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U.S. Court Denies Turkey’s Claim to Anatolian Marble Figurine

DOI https://doi.org/10.15542/KUR/2021/5/4

Thomas R. Kline, Jennifer A. Morris


After nearly four and a half years of litigation, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissed the Republic of Turkey’s ownership claim to an ancient marble idol owned by private collector Michael Steinhardt and that had been consigned to Christie’s auction house in New York. Although the Court recognized the 1906 Ottoman Decree as a valid patrimony law enforceable by the Republic of Turkey, the Court found that Turkey did not meet its burden of proving ownership under the Decree and had also slept on its rights for too long and did not make a timely claim.

Thomas R. Kline 1

Jennifer A. Morris 2

1 Thomas R. Kline, Partner, and Jennifer A. Morris, Ph.D., Associate are art law attorneys practicing at Cultural Heritage Partners, PLLC. Mr. Kline and Dr. Morris represent Defendants Christie’s, Inc. and Michael Steinhardt in this litigation.

2 Thomas R. Kline, Partner, and Jennifer A. Morris, Ph.D., Associate are art law attorneys practicing at Cultural Heritage Partners, PLLC. Mr. Kline and Dr. Morris represent Defendants Christie’s, Inc. and Michael Steinhardt in this litigation.

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