The controversy regarding theinheritance Of Gianni Agnelli And Marella Caracciolo which pits the grandchildren against one another John, Lapo And Geneva Elkann and the mother of the latter, as well as the lawyer’s daughter, Margherita Agnelli. In addition to the question relating to Marella’s residence, especially in the last years of his life, a special chapter in the investigators’ investigations is covered by artwork collected over the years by the family, and passed on, together with all the assets, to the three grandchildren.
These works of art would all be tracked and traceable and donated by the grandmother to the Elkann grandchildren. THE 13 paintingspart of the treasure left by Gianni Agnelli and which once they furnished Villa Frescot and Villar Perosa in Turin it’s a family residence in Rome, are now claimed by her daughter Margherita, sole heir of the real estate after the death of her mother and wife of the lawyer, Marella Caracciolo di Castagneto, who had the usufruct of them. This is what emerges in summary from a report filed with Milan Prosecutor’s Office by the Economic and Financial Police Unit of the Financial Police in the investigations that led to the investigating judge archive the position of a Swiss gallery owner and one of his collaborators accused of receiving stolen goods and to arrange further investigations.
According to the information, drawn up on the basis of the testimonies of two housekeepers and a third person who were in the service of Marella Caracciolo, the paintings of artists of the caliber of Monet, Picasso, Dance And De Chirico they would have been on the walls of the Roman palace, then donated to John, Lapo and Ginevra Elkann by their grandmother when she was still alive and now in much of it would be kept at the Lingotto. Furthermore, from the outcome of the consultations of a series of “competent” databases, in particular those of the Ministry of Culture and the Sue platform (Export Office System), No illicit movements or restrictions emerged around the priceless canvases.
