Bic pen heirs say their Renaissance masterpiece was stolen. Did the chauffeur do it?

"The Bich family's quest to reclaim the painting unfolds like a plotline out of 'Succession,' with the right-wing media scions replaced by the heirs to a pen and disposable razor fortune."

"Angelico, a Dominican friar, is widely regarded as one of the greatest painters of the early Renaissance. His pieces rarely come up for sale and fetch millions of dollars at auction."

"The family said in court records that they did not publicize the missing painting because they worried it would potentially lure other thieves to their apartment or cause the person in possession of the piece to better hide it."

The Bich brothers claim their family's 15th-century painting, Fra Angelico's "Saint Sixtus," was stolen by their chauffeur 20 years ago. The painting is now owned by a Chilean billionaire. The brothers are suing the current owners and the estate of the dealer who allegedly acquired it from the chauffeur. The painting was originally purchased by Baron Marcel Bich in 1972 and was intended to be inherited by his sons. The family chose not to publicize its disappearance to avoid attracting further theft.

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