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. A French ...

It’s very important.” According to a Sotheby’s listing for a similar Ngil mask, these artifacts “are among the rarest and most highly celebrated of all African artworks,” making them ...

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 ...

listed for sale an ancient African mask, which had been inherited from Mr. Fournier’s grandfather. The grandfather, René-Victor Edward Maurice Fournier, had served as a colonial governor in ...