In May 2000, both Christie's and Sotheby's realized they were both offering Paul Gauguin's "Vase de Fleurs" (also known as "Lilas"), both supposedly original. Both auction houses took the paintings to Gauguin expert Sylvie Crussard at the Wildenstein Institute in Paris. She confirmed that the Christie's painting was a forgery; Christie's had to withdraw their catalogue from the printers. They also informed the owners, "Gallery Muse" in Tokyo. The original painting was auctioned at Sotheby's and Ely Sakhai received $310,000 which was traced by the FBI.