An antiques dealer who sold a rare African mask for $4.6 million won a legal battle with the elderly couple who sold it to him for $165 without realizing the treasure’s actual worth.

The dealer paid the €150 ($165) for the precious Ngil mask, which was made by the Fang people of Gabon, before sending it to auction where it fetched €4.2 million ($4.6 million), following ...

Elderly French couple sue art dealer who bought African face mask from them for £129 and sold it for ... Auctioneer Jean-Christophe Giuseppi poses next to a 'Ngil' mask of the Fang people of Gabon.

Legal row over 2,800,000% mark-up for African mask. 31 October 2023. Share Save. Henri Astier. BBC. ... the couple discovered that it was a rare 19th-Century "Ngi" mask made by the Fang people of ...

Antiques dealer who bought African mask for £130 then sold it for £3.6million WINS legal battle with previous owners ... are made by the Fang people who occupy regions in Cameroon ...

Gabon demands rare African mask back as French couple sues art dealer over 4.2 million euro sale. ... This photograph taken in March 2022 shows the "Ngil" mask of the Fang people of Gabon.

A photograph taken on 24 March 2022 shows a carved wooden mask made by the Fang people of Gabon. One of only a dozen surviving examples in the world, it was sold at auction in southern France that ...

The Ngil mask was made by the Fang people of Gabon (Image: Getty ) An elderly couple who discovered an African mask worth millions in their attic have lost their case against a second-hand dealer ...

The rare 19th-Century “Ngi” mask which was made by the Fang people of Gabon was lying in dust in the attic of the couple’s holiday home in Gard, southern France. The couple had called the ...