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Italian Man Unwittingly Paid $5,300 for Stolen Churchill Photo Worth Millions

Italian Man Unwittingly Paid $5,300 for Stolen Churchill Photo Worth Millions

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Two individuals stand beside an easel displaying a black-and-white photograph of a man in formal attire. To the right, the same man is shown posing with one hand on his hip. The background features a dark paneled wall.

New details have emerged in the saga of the iconic portrait of Winston Churchill that was stolen from a Canadian hotel and replaced with a fake before being recovered in Italy over two years later. It turns out an Italian lawyer paid £4,200 (~$5,300) for it at an auction, believing it to be a cheap copy.

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