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Versace star lot withdrawn over theft fear [Edition 2]
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AN 18th century masterpiece billed as the star lot in the auction
of Gianni Versace's possessions has been withdrawn by Sotheby's amid
fears the painting was stolen.
The contents of the murdered fashion designer's Lake Como villa
will be part of a Pounds 2million auction being held tomorrow night
at Sotheby's New Bond Street head office.
But on the eve of the sale, the auction house was embarrassed to
discover one of the most expensive items -- a work by German-born
master Johann Zoffany -- may have been stolen 15 years before
Versace bought it.
Portrait Of Major George Maule had been heralded ...
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