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A rabbit head, Chinesse imperial bronze part of a prized art collection assembled by Yves Saint Laurent and his partner Pierre Berge, shown at a three-day exhibition, before going under the hammer by Christies on February 23-25
Wednesday, Mar. 04, 2009

Open quoteThese heads were with me and they will return, and we will continue to live together next to my Picasso.Close quote

  • PIERRE BERGE,
  • owner of the two animal heads looted from China's Summer Palace in 1860, after a Chinese art dealer bought them at a Christie's auction and refused to pay as a "patriotic act"
Photo: Francois Guillot / AFP / Getty Images | Source: The Los Angeles Times