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Major Update(1): Salma Hayeks husband owns #Balenciaga, Kering is a parent organization of Gucci and Balenciaga brands, lead by François-Henri Pinault, Chairman & CEO.

Everyone knows by now that Kering owns Balenciaga
However Did you know Majority is owned by.. Keep Reading 🐇🕳️ Image
Groupe Artemis which was founded by François Pinault the father of François-Henri Pinault, they own well.. Puma and Christies(This will be important later). François-Henri Pinault sits on the board of Kering and Artemis overseeing the family businesses. ImageImage
Interesting Fact: Scrolling down a little I found one interesting director and no other then the beloved Emma Watson who played in Harry Potter. I am just as shocked as the ones reading. Let's dive deeper into both Kering And Artemis, they are the same so I will write Kering.. Image
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A Benin Bronze With Fishy Provenance Goes to Auction hyperallergic.com/573457/fishy-p…
The plaque was part of a large cache of Benin decorative plaques looted during the British punitive military expedition of 1897. This plaque, cast in brass, depicts a mudfish, not dissimilar to a plaque currently in the collection of @WeltmuseumWien which was 'acquired' in 1899
Doubts have been cast by scholars @artcrimeprof and @profdanhicks as to its provenance as described on the auction house website at christies.com/lotfinder/lot/… Frederick Knize was an Austrian collector whose descendant sold the plaque to the New York art dealer John J Klejman
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