Eskenazi (art gallery)

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Eskenazi art gallery

Eskenazi is a London dealer in Chinese art and artifacts run by Giuseppe Eskenazi that opened in 1960 and moved to the current Mayfair gallery in 1993. [1]

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History

In 1960, Giuseppe Eskenazi and his father opened an office in London, to supply the art gallery in Milan which was run by his cousin Vittorio. [2] In 1972, the Eskenazi Museum was redesigned by John Prizeman. [2] In 1973, King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden visited the gallery [2] In 1978, British Rail Tang Horse was sold to the British Rail Pension Fund for £3.4m [2]

In 2022, Eskenazi was sentenced to pay £4million by a court in London, after selling fake artworks to Sheikh Hamad bin Abdullah al-Thani, a son of Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Thani and the owner of Dudley House, London [3]

References

  1. ↑ Norman, Geraldine (30 May 1993). "An Italian orientalist in London: Leading dealer Giuseppe Eskenazi is defying recession by opening a dazzling new gallery in Mayfair - with three pieces priced over pounds 1m". The Independent. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Interactive history of Eskenazi and their exhibitions of Chinese art | Eskenazi". www.eskenazi.co.uk. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  3. ↑ London dealer John Eskenazi faces £4m bill after court rules he sold fake artworks to Qatari sheikh, December 12 2022, The Times

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