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What's Stolen in Miami Beach, Stays in Miami Beach

March 22, 2011 by Marion Maneker

Black Book reports on the recovery of a Takashi Murakami ring stolen during ArtBasel Miami Beach that was discovered in February:

Last month, a one-of-a-kind Doruko (“skull”) ring created by the Japanese artist Takashi Murakami was serendipitously recovered from Costa de Oro, a South Beach pawn shop just steps away from the Miami Beach Police Department’s Washington Avenue headquarters. The platinum and diamond artwork, which features Murakami’s iconic smiling daisies, had reportedly been stolen from the Delano Hotel’s Florida Room back in December 2008, after the conclusion of the Art Basel satellite fair, Design Miami.

Takashi Murakami Ring Recovered in South Beach Pawn Shop (Black Book)

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Filed Under: Fraud, Theft & Restitution Tagged With: Murakami

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