The Americans returned to Spain stolen tapestry XVI century

Tapestry was stolen from a church in Aragon in 1979

Tapestry XVI century, the Spanish returned
Source: artdaily.com

Customs Enforcement returned to Spain the religious tapestry of the XVI century. This product was stolen in 1979 from the Church of St. Vincent de Roda in ISAB in Aragon. A tapestry of silk and wool woven image of the Virgin Mary and baby Jesus.

Stolen tapestry showed up in the directory Brussels art fair in 2010. Belgian, Spanish and U.S. investigators found out together that work in 2008 bought a Belgian art dealer, together with two partners from Paris and Milan. At the Brussels Fair 2010 tapestry sold for 369,000 dollars. Next tapestry was in the United States. As a result, the U.S. Customs police found him in a collection of some of the state of Texas. Work seized and handed over to the representative of the Spanish authorities in Washington.

Sources : artdaily.com , artinvestment.ru

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