Law and provenance library

Price research comes after title research.

Authenticity, lawful export, lawful import and good title are separate questions.

Ownership history, discovery context, publication and documentary evidence.

The international framework addressing illicit import, export and transfer of cultural property.

Source-country permission, certificates and pre-law export evidence.

Cultural-property agreements, emergency restrictions, customs classification and seizure risk.

Illustrated categories of cultural objects vulnerable to illicit trafficking.

INTERPOL, FBI and other systems used to check known stolen cultural property.

Seller identity, title assurances, return rights and indemnity language.

Catalogs, invoices, stock numbers, archived listings and seller records.

Heightened review for material linked to war, occupation and recent looting.

Legal, ethical and community issues surrounding remains and burial objects.

Community heritage, sacred objects, burial material and repatriation concerns.

Registers, object descriptions, lawful origin, cooperation and returns.

Declarations, classification, export/import papers and carrier limits.

Ownership claims, national requests, museum claims and negotiated returns.