The bronze sculptures of a rat and a rabbit once owned by fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent are being asked to be returned to the Chinese Government.
According to them, the sculptures were taken by British and French troops in an 1860 raid. Jiang Yu, a spokeswoman for the Chinese foreign ministry, said, "These relics were stolen, robbed and taken away by invaders."
However, the sculptures were slated to be auctioned off in February and given "the public nature of an auction, the return of these works to China is not guaranteed."
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