Overview

• More than 1,700 items from the rented Villa Ansaldi at Sirmione are listed on Aurena’s online platform until the July 14 closing date with a public viewing set for July 5.
• The inventory spans luxury baroque seating, designer lighting, professional kitchen appliances, art pieces and personal artefacts bearing René Benko’s monogram.
• Starting bids range from €1 for household items to over €3,800 for security systems and high-end electronics.
• Signa Holding, which filed for insolvency in November 2023, rented the villa but never owned the property itself.
• René Benko has been held in pretrial detention since January on allegations of tax evasion, fraud and other insolvency-related offences.