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Was Sued For Stopped Auction of Ancient
Chinese Wine Vessel Now SDNY Trial
By Matthew
Russell Lee, Patreon Maxwell
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SDNY COURTHOUSE,
June 6 – Sotheby's agreed to
auction of the Zhou Zha Hu,
described as an important
ritual bronze wine vessel from
the 10th Century BC.
But citing
a cloud on title it refused to
conduct the auction or, the
subsequent legal complaint
says, to return the vessel.
On June 6, 2022
U.S. District Court for the
Southern District of New York
Judge Valerie E. Caproni began
an in-person bench trial in
the case. Inner City Press
went and covered
it.
Photos of
the vessel were shown, and the
two phoenixes on it. It was a
dowry gif, then its owners
became poor, it was said, and
wanted to sell it.
The June 6
witness bought it, then
arranged to try to auction it.
Sales were in cash, up to
$600,000.
The case is Su v.
Sotheby's Inc., 17-cv-4577
(Caproni)
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