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CISG-online number
7759
Case name
Antique Italian bookcase case
Jurisdiction
Netherlands
Court
Rechtbank Limburg (District Court Limburg)
Judge
E.C.M. Hurkens (Sole judge)
Date of decision
27 August 2025
Case nr./docket nr.
C/03/329564 / HA ZA 24-173
Claimant 1
Respondent 1
Seller 1
Buyer 1
Category of goods
89: Miscellaneous manufactured articles, not elsewhere specified
Goods as per contract
1 large drawing bookcase in walnut wood with gold highlights (origin: Italy, 16th century)
Price
65'000.00 EUR (Euro)
CISG applicable
yes, Art. 1(1)(b)
CISG applied
yes
(Domestic) law applied in addition
Dutch law
Key CISG provisions interpreted and applied
Art. 39(2); Art. 40
Key CISG provisions applied
Art. 35(1)
CISG provisions also cited
Art. 1(1)(a); Art. 6; Art. 25; Art. 36(1); Art. 39(1); Art. 49(1)(a); Art. 49(2)(b)(i)
Relevant CISG provisions not cited
Art. 35(3)
Non-provision-specific issues addressed
Remedies under domestic law (notably rescission of contract, claim for damages) because of party's mistake (error) at contract formation; Remedies under domestic law for reprehensible conduct (fraud etc.)
This decision cites the following other CISG-online cases 2
European Case Law Identifier (ECLI)
ECLI:NL:RBLIM:2025:13065
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