Fake Ancient Egyptian artefact used by Tsar Alexander III of Russia sold to buyer from Denmark at Folkestone auction
Matt Leclere (2015). Fake Ancient Egyptian artefact used by Tsar Alexander III of Russia sold to buyer from Denmark at Folkestone auction. Kent Online. 3 March.
| Title | Fake Ancient Egyptian artefact used by Tsar Alexander III of Russia sold to buyer from Denmark at Folkestone auction |
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| 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/ |