The Dutch advisory committee on the assessment of restitution applications has rejected a claim for two sculptures by the 15th-century German artist Tilman Riemenschneider

The head curator recently reattributed the works to the artist

The decision not to appeal cannot but weaken its claim to other war booty such as the Koenigs collection still held in Russia

Though initially the claim was rejected, a case from the continent may leave room for appeal

The fate of esoteric books and illuminated manuscripts hangs in the balance

Former vice-president of the Dutch Supreme Court is named chairman

Heirs of dealer Nathan Katz says 225 paintings were sold under duress

Policy regarding reclaiming of looted artworks to change come April

But the 139 works go to Dutch State, not collector’s heirs

The Americans did not list protection of Uruk as necessary when they handed over administration to the Netherlands

The director of the Rijksmuseum is turning the famous museum into an artistic journey through Dutch history, and combining fine and decorative arts

Titus M. Eliëns, Marjan Groot and Frans Leidelmeijer, Dutch Decorative Arts, 1880-1940

But the process has stalled as far as large-scale restitution between Russia and Germany is concerned

This includes finally addressing the disputed Koenigs Collection