Sketchy Sculptures: German police confiscate fake Giacomettis

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Sketchy Sculptures: German police confiscate fake Giacomettis

August 19, 2009 17:59

BERLIN — German police have confiscated hundreds of bronze and plaster statues alleged to be the works of Alberto Giacometti and arrested an art dealer and two others on suspicion of selling the fakes across the globe.

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