Egypt
Amarna Fake Princess
Bolton museum wishes to put on display the fake Amarna princess which is in police custody. The statue was purchased for L440 000.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/duped-council-hopes-to-display-fake-statue-1518727.html
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Fears Of Bolton's Master Forger In Tv Spotlight
Bolton News (Paul Keaveny) The recently convicted Greenhalgh family, who forged an Amarna statue which was purchased by Bolton Museum, are apparently being given TV time on the UK's Channel 4 tomorrow evening. I won't be at home tomorrow and I've...
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Statue Forger Ordered To Pay Thousands To Museum
The Bolton News (Paul Keaveny) A MASTER forger and his elderly parents have been ordered to pay £363,000 to Bolton Museum after conning bosses into buying a fake statue. Shaun Greenhalgh along with his mum and dad, George and Olive, duped experts into...
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Couple Pleads Guilty To Fraud Over Egyptian Statue Fakery
Manchester Evening News A COUPLE in their 80s today pleaded guilty to defrauding galleries and antique dealers by passing off fake works of art. George Greenhalgh, 84, and Olive Greenhalgh, 83, of Bolton, Greater Manchester, conspired to defraud art institutions...
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Trial Set For Dealers Who Sold Fake Amarna Statuette In Bolton Uk
The Telegraph A family appeared in court yesterday accused of passing off a fake Egyptian artefact to a local authority for more than £400,000. George Greenhalgh, 83, who is wheelchair-bound, was positioned outside the dock while his wife Olive, 82,...
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The Saga Of The Louvre Amarna Princess
Though I am not a believer in the authenticity of the art pieces in the M.A. Mansoor Amarna collection I do feel that Mr. M.A. Mansoor was a well respected antiques dealer. The link is from the Mansoor Collection about the Amarna princess which the family...
Egypt