tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972497915033440413.post1412872235826677312..comments2024-03-20T18:15:41.858+00:00Comments on Looting Matters: Christie's, the Medici Dossier and William G. PearlsteinDavid Gillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13164794689385933318noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972497915033440413.post-48083610589486808172010-06-09T15:51:53.077+01:002010-06-09T15:51:53.077+01:00Dr. Gill,
There seem to be two main conflicting i...Dr. Gill,<br /><br />There seem to be two main conflicting interests here: that of the auction house to be able to sell pieces free from other claims, and that of Italy's government to find all the pieces that Giacomo de Medici's tomboleri ripped out of archaeological sites. Italy's argument, as I understand it, is that if they were to publicly release the photos in the Dossier, the pieces would then never appear again on the market. Please correct me if I am wrong here.<br />Christie's, on the other hand, may be feeling like they're not being treated fairly, as they are being publicly assaulted for putting something on the market with a claim against its title that they would have no way of discovering, no matter how much money or time they spend performing the proper diligence on the item. I believe that this is where the outrage and calls of entrapment are coming from.<br />To anticipate an argument; yes, they could avoid this by not putting something on the market without a collecting history prior to 1973. But because no legislation has been put forth in the U.S. yet officially recognizing 1973 as the official deadline, compliance rules remain ambiguous. <br />Aaronseatsonthestreetshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10315197517738460765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972497915033440413.post-35806954136480451952010-06-09T06:47:33.740+01:002010-06-09T06:47:33.740+01:00Rick
What is the main issue here? Why do three lot...Rick<br />What is the main issue here? Why do three lots due to be auctioned this week appear to feature in the Medici Dossier? <br />Best wishes<br />DavidDavid Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13164794689385933318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972497915033440413.post-10413918366064839192010-06-08T16:25:36.418+01:002010-06-08T16:25:36.418+01:00Why don't you respond to Pearlstein's ques...Why don't you respond to Pearlstein's question? Why doesn't Italy release the Medici photos? If you have them, why don't you release them? <br /><br />Rick Witschonkerickwitschonkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531388606249751002noreply@blogger.com