Billionaire Francois Pinault Returns Looted Bronzes To China’s National Museum

Francois-Henri Pinault, the owner of Christie’s has returned two Qianlong (18th-century) bronze sculptures looted 150 years ago from a fountain located in the Old Summer Palace, in  China . They were held in the private collection of the fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent and auctioned in his estate sale last year. “By returning these two […]