Sotheby’s Sued Over Caravaggio Mis-Attribution

According to the claim that was filed at the end of January, Lancelot Thwaytes seeks unspecified damages, interest and costs relating to the price difference between the £42,000 the painting sold for in 2006 and “what its true open market value was in 2006”, had it been attributed to Caravaggio and to be determined by expert evidence.