This is a brief excerpt from the document you requested from IFAR’s Art Law & Cultural Property Database.
Case Summary
United States v. An Antique Platter of Gold
United States v. An Antique Platter of Gold, 991 F. Supp. 222 (S.D.N.Y. 1997), aff’d, 184 F.3d 131 (2d Cir. 1999), cert. denied, 528 U.S. 1136 (2000).
See also: United States v. Steinhardt, 195 Mag. 2167 (NRB), 995 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 19080 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 21, 1995).
Précis
In this highly-publicized case, an antique platter of Sicilian origin was sold to Michael Steinhardt, a New York collector, via a Swiss art dealer who acquired the work in 1991 from a Sicilian coin dealer. The New York dealer Robert Haber acted as Steinhardt’s intermediary in the purchase. In 1995, the Italian government declared the work stolen property under its patrimony laws and sought its return. The U.S. government seized the work from Steinhardt and successfully brought an action for . . . .
Associated Legal Decision(s)
Associated Statutes and/or Legislation
-
Crimes and Criminal Procedure, 18 U.S.C. § 542, Entry of goods by means of false statements
-
Crimes and Criminal Procedure, 18 U.S.C. § 545, Smuggling Goods into the United States
-
Crimes and Criminal Procedure, 18 U.S.C. § 2314, (National Stolen Property Act), Transportation of Stolen Goods, Securities, Moneys, Fraudulent State Tax Stamps, or Articles Used in Counterfeiting
-
Customs Duties, 19 U.S.C. § 1595a, Forfeitures and other penalties
-
Protection of Items of Artistic and Historic Interest (Law No. 1089) (1939, as amended 1975 and 1998) ("1939 Law") [unofficial translation]
Click here to subscribe to IFAR's Art Law & Cultural Property Database to access this and other documents about U.S. and international legislation and case law concerning the acquisition, authenticity, export, ownership, and copyright of art objects.
