Paris court sentences Hôtel Drouot porters in auction theft case
A Paris court sentenced porters in a case involving artworks and other objects taken while being handled for sale at Hôtel Drouot. A tip about a missing Courbet helped prompt the police investigation. Photo shows a sales room at Drouot.
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