A 300-Pound Sculpture Stolen From France 30 Years Ago Is Finally Home
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Alfred Lepère's Faune Chasseur, a 7.8-foot-tall marble sculpture stolen from the Musée de Picardie in Amiens in July 1993, was identified in July 2025 at a U.S. auction house and has now been returned to France. The current owner agreed to relinquish the piece for free after the Art Loss Register flagged it in their database during standard due diligence.
The article does not name the auction house or the previous owner.
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