Italian museum's plea after couple break 'Van Gogh' chair

An Italian museum says the special chair has since been restored, but the culprits haven't been found.

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Footage released by the Palazzo Maffei, in Verona, shows a man and woman taking pictures of each other while pretending to sit on the so-called "Van Gogh" chair.

The man then appears to slip and fall onto the chair, crushing it underneath him.

Officials say the couple fled the museum before staff noticed what happened.

They have since notified police about the pair, who have not been identified.