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Case File · Detective · No. 003

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The Vanishing Sketch

9 min

A 1912 Egon Schiele study, insured for £150,000, was being transported in a magnetically sealed presentation tube on the 7:15 PM ferry from Pier 12 to Greenport. The tube sat in an unlocked courier room below decks; only its seal was secured. On arrival at Greenport, when the courier disarmed the seal, the tube was empty.

Subject

The Schiele Study

A small ink-and-watercolour figure study from 1912. Insured by Vance Holdings under a courier-only policy that voids if the seal is forced.

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