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Lydian Hoard – Turkey and Metropolitan Museum of Art
https://plone.unige.ch/art-adr/cases-affaires/lydian-hoard-2013-turkey-and-metropolitan-museum-of-art-1
The Lydian Hoard is a sixth-century B.C. collection of gold and silver objects which was clandestinely excavated in Turkey in the 1960s. It was purchased by the Metropolitan Museum of Art (MET) of New York. A formal demand for its return was made by Turkey in 1986.No publisherOwnership/propriétéIllicit exportation/exportation illiciteMetropolitan Museum of ArtCultural cooperation/coopération culturelleJudicial claim/action en justiceNegotiation/négociationStatute of limitation/prescriptionTurkey/TurquieArchaeological object/objet archéologiquePre 1970 restitution claims/demandes de restitution pre 1970Due diligenceIllicit excavation/fouille illiciteSettlement agreement/accord transactionnelUnconditional restitution/restitution sans condition2013/02/19 12:55:00 GMT+1DocumentJiroft Collection – Iran v. Barakat Galleries
https://plone.unige.ch/art-adr/cases-affaires/jiroft-collection-2013-iran-v-barakat-galleries
The Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran sued the London-based Barakat Galleries seeking the restitution of a collection of eighteen carved jars, bowls and cups which had been illicitly excavated in the Jiroft region, in Southeast Iran, and subsequently exported abroad. The Court of Appeal, overruling the trial court decision, held that the relevant laws of Iran were sufficiently clear to vest ownership title and an immediate right of possession of the relics in the Iranian State.No publisherOwnership/propriétéIllicit exportation/exportation illiciteJudicial decision/décision judiciaireIranUnconditional restitution/restitution sans conditionEnforcement of foreign law/applicabilité du droit public étrangerArchaeological object/objet archéologiqueThe Barakat Galleries Ltd.Choice of law/droit applicableJudicial claim/action en justiceIllicit excavation/fouille illiciteProcedural issue/limites procéduralesPost 1970 restitution claims/demandes de restitution post 19702013/02/19 12:10:00 GMT+1DocumentIcklingham Bronzes – John Browning and Leon Levy and Shelby White
https://plone.unige.ch/art-adr/cases-affaires/icklingham-bronzes-2013-john-browning-and-leon-levy-and-shelby-white
A group of antiquities known as the “Icklingham Bronzes” were illicitly excavated from the farm of John Browning sometime in the early 1980s. By 1989 they were on sale in New York. John Browning formally demanded the restitution of the Bronzes from Leon Levy and Shelby White, the good faith purchasers, but the request was rejected.No publisherLeon LevyOwnership/propriétéIllicit exportation/exportation illicitePost 1970 restitution claims/demandes de restitution post 1970Shelby WhiteJudicial claim/action en justiceNegotiation/négociationArchaeological object/objet archéologiqueDonationDue diligenceJohn BrowningIllicit excavation/fouille illiciteAriadne GalleriesSettlement agreement/accord transactionnel2013/02/18 18:50:00 GMT+1DocumentEgyptian Archaeological Objects – United States v. Frederick Schultz
https://plone.unige.ch/art-adr/cases-affaires/egyptian-archaeological-objects-2013-us-v-schultz
On 16 July 2001, Frederick Schultz, a New York antiquities dealer, was indicted on one count of conspiring to receive stolen Egyptian antiquities in violation of the National Stolen Property Act (NSPA). Under the NSPA, it is a crime to deal in property that has been “stolen, unlawfully converted or taken, knowing the same to be stolen”.No publisherPost 1970 restitution claims/demandes de restitution post 1970Frederick SchultzEnforcement of foreign law/applicabilité du droit public étrangerCriminal offence/infraction pénaleUnconditional restitution/restitution sans conditionOwnership/propriétéJudicial claim/action en justiceIllicit exportation/exportation illiciteIllicit importation/importation illiciteUnited States/États-UnisJudicial decision/décision judiciaireArchaeological object/objet archéologiqueEgypt/Egypte2013/02/15 18:10:00 GMT+1DocumentBogazköy Sphinx – Turkey and Germany
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In 2011, Germany decided to conclude the long running dispute concerning the “Boğazköy Sphinx” by voluntarily transferring to the Turkish Government the title of the sculpture.No publisherSettlement agreement/accord transactionnelOwnership/propriétéNegotiation/négociationInstitutional facilitator/facilitateur institutionnelCultural cooperation/coopération culturellePre 1970 restitution claims/demandes de restitution pre 1970Germany/AllemagneUnconditional restitution/restitution sans conditionArchaeological object/objet archéologiqueTurkey/Turquie2013/02/15 14:55:00 GMT+1DocumentThree Nok and Sokoto Sculptures – Nigeria and France
https://plone.unige.ch/art-adr/cases-affaires/three-nok-and-sokoto-sculptures-2013-nigeria-and-france
The French government bought three Nok and Sokoto sculptures from a private dealer in 1998. Soon after it obtained the consent of Nigeria on the acquisition, two of these sculptures were exhibited in the newly opened Pavillon des Sessions of the Louvre Museum. No publisherOwnership/propriétéNigeria/NigériaIllicit excavation/fouille illiciteConditional restitution/restitution sous conditionIllicit exportation/exportation illiciteFranceDiplomatic channel/voie diplomatiqueMusée du quai BranlyNegotiation/négociationLouvre MuseumCultural cooperation/coopération culturellePost 1970 restitution claims/demandes de restitution post 1970Archaeological object/objet archéologiqueLoan/prêtSettlement agreement/accord transactionnel2013/02/14 12:10:00 GMT+1DocumentCloche de Shinagawa – Ville de Genève et Temple de Shinagawa
https://plone.unige.ch/art-adr/cases-affaires/cloche-de-shinagawa-2013-ville-de-geneve-et-japon
En 1930, la Ville de Genève décide de restituer une cloche du XVIIème siècle au Temple de Shinagawa (Japon), son lieu d’origine. En échange, le Temple cède une lanterne en granit de forme Zendoji. En 1991, le Temple cède à Genève une réplique de la cloche en signe de reconnaissance. No publisherCultural cooperation/coopération culturelleOwnership/propriétéTemple de ShinagawaExchange/échangePre 1970 restitution claims/demandes de restitution pre 1970Copy/copieVille de GenèveJapan/JaponAntiquity/antiquitésDiplomatic channel/voie diplomatique2013/02/13 16:40:00 GMT+1DocumentLiberation of Saint Peter from Prison – Feldmann Heirs and Private Person
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In 2002, an American professor spontaneously contacted the International Foundation for Art Research (IFAR) as she suspected that the drawing she had inherited, “The Liberation of Saint Peter from Prison”, was looted from Arthur Feldmann during WWII. IFAR established evidence which confirmed her suspicions and acted as a facilitator, together with the Commission for Looted Art in Europe, in the negotiations between the professor and the Feldmann heirs. In 2004, the professor agreed on the unconditional restitution of the drawing to the Feldmann heirs.No publisherOwnership/propriétéArthur FeldmannArtwork/oeuvre d’artUnconstrained initiative/initiative spontanéePrivate person/personne privéeNazi looted art/spoliations naziesUnconditional restitution/restitution sans conditionSettlement agreement/accord transactionnelAd hoc facilitator/facilitateur ad hoc2013/02/13 16:30:00 GMT+1DocumentManuscrits Coréens – France et Corée du Sud
https://plone.unige.ch/art-adr/cases-affaires/affaire-manuscrits-coreens-2013-france-et-coree-du-sud-1
En 1866, l’Amiral Roze entreprend une expédition punitive en Corée. A cette occasion, de nombreux biens culturels sont détruits et certains emportés. Le 7 février 2011, la France et la Corée du Sud signent un accord portant sur le prêt des archives royales à la Corée du Sud.No publisherCultural cooperation/coopération culturelleOwnership/propriétéSouth Korea/Corée du SudSpoils of war/butins de guerreNegotiation/négociationLoan/prêtSettlement agreement/accord transactionnelFranceJudicial decision/décision judiciaireArchivesInalienability/inaliénabilité2013/02/13 14:40:00 GMT+1DocumentCypriot Icon – Boy George and the Greek Orthodox Church in Cyprus
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When the representative of the Greek Orthodox church of Cyprus, Bishop Porfyrios, watched a television interview with the British singer, Boy George, he discovered that an 18th century Cypriot icon was hanging in the singer’s living room. The artefact depicting Jesus Christ Pantokrator was displayed in the Cypriot Church of St. Charalambos, before it was allegedly looted during the Turkish invasion of 1974. At the request of the Bishop, Boy George immediately agreed to return the artefact and received a gift in return.No publisherSettlement agreement/accord transactionnelOwnership/propriétéNegotiation/négociationGreek Orthodox church in Cyprus/Eglise grecque orthodoxe de ChypreAntiquity/antiquitésUnconditional restitution/restitution sans conditionBoy GeorgeSpoils of war/butins de guerreSymbolic gesture/geste symbolique2013/02/12 14:35:00 GMT+1DocumentBath of Bathsheba – Italy and Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
https://plone.unige.ch/art-adr/cases-affaires/bath-of-bathsheba-2013-italy-and-wadsworth-atheneum-museum-of-art
The painting “The Bath of Bathsheba”, by Jacopo Zucchi, was looted in 1945 from the Italian Embassy in Berlin, where it was on loan from the Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Antica of Rome. In 1965, it was acquired by the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art.No publisherNegotiation/négociationWadsworth Atheneum Museum of ArtSpoils of war/butins de guerreDue diligenceConditional restitution/restitution sous conditionArtwork/oeuvre d’artLoan/prêtSettlement agreement/accord transactionnelOwnership/propriétéStatute of limitation/prescriptionItaly/Italie2013/02/09 15:30:00 GMT+1DocumentAidonia Treasure – Greece and Ward Gallery
https://plone.unige.ch/art-adr/cases-affaires/aidonia-treasure-2013-greece-and-ward-gallery
A collection of golden Mycenaean jewellery (the Aidonia Treasure) was acquired by the Ward Gallery of New York in early 1993. Before proceeding with the purchase the Gallery made enquiries in various Mediterranean States, including Greece, to find out whether the treasure was stolen. Greece responded in the negative, but it later sued the Gallery seeking restitution.No publisherOwnership/propriétéDonationWard GalleryJudicial claim/action en justiceDue diligenceNegotiation/négociationSettlement agreement/accord transactionnelPost 1970 restitution claims/demandes de restitution post 1970Illicit exportation/exportation illiciteArchaeological object/objet archéologiqueIllicit excavation/fouille illiciteUnconditional restitution/restitution sans conditionGreece/Grèce2013/02/08 16:50:00 GMT+1DocumentAfo-A-Kom – Furman Gallery and Kom people
https://plone.unige.ch/art-adr/cases-affaires/afo-a-kom-2013-furman-gallery-and-kom-people
The Afo-A-Kom is a wooden sculpture sacred to the Kom people, a tribal population of Cameroon. In 1966, it was stolen and subsequently sold to a New York art dealer. No publisherFurman GalleryCriminal offence/infraction pénaleDue diligenceConditional restitution/restitution sous conditionNegotiation/négociationKom people/peuple KomPre 1970 restitution claims/demandes de restitution pre 1970Ownership/propriétéAd hoc facilitator/facilitateur ad hocIndigenous object/objet autochtoneSale/venteDiplomatic channel/voie diplomatique2013/02/07 17:40:00 GMT+1DocumentView of Les Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer – Mauthner Heirs v. Switzerland
https://plone.unige.ch/art-adr/cases-affaires/case-view-of-les-saintes-maries-de-la-mer-2013-mauthner-heir-v-switzerland
Andrew Orkin sued the Swiss Confederation, the Oskar Reinhart Foundation and the Oskar Reinhart Collection in the United States in order to recover possession of the drawing “View of Les Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer”. Orkin alleged that his great-grandmother, Margarethe Mauthner, sold the painting under duress during the Nazi era.No publisherJudicial decision/décision judiciaireRequest denied/rejet de la demandeMargarethe MauthnerState immunity/immunité des EtatsSwitzerland/SuisseOskar Reinhart CollectionOskar Reinhart FoundationJudicial claim/action en justiceProcedural issue/limites procéduralesJurisdiction/conflit de jurisdictionNazi looted art/spoliations naziesOwnership/propriétéArtwork/oeuvre d’art2013/02/06 16:15:00 GMT+1DocumentView of the Asylum and Chapel at St. Rémy – Mauthner Heirs v. Elizabeth Taylor
https://plone.unige.ch/art-adr/cases-affaires/case-view-of-the-asylum-and-chapel-at-st-remy-2013-mauthner-heirs-v-elizabeth-taylor
In 2007, the court battle over the van Gogh painting “View of the Asylum and Chapel at St. Rémy” came to an end when the United States Supreme Court denied a writ of certiorari, thereby finalising the decision of the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Pasadina.No publisherJudicial decision/décision judiciaireRequest denied/rejet de la demandeArtwork/oeuvre d’artDue diligenceJudicial claim/action en justiceElizabeth TaylorProcedural issue/limites procéduralesStatute of limitation/prescriptionNazi looted art/spoliations naziesOwnership/propriétéMargarethe Mauthner2013/02/05 18:30:00 GMT+1Document