by Jessica | May 14, 2013 | Art Law, Art Lawyer, Auction Sales, Disputed Title, Restitution
On 21st March this year a claim was filed against Sotheby’s auction house for refusing to refund a buyer his money when it transpired that the eighteenth century French old master painting he bought for $57,600 was once owned by Hermann Goering and was now worthless....
by Jessica | May 13, 2013 | Art Law, Art Lawyer, Cultural Heritage, Export licences, National Treasures
In May this year, the Culture Minister Ed Vaizey blocked the export of a rare suit of jewels commissioned by the Prince Regent George IV as a gift in 1816 to one of the Cotes sisters’; ladies in waiting to his daughter Princess Charlotte, to be worn on the...
by Jessica | Mar 15, 2013 | Art Law, Art Lawyer, Cultural Heritage, Restitution
Whilst many museums have feared Turkey’s increasingly aggressive stance in reclaiming their cultural heritage, (museums such as The British Museum, Pergamon and Metroplitan Museum of Art have all faced recent restitution claims) at the Dallas Museum they have taken a...
by Jessica | Mar 13, 2013 | Art Law, Art Lawyer, Renaissance, Restitution
“Use every means of transport to get all works of art out of Florence …. saving works of art from English and Americans. In fine get anything away that you can get hold of. Heil Hitler.” Heinrich Himmler (HW1/3113) This chilling message, underscores the Nazis desire...
by Jessica | Mar 12, 2013 | Art Law, Art Lawyer, Restitution
Restitution claims and cultural heritage claims seem to be gathering pace. After years of rather slow progress on these fronts, these stories now seem to be hitting the news on a regular basis. Could it be “the times they are a changin’?” The French Minister of...
by Jessica | Feb 17, 2013 | Art Law, Auction Sales, Misattribution, Renaissance
An interesting case concerning one of Caravaggio’s most famous paintings – “The Cardsharps” has recently been filed in the High Court of Justice in London. Sotheby’s is being sued for damages for failing to identify this work as being a work by the Master rather than...
