Vekselberg has accused Christie's in counterfeit trade

[SergeiSK]

Russian businessman Viktor Vekselberg, sued the auction house Christie's, charging him with trafficking in counterfeit paintings. Reported The Daily Telegraph.
According to the newspaper, Vekselberg filed by Christie's in London's High Court, arguing that the canvas Boris Kustodiev "Odalisque", bought in 2005 for 2,5 million dollars, was a forgery.
Company Aurora Fine Arts Investment (AFAI), owned by Vekselberg, requires the auction house to return the money and pay compensation to the billionaire. According to the company, the picture painted by an unknown artist to have worked under Kustodiev.
AFAI alleges that in 2006 asked Christie's to cancel the transaction, but the auction house said that he had to conduct their own investigation into the incident. In the end, Vekselberg's company sent the painting to the auction house in 2009, but no response from Christie's has not yet been received.
Viktor Vekselberg is one of the richest people in Russia, according to magazine Forbes. Condition Vekselberg was rated magazine in 2010, 6.4 billion dollars.
(Lenta.ru)
(The Daily Telegraph http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/a...-painting.html )

[Konstantin]

Interestingly, our base probably looked or forum honored

[Кирилл Сызранский]

[NATA NOVA]

[Тютчев]

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[Кирилл Сызранский]

Ha, here one year ago discussed:

[Vladimir]

Сообщение от Cyril Syzranskiy

in 2006, when AFAI asked Christie's to cancel the transaction has not yet been any site or database, or forum.

Talk about what went right vesh questionable. The situation is camouflaged by the fact that Odalisque not the first time exhibited for sale. "Odalisque" was sold in October 1989 from Christie's. The result was 18,000 pounds. And after 17 years of its re-sold almost 100 times more expensive. In 2006, for such situations people are not accustomed to. Another thing is surprising:
1. that became known the name of the victim (usually taken to keep such things secret).
2. that have not reached agreement backstage. Money is not suicidal, and reputational costs will be significantly higher. At least when talking about the return of counterfeit items in the Christie's stop pretending that it was only a theoretical possibility of misunderstanding.

[Кирилл Сызранский]

Сообщение от Vladimir

Another thing is surprising:
1. that became known the name of the victim (usually taken to keep such things secret).
2. that have not reached agreement backstage. Money is not suicidal, and reputational costs will be significantly higher. At least when talking about the return of counterfeit items in the Christie's stop pretending that it was only a theoretical possibility of misunderstanding.

Granted, this is really a strange situation. Bazar station broke.
Questions ... "

[Wladzislaw]

Сообщение от Vladimir

'Odalisque' was sold back in October 1989 at Christie's. The result was 18,000 pounds. And after 17 years of its re-sold almost 100 times more expensive.

Сообщение от Vladimir

Another thing is surprising:
1. that became known the name of the victim (usually taken to keep such things secret).
2. that have not reached agreement backstage.

Apparently, there is no 100%evidence of anyone else. Here and there are reasons to have the auction house.

And then the bill type, I'm rich and cool ... and they called him, Alyosha, only such cool guys like you, buy drums Stradivarius ...

[Игорь Гурьев]

The only problem that I see in this picture - is that she write a better Kustodieva ...