Eskenazi (art gallery)
Gallery of Chinese art in London, England
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Eskenazi is a London dealer in Chinese art and artifacts run by Giuseppe Eskenazi that opened in 1960 and moved to the current Mayfair gallery in 1993.[1]
History
In 1960, Giuseppe Eskenazi and his father opened an office in London, to supply the art gallery in Milan which was run by his cousin Vittorio.[2] In 1972, the Eskenazi Museum was redesigned by John Prizeman.[2] In 1973, King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden visited the gallery[2] In 1978, British Rail Tang Horse was sold to the British Rail Pension Fund for £3.4 million.[2]
In 2022, Eskenazi was sentenced to pay £4 million by a court in London, after selling fake artworks to Sheikh Hamad bin Abdullah al-Thani, a son of Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Thani and the owner of Dudley House, London.[3]