The Cellini Ransom

An insurance company has received a ransom demand for a Cellini scuplture, stolen three months ago from an Austrian museum. “According to reports, the Uniqa insurance company received a letter last week demanding €5m (£3.5m) for the return of the Saliera or Saltcellar. This is thought to be the first response that insurers or police have had from the thieves who stole the 16th century solid gold sculpture by Benvenuto Cellini, estimated to be worth €50m, in a raid three months ago.”