Lawyer unknowingly buys stolen Winston Churchill portrait worth millions: ‘Like having a Mona Lisa’
I had trusted one of the most important auction houses in the world, and at the time, it had not even been reported stolen, so mine was a legitimate purchase.” ...
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Château Laurier restaurant reopens for high tea and the return of the Roaring Lion
After a major renovation that took most of the year, the newly updated Zoe’s lounge and restaurant at Château Laurier is not ...
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Stolen Churchill portrait which was swapped with forgery returns to Canada
Police said The Roaring Lion was stolen from a hotel in Ottawa sometime between Christmas Day 2021 and January 6 2022 and ...
Winston Churchill portrait returns to Ottawa after international art caper
A stolen portrait of Winston Churchill that was swapped with a forgery during the pandemic has returned to its rightful place ...
Recovered photo of Winston Churchill is back in Ottawa
A portrait of Winston Churchill by acclaimed Canadian photographer Yousuf Karsh — which was swiped, replaced with a copy, reported stolen six months later and recovered in Italy 18 months after that — ...