Archive Vasari confiscated
The papers are from the Italian police. Counsel owners said that they intend to challenge the order of forfeiture
Giorgio Vasari Self-portrait. 1566-1568
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Italian police confiscated the archives Giorgio Vasari (Giorgio Vasari), which its owners, the heirs of Count Giovanni Festari (Giovanni Festari), unsuccessfully trying to sell.
Himself Festari summer of last year, allegedly agreed to sell the archive through the company Ross Engineering nobody Russian oligarch, has agreed to pay for it 150 million euros. But soon Festari died, and then died in an accident himself prospective purchaser, as reported by his representative from Russia. Thus, the transaction is considered as failed.
This was followed in November last year, Italian News on Taxes and Levies Equitalia confiscated the archives and decided to put it up for auction to collect a debt deceased Festari of 800 thousand euros. Starting price archive was established agency representatives at the level of 2,6 million euros. Culture Minister Sandro Bondi Italy (Sandro Bondi) considered this amount is quite acceptable, expressed a desire to buy the paper Vasari for the state and promised to send a representative to the auction. However auction, scheduled to be held March 9, 2010, and did not take place , as the heirs Festari considered the starting price too low.
And less than a month, as the archive was confiscated by Italian police. Counsel relatives Festari Kozulichi Guido (Guido Cosulich) called these actions by the authorities' desperate attempt to win time. He also said that the deal with Ross Engineering still took place and that "paper is practically sold out».
Italian art community was initially plagued by high prices, which allegedly offered for Russian archives. According to the famous art critic Vittorio Sgarbi (Vittorio Sgarbi), paper Vasari, of course, very valuable, but their real value does not exceed $ 10 million. Then they were all very surprised by the news that the deal, which all be valid, yet to be concluded. Increasingly, began to talk about that statement the owners of the possible sale of Russian archives are just a ploy to force the government to buy securities Vasari at the inflated price. Kozulichi its part is categorically denies. He also said that the family Festari going to challenge an order of forfeiture.
It seems that the situation is more confused. And even the mayor of Arezzo, which houses the archive of Vasari, Giuseppe Fanfani (Giuseppe Fanfani), which was formerly called the authorities to buy the paper, said recently that "the history of this very dark and it should bring to light».
material prepared Ekaterina Guseva, AI
Sources: , artinvestment.ru
