Sotheby’s flags forged provenance in case ending with prison sentence
Andrew Crowley was sentenced to two years in prison after pleading guilty to fraud by false representation. He had attempted to sell supposed antiquities through Sotheby’s using forged provenance records. Sotheby’s alerted the Metropolitan Police after noticing inconsistencies in the documents. Image: the suspect and the objects, courtesy of the Metropolitan Police.
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