A 19th-century Ngil mask of the Fang people of Gabon, Africa, was put up for auction in Montpellier for €300,000 and €400,000. Pascal Guyot/AFP via Getty Images In 2021, an elderly couple was clearing ...

An elderly couple in France has accused an antiques dealer of cheating them out of a seven-figure payout after learning that the African mask they sold him made €4.2 million ($4.4 million) at auction.

A legal case making its way through the French court system is raising questions about whether a person who has sold an artwork or artifact later determined to have a much higher value can seek ...

A French court has rejected an appeal by an elderly couple who were paid €150 ($165) for a rare Gabonese mask that later sold for more than €4 million ($4.4 million) at auction. The couple claimed ...

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