__._,_.___----- Original Message -----From: tuppennyblueSent: Monday, March 24, 2008 10:37 AMSubject: Re: [Ancientartifacts] Re: Michel van Rijn arrested for antiquities laundering
Babelfish provides a puzzling translation of the letter, most especially the writer's name! Could any of our Dutch members clarify?Tim----- Original Message -----From: AldoSent: Monday, March 24, 2008 12:57 AMSubject: [Ancientartifacts] Re: Michel van Rijn arrested for antiquities launderingI wanted to know van Rijn´s version, but this message seems to provide
information to get a better picture.
Although I do not know van Rijn nor have never gotten in touch with
him, I do know that he is a controversial person and many people do
not like him because his position regarding some issues in the ancient
artifact trade.
The info provided by euainetos (Arthur Brand?? I do not know him
either) seems to fit better to my former opinion regarding van Rijn's
activities.
Best regards,
Aldo
--- In Ancientartifacts@yahoogroups. , "euainetos" <euainetos@.com ..>
wrote:
>
> Hi guys,
>
> there was an article in a Dutch newspaper(see Unidroit-list)in which
> is claimed that Michel van Rijn and myself were arrested because of
> God knows what.
> The only thing true in that story is that Michel and myself are
> WITNESSES in a case against a major British gang that tried to use
> the artmarket for `bad` things...
>
> So why the article you guys must think. Well that almost too sad to
> be true. The journalist of the article, Henk Schutten, was - as many
> of you might know - a former friend of Michel. Michel even gave him
> the world-scoop of the Judas-gospel. Anyway, recently the friendship
> ended. But the wife of Henk Schutten, a lawyer, had done some things
> for Michel and she claimed a certain amount of money (see email
> below). When Michel didn´t agree with that bill, suddenly her
> husband the journalist contacted Michel saying that he would write
> an article about the case in England. More or less he meant: if you
> don´t pay my wife, you will get your name in the newspaper...
> That´s how journalism works. Anyway, I will keep you updated about
> the case.
>
> For the Dutch readers, here the email from his wife the lawyer, to
> Michel.
>
> Beste Michel,
>
> Ik vernam zojuist van onze boekhouding dat jij onze declaraties niet
> betaalt. In totaal staat er een bedrag open van € xxxx. We hebben
> volgens ons keurig gedeclareerd en niet alles in rekening gebracht.
> Mocht je het daar niet mee eens zijn dan verneem ik dat graag van je
> en kunnen we het bespreken.
>
> Met vriendelijke groet,
> Louise de Gier
>
>
> --- In Ancientartifacts@yahoogroups. , "tuppennyblue" <tim@>com
> wrote:
> >
> > Michael van Rijn has probably made himself more enemies in
> the antiquities world than anyone else I can think of, there is
> every chance that he has been set up by one of them here. I
> would like to hear his version too.
> >
> > Tim
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Aldo
> > To: Ancientartifacts@yahoogroups. com
> > Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2008 4:16 PM
> > Subject: [Ancientartifacts] Re: Michel van Rijn arrested for
> antiquities laundering
> >
> >
> > VICTIM OF ART FRAUD?? CONTACT: MICHEL VAN RIJN
> >
> > (From van Rijn's web site, www.michelvanrijn.nl)
> >
> > I would like to know van Rijn's version.
> >
> > Aldo
> >
> > --- In Ancientartifacts@yahoogroups. , "Dave Welsh" <dwelsh46@>com
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > Art dealer Michel van Rijn suspected of laundering
> > >
> > >
> > http://www.museumbeveiliging. com/2008/ 03/22/kunsthande laar-
> michel-van-rijn-z
> > > ou-witwassen/ [in Dutch]
> > >
> > > Amsterdam art dealer Michel van Rijn is suspected of
> involvement in an
> > > international conspiracy being investigated by British and
> American
> > > authorities. Earlier this year Van Rijn was arrested and
> interrogated in
> > > London by Scotland Yard. He was released on bail Friday.
> > >
> > > He allegedly certified artworks in three cases with a false
> > certificate of
> > > origin or provenance. The extent of the conspiracy is not
> clear. But
> > > according to a British source who is closely involved in the
> > investigation,
> > > the scandal may result in 'great harm to the international
> arts and
> > > antiquities trade.'
> > >
> > > Central to the investigation is London investment firm Aitco,
> which
> > financed
> > > acquisition of works of art by Van Rijn . Aitco last year
> placed two
> > very
> > > valuable archaeological items in an auction at Christie's New
> York, for
> > > which Van Rijn had provided a false provenance. According to
> an official
> > > statement from Scotland Yard six suspects were arrested,
> including the
> > > manager of Aitco. "The arrests took place after a two year
> > investigation of
> > > the ring, which is suspected to have falsified the origin of
> stolen
> > works of
> > > art, which they claimed that they had inherited."
> > >
> > > The investigation developed rapidly when an auction alerted
> police
> > because
> > > of doubts surrounding the origin of two valuable archaelogical
> objects
> > > offered for sale on June 8 of last year at Christie's in New
> York: a
> > > Byzantine lamp from the sixth century and a Byzantine mosaic
> from
> > the fifth
> > > century.
> > >
> > > The mosaic, estimated at between 100,000 and 150,000 dollars,
> did
> > not reach
> > > its estimate, but the lamp was sold for 84,000 dollars. In the
> > catalogue of
> > > Christie's was stated that the lamp came from the "Wieseman
> collection,
> > > Berlin, 1930s'. To ensure that it is not a reproduction the
> buyer at
> > > Christie's was asked for additional information. "When we
> discovered
> > that
> > > there were problems surrounding the origin of the documents,
> we notified
> > > authorities," said spokesman Keith Carlisle. The Dutch
> assistant to Van
> > > Rijn, 38-year-old Amsterdam coin dealer Arthur Brand, is
> suspected of
> > > involvement in the scam.
> > >
> > > Brand admits that he made a false statement to a London
> notary. "That
> > > happened because we were threatened by Aitco. Then we reported
> the
> > case to
> > > Scotland Yard."
> > >
> > > .
> > >
> > >
> > > Dave Welsh
> > > Unidroit-L Listowner
> > > http://groups.yahoo.com/ group/Unidroit- L
> > > dwelsh46@
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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