Us Court Dismisses Lawsuit Over Guelph Treasure Nazi Era Artworks Germany

The foundation that oversees the Berlin museums said in a statement Tuesday that the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia last week granted the foundation’s motion to dismiss a 2015 restitution lawsuit filed against it, ending the case on USA. in the absence of an appeal by the plaintiff. The Welfenschatz, or Guelph Treasure, at the center of a long-running ownership dispute, includes silver and gold crosses, altars, intricate silverware and other heirlooms worth more than €200m (£175m). The collection, which has been on display in Berlin since the early 1960s and is now housed in the city’s Bode Museum, is considered the largest collection of German church treasures in public hands. The heirs argued that their ancestors had no choice but to sell the artifacts in 1935 to the Nazi government for less than they were worth. The state institution that owns the collection said the collectors were not forced to sell the treasures, arguing among other things that the collection was not even in Germany at the time of its sale. On Tuesday, Hermann Parzinger, the president of the museum’s foundation, the Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz, or SPK, welcomed the court’s decision. “SPK is pleased with the district court’s decision, which reaffirms SPK’s long-held view that this lawsuit seeking the return of the Guelph Treasure should not be tried in a US court,” Parzinger said. “The SPK has also long argued that this lawsuit was without merit, as the sale of the Guelph treasure in 1935 was not a forced sale due to Nazi persecution,” he added. Archie Bland and Nimo Omer take you to the top stories and what they mean, free every weekday morning Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain information about charities, online advertising and content sponsored by external parties. For more information, see our Privacy Policy. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. The heirs initially pursued their claims in Germany, but a German commission found that the sale of the artworks was voluntary and for fair market value. A lawsuit was subsequently filed in the US. Germany and the SPK foundation argued that the case did not belong in US courts. The court’s ruling follows a February 2021 US Supreme Court ruling that overturned a lower court’s denial of the Berlin foundation’s earlier motion to dismiss that lawsuit.

title: “Us Court Dismisses Lawsuit Over Guelph Treasure Nazi Era Artworks Germany Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-10-30” author: “Mary Colony”

The foundation that oversees the Berlin museums said in a statement Tuesday that the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia last week granted the foundation’s motion to dismiss a 2015 restitution lawsuit filed against it, ending the case on USA. in the absence of an appeal by the plaintiff. The Welfenschatz, or Guelph Treasure, at the center of a long-running ownership dispute, includes silver and gold crosses, altars, intricate silverware and other heirlooms worth more than €200m (£175m). The collection, which has been on display in Berlin since the early 1960s and is now housed in the city’s Bode Museum, is considered the largest collection of German church treasures in public hands. The heirs argued that their ancestors had no choice but to sell the artifacts in 1935 to the Nazi government for less than they were worth. The state institution that owns the collection said the collectors were not forced to sell the treasures, arguing among other things that the collection was not even in Germany at the time of its sale. On Tuesday, Hermann Parzinger, the president of the museum’s foundation, the Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz, or SPK, welcomed the court’s decision. “SPK is pleased with the district court’s decision, which reaffirms SPK’s long-held view that this lawsuit seeking the return of the Guelph Treasure should not be tried in a US court,” Parzinger said. “The SPK has also long argued that this lawsuit was without merit, as the sale of the Guelph treasure in 1935 was not a forced sale due to Nazi persecution,” he added. Archie Bland and Nimo Omer take you to the top stories and what they mean, free every weekday morning Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain information about charities, online advertising and content sponsored by external parties. For more information, see our Privacy Policy. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. The heirs initially pursued their claims in Germany, but a German commission found that the sale of the artworks was voluntary and for fair market value. A lawsuit was subsequently filed in the US. Germany and the SPK foundation argued that the case did not belong in US courts. The court’s ruling follows a February 2021 US Supreme Court ruling that overturned a lower court’s denial of the Berlin foundation’s earlier motion to dismiss that lawsuit.

title: “Us Court Dismisses Lawsuit Over Guelph Treasure Nazi Era Artworks Germany Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-25” author: “Rochelle Brock”

The foundation that oversees the Berlin museums said in a statement Tuesday that the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia last week granted the foundation’s motion to dismiss a 2015 restitution lawsuit filed against it, ending the case on USA. in the absence of an appeal by the plaintiff. The Welfenschatz, or Guelph Treasure, at the center of a long-running ownership dispute, includes silver and gold crosses, altars, intricate silverware and other heirlooms worth more than €200m (£175m). The collection, which has been on display in Berlin since the early 1960s and is now housed in the city’s Bode Museum, is considered the largest collection of German church treasures in public hands. The heirs argued that their ancestors had no choice but to sell the artifacts in 1935 to the Nazi government for less than they were worth. The state institution that owns the collection said the collectors were not forced to sell the treasures, arguing among other things that the collection was not even in Germany at the time of its sale. On Tuesday, Hermann Parzinger, the president of the museum’s foundation, the Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz, or SPK, welcomed the court’s decision. “SPK is pleased with the district court’s decision, which reaffirms SPK’s long-held view that this lawsuit seeking the return of the Guelph Treasure should not be tried in a US court,” Parzinger said. “The SPK has also long argued that this lawsuit was without merit, as the sale of the Guelph treasure in 1935 was not a forced sale due to Nazi persecution,” he added. Archie Bland and Nimo Omer take you to the top stories and what they mean, free every weekday morning Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain information about charities, online advertising and content sponsored by external parties. For more information, see our Privacy Policy. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. The heirs initially pursued their claims in Germany, but a German commission found that the sale of the artworks was voluntary and for fair market value. A lawsuit was subsequently filed in the US. Germany and the SPK foundation argued that the case did not belong in US courts. The court’s ruling follows a February 2021 US Supreme Court ruling that overturned a lower court’s denial of the Berlin foundation’s earlier motion to dismiss that lawsuit.

title: “Us Court Dismisses Lawsuit Over Guelph Treasure Nazi Era Artworks Germany Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-18” author: “Christine Sandoval”

The foundation that oversees the Berlin museums said in a statement Tuesday that the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia last week granted the foundation’s motion to dismiss a 2015 restitution lawsuit filed against it, ending the case on USA. in the absence of an appeal by the plaintiff. The Welfenschatz, or Guelph Treasure, at the center of a long-running ownership dispute, includes silver and gold crosses, altars, intricate silverware and other heirlooms worth more than €200m (£175m). The collection, which has been on display in Berlin since the early 1960s and is now housed in the city’s Bode Museum, is considered the largest collection of German church treasures in public hands. The heirs argued that their ancestors had no choice but to sell the artifacts in 1935 to the Nazi government for less than they were worth. The state institution that owns the collection said the collectors were not forced to sell the treasures, arguing among other things that the collection was not even in Germany at the time of its sale. On Tuesday, Hermann Parzinger, the president of the museum’s foundation, the Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz, or SPK, welcomed the court’s decision. “SPK is pleased with the district court’s decision, which reaffirms SPK’s long-held view that this lawsuit seeking the return of the Guelph Treasure should not be tried in a US court,” Parzinger said. “The SPK has also long argued that this lawsuit was without merit, as the sale of the Guelph treasure in 1935 was not a forced sale due to Nazi persecution,” he added. Archie Bland and Nimo Omer take you to the top stories and what they mean, free every weekday morning Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain information about charities, online advertising and content sponsored by external parties. For more information, see our Privacy Policy. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. The heirs initially pursued their claims in Germany, but a German commission found that the sale of the artworks was voluntary and for fair market value. A lawsuit was subsequently filed in the US. Germany and the SPK foundation argued that the case did not belong in US courts. The court’s ruling follows a February 2021 US Supreme Court ruling that overturned a lower court’s denial of the Berlin foundation’s earlier motion to dismiss that lawsuit.