During the May 2000 auctions at Sotheby¿s and Christie¿s, both catalogs showed the same painting by celebrated post-impressionist painter Paul Gauguin. Of course, one of the two Vase de Fleurs had to be false. Christie¿s hired an expert who determined that the work they were showing was an excellent copy. Sotheby¿s sold the original painting obtained from gallery owner Ely Sakhai. From that moment on, the authorities began investigating Sakhai, and a few weeks ago he was accused by the Federal Bureau of Investigations ¿FBI- of leading various frauds on works worth millions of dollars. It is assumed that Mr. Sakhai acquired the original works in public auctions, and that he later obtained the forgery to make a quick sale. After a few years he would re-sell the original work in another public auction.