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Rigorous Due Diligence: Tax and Appraisal Forms May Supply Important Information to Museums Regarding Antiquities

ByRick St. Hilaire

Object donated to the Walters Art Museum.Source: AAMD Object Directory Donated cultural artifacts listed in the annual reports of museums or on the Association of Art Museum Directors (AAMD) Object…

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Plaintiffs-Appellants in Rubin v. Iran File Reply Brief in First Circuit

ByRick St. Hilaire

“The Plaintiffs successfully obtained judgment against Iran and seek to execute that judgment—pursuant to federal law—against Iranian assets held by the Trustees-Appellees (“Garnishees”). The Garnishees, wealthy museums represented by aristocratic…

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Federal Attorneys File Motion in Support of Cambodian Statue’s Forfeiture from Sotheby’s, Arguing the “Signs of Theft Should Have Been Obvious”

ByRick St. Hilaire

“In this case, the signs of  the Statue’s theft should have been obvious to a major international art dealer like Sotheby’s.”  That is what the United States Attorneys Office, Southern…

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“Unable to Obtain Documentary Confirmation” – Due Diligence and Questions Posed by the Collecting History of The Cleveland Museum of Art’s Drusus Minor Head

ByRick St. Hilaire

The Portrait Head of Drusus Minor acquired by the Cleveland Museumof Art and the Magdalene Tiberius share many similarities. [UPDATE: In a press release by the Cleveland Museum of Art dated…