| Title |
Fake Ancient Egyptian artefact used by Tsar Alexander III of Russia sold to buyer from Denmark at Folkestone auction |
| Publication Date |
3rd Mar 2015 |
| Author |
Matt Leclere
|
| Source |
Kent Online
|
| Country |
United Kingdom,
Russia,
Denmark
|
| Region |
Europe
|
| Art type |
Antiquities
|
| Subject |
Fakes,
Market
|
| Comments |
The fake said to have been the Tsar's paperweight and said to have been smuggled into the UK in a wooden leg, sold for £170. |
| Link |
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/folkestone/news/russian-tsars-paperweight-goes-on-32731/ |
| Permalink |
http://web.archive.org/web/20150503131958/http://www.kentonline.co.uk/folkestone/news/russian-tsars-paperweight-goes-on-32731/ |