The intelligence of the bankruptcy master in leaving 6-digit pieces of art in a place able to be ‘pinched’ leaves me wide-eyed! I know that everybody in San Francisco, from NancyP on down is fine, law-abiding and Christian, but let us not tempt them (unduly).
“intelligence of the bankruptcy master”
You are more than 30 years out of date:
Rule 9031. Masters Not Authorized
Rule 53 F.R.Civ.P. does not apply in cases under the Code.
Notes of Advisory Committee on Rules—1983
This rule precludes the appointment of masters in cases and proceedings under the Code.
https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frbp/rule_9031
I think the art may have been left *up* as part of the *staging* for the house to show its best foot forward.
If the owner had *fine-arts-insurance* as a rider....the art would have been paid off 100% of appraised value.