at the last Minute has managed to Urs schwarzenbach, to prevent tomorrow’s foreclosure sale of his artworks in the gallery Koller in Zurich. A judge of the Federal criminal court has upheld his complaint as a precaution. The auction is therefore postponed until a court has examined the arguments of both sides.

Actually, would have to be auctioned on Thursday in the gallery Koller in Zurich, 114 works of art by Urs schwarzenbach forced. The Federal customs administration wanted to collect a first part of 11 million francs by the dazzling Zurich-based art collectors owe, because he has smuggled his treasures over the years the customs in the past.

But yesterday afternoon, lawyers from Urs Schwarzenbach at the Federal administrative court filed a complaint. They demanded a last-Minute court ban on this auction. For the time being, with success.

Created: 04.12.2019, 14:46 PM