Sometimes a little titbit of information is overheard that leads to a nice little story.Circumstances last night led me to have a swift half in a country pub in Lancashire in a small place called Upholland.The main topic of conversation was all about the recovered painting by Da Vinchi,the Madonna with the Yarnwinder.But the one thing I heard was that one of the men arrested for it was from the area.And that the painting was a fake.As i drove home i kept thinking about it and today I did a few searches.It turns out not one of the accused are from the area but three are,one from Upholland and two close by In Ormskirk.After reading everthing i found i noticed some comments that the picture looks in remarkably good condition.Not much to go on but maybe a bit.So I called an art forger i know and asked him about it,he no longer practices.But he told me that to steal that painting and hope to sell it was madness.But to steal it and hide it then to sell a copy of it was not such a bad idea.His opinion was it was easier to copy Da Vinchi than Lowery.And there are plenty of buyers who would buy a good copy while the real one is missing.The seller is guilty of fraud but the buyer keeping it can say he has the real thing to his close circle.