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Germany Appeals Guelph Treasure Decision to US Supreme Court

Written by Ojen Sirin | Jun 27, 2019 6:13:18 PM

The latest development in the long-running dispute over Germany's famed Guelph Treasure, and whether its 1935 sale by Jewish art dealers to the Prussian government was made under duress, could see the case before the US Supreme Court. Germany is challenging the case on jurisdictional grounds, claiming that it should not be decided in a US court.

In addition to the extensive media coverage the case has received, head of Sullivan's Art & Museum Law Practice Nick O'Donnell, who represents the heirs of the Jewish art dealers, has written extensively about the case's progression and the issue of Nazi-looted art generally in The Art Law Report:

Guelph Treasure Claims To Go Forward

Deletion of Grunbaum Works from Lost Art Database Shows Again How German Government Has Lost Its Way on Nazi-Looted Art

Norton Simon Museum Wins Appeal Over Nazi-Looted Cranach Paintings

Court of Appeals Upholds Claims to Renowned Guelph Treasure Sold Under Duress to Nazi Agents

Nazi-Looting and Forced Sales Support Jurisdiciton--Guelph Treasure Analysis

U.S. District Court Issues First of Its Kind Ruling Against Germany Over Renowned Guelph Treasure