2015 Italian Ceramics, Statues and Frescoes
2015 Italian Ceramics, Statues and Frescoes

Year of Object(s) Creation: 800-300 B.C.
Estimated Value ($USD): 58000000
Object Type(s): Food/Drink Container, Painting, Sculpture, Statue
Object Material(s): ceramic, fresco, metal, oil, paint, stone
Provenience Nation: Italy
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Provenance

5,361 Italian Ceramics, Statues And Frescoes


Description:
5,361 Italian Vases, Kraters, Bronze Statues and Frescoes

Case Status: Object(s) relinquished
Year Claim Initiated: 2015
Year Claim Resolved: 2015
Means of Resolution: Inquiry/Demand

Complainant Name: Government of Italy
Complainant Nation: Italy
Complainant Nation Economy: Developed
Complainant Type: Public: Government

Respondent Name: Gianfranco Becchina (former art dealer)
Respondent Nation: Switzerland
Respondent Nation Economy: Developed
Respondent Type: Private: Individual

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Editor's Notes:
Becchina, suspected of smuggling since 1994, had sold works to many notable museums, which may implicate them in repatriation cases. Returned to various museums and locales in which they were found. https://www.ibtimes.com/italian-antiquities-worth-58m-recovered-after-crackdown-smuggling-network-1791096 Edited by Arianne Ohara