russia, were designed as objects that are less than one hundred years, to understate their value. But when entering the United States to evade taxes, freight carriers have declared them as cultural values, which more than one hundred years since the American imports of such ancient items are not taxed.
Currently installed thefts 250 items. The representative of the investigative committee said that the investigation of these criminal cases is difficult because of the need for costly examinations, investigations in other states and international nature of the crimes committed.
Some of the things bought most of these crooks items on Opening Day - "on the cheap, in poor condition, and then restorers gave them" presentation ", so you can be more expensive to sell in the U.S..
Rosokhrankultura talks with the United States on the return of illegally exported from Russia values, which are then planned to send representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church. Now the question of the return of property in Russia will decide the U.S. Supreme Court. "We recently had another meeting with representatives of the United States, and they said that there is every reason to believe that it may be possible to withdraw the party of these cultural values and to return to Russia", - said Deputy Minister Viktor Petrakov. - "Our American colleagues are optimistic in the sense that they are using Russia's side will provide such evidence the court to return the value to Russia."
Another large shipment of stolen icons were confiscated in Israel in search of the apartment immigrant from the former Soviet Union. An authorized search and confiscation was made after the police district Ayalon received operative information that one of the apartments, situated near Holon - Bat Yam, are multiple values, presumably stolen.
Currently, Ayalon district police department opened an investigation on suspicion of illegally acquiring icons. Among the confiscated icons are the work of contemporary Russian school of letters, as well as products Georgian iconographers. The most valuable are several works that could be written in the XVII-XIX century and beginning of XX century.
In addition to the icons, the police had seized other material values, which launched a separate investigation.
The police district Ayalon visited Russian priest, who was invited by Israeli investigators that for the initial evaluation of historical, religious and material values "evidence" of this case. According to preliminary estimates, the total value of confiscated icons is calculated, at least, tens of thousands of dollars. The representative of the Russian spiritual mission noted that for accurate assessment of the artistic and material value of icons needed professional expertise. He said the theme icons suggests that their true owner is a church or a museum, where they were abducted. At each of the items are signs indicating that they belong to a larger assembly.
At present, the police is considering several versions of the appearance of icons in Israel and hoped to find their real owners. Rather, Orthodox icons were flown to Israel for resale Russian pilgrims, whose number increased dramatically after the introduction of visa-free regime between Israel and Russia, say police.
Source material Interfax - Religion and Newsru
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26.03.2009, 16:09
In Miami, was detained a cargo of art
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