An elderly French couple have just lost their case against a second-hand dealer, after parting with a rare African mask that had been gathering dust in their attic. The dealer paid the €150 ($165) for ...

Whose side are you on? An elderly French couple sold a rare 19th century Ngil mask from the Fang people of Gabon for just €150, about $158, while clearing out their home in 2021. The local antiques ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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.

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 ...

An elderly couple in France has sued an antique dealer who bought a "worthless" African mask from them for $158 — and then ...

Click to open image viewer. This type of Fang mask (ngil) was used in the Ngil Association, which was active up to the turn of the 20th century. Initiated members of the Ngil Association played ...

Paris, France (CNN) — When an elderly couple held a garage sale after selling their second home in the south of France, little did they know they would become embroiled in a legal battle with millions ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. A couple is suing a local antique dealer after they learned that an African mask they parted with for ...