John Eskenazi, who has a global reputation as an expert in ancient Asian art, has been ordered to repay £4million to Sheikh Hamad bin Abdullah al-Thani after seven pieces turned out to be fakes.
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London s John Eskenazi, one of the world s top dealers in Indian and south-east Asian works of art, has admitted a gold bracelet sold to a super-rich Qatari sheikh was fake.
Sheik Hamad bin Abdullah al-Thani says John Eskenazi passed off modern fakes as historic works of art - including a piece he claims contained bits of plastic - and is suing him for a refund.