The Fourniers sold their mask in September of 2021 to a second-hand dealer for 150 euros, court documents show. According to their lawyer, Frédéric Mansat Jaffré, the two were unaware of the ...

They let the mask go for 150 euros (£130), but in March 2022 it was sold to an unidentified buyer at an auction in the southern city of Montpellier, fetching 4.2 million euros (£3.6million).

An elderly couple who discovered an African mask worth millions in their attic have lost their case against a second-hand dealer who bought it from them for just £130.

The mask festival in Benin's capital, Porto-Novo, blends sacred rituals and vivid performances to spotlight Vodun traditions ...

They sold it to an art dealer, known as Mr Z, for £129 – but he went on to sell the mask just a few months later for £3.6 million at an auction in Montpellier, MailOnline reports.

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. The couple, aged 81 and 88 ...

Montpellier (France) (AFP) – A French elderly couple on Tuesday saw its request to cancel the 4.2-million-eurosale of a rare African mask that they had let go for 150 euros thrown out, with the ...

An elderly French couple is taking legal action against an art dealer known as Mr. Z after discovering that a traditional African Fang mask they sold for £129 was later auctioned for £3.6 million.

Object Details Author Bruyninx, Elze Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI Notes Some color illustrations. Although most African masks are made of wood, some, especially from West Africa ...

The Mask Collection features clasp designs inspired by African masks owned by Gaston Vuitton, grandson of the company's founder, and exhibited "at the legendary 1931 Colonial Exposition in Paris." ...