Stolen French statue is returned
A SCULPTURE stolen in a £1.5 million Parisian art robbery has been found in Doncaster and returned to France.
The £20,000 piece of artwork was discovered in the Auction Rooms in the town centre in September 2005 after going missing in a 1998 art heist.
The owner of the gallery Francoise Fabius spotted a picture of the sculpture, which depicts a crocodile devouring an antelope, on the Auction Rooms' website in 2005 and contacted French detectives who got in touch with Interpol.
Police believe it had been transported from Paris to Belgium and then to Doncaster.
The sculpture, created by artist Antoine-Loise Barye, is the only artefact to have been recovered from the robbery so far.
Although Mr Fabius has since died, the sculpture was presented to French police and will be handed to his widow.
Chief Superintendent Bob Sanderson, who was involved in the search, said: "It is fantastic to finally be able to hand this statue back to the French authorities so it can be returned to its rightful owner."
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Last Updated:
08 May 2008 1:21 PM
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