| Collection: | (BoR) Botschaft Rothschild--The largest collections stolen in France mostly by specialized elements of the German occupation forces belonged to the Rothschild family. The German Embassy in Paris guided by Ambassador Otto Abetz, oversaw the plunder of property belonging to various members of the Rothschild family, including Maurice, Alexandrine, James-Armand and Edmond. These early removals of Rothschild property occurred in the summer and fall of 1940 and were greatly aided by the Devisenschutzkommando (DSK), a securities and financial fraud police organization that had jurisdiction over bank vaults and safe deposit boxes where thousands of art objects were stored for safekeeping. | ||||||||
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| Inventory No.: | BoR 6 Kiste Nr. B 33 |
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| Artist: | Mitte 18 Jh., Französisch. | ||||||||
| Medium: | Decorative Arts | ||||||||
| Title: | Damenschreibtisch | ||||||||
| Description: | Aus vier schlanken, leicht geschwungenen Beinen wächst der in den Seitenflächen ausbauchende in der vorderen Kante geradflächige Körper. Die Schreibplatte zeigt eine ganz leichte Bauchung. Die untere geschwungene Kante der Vorderplatte wird von einer von den Beinen aus hochgeführten Leiste begleitet. Alle Flächen zeigen ein wenig kontrastreiche Holzeinlegearbeit. Unter der Schreibplatte rechts und links je eine herausziehbare Stange zur Unterstützung der Platte. G. H. 81,5 cm Br. 72 cm T. 42 cm Zugangstag, In Paris: übernommen von der Botschaft. |
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| Provenance and Comments: | This item was packed in a crate at the German Embassy, then transferred to the Louvre from where it was taken to the Jeu de Paume. | ||||||||
| Archival Sources: | RG 260 M1943 Reel 2 NARA; RV 103, MAEE, Paris, France | ||||||||
| Measurements: | 81,5 cm x 72 cm x 42 cm | ||||||||
| Transfer place: | German Embassy, Paris | ||||||||
| Transfer date: | 1940-08-00 | ||||||||
| Transfer place: | Louvre | ||||||||
| Transfer place: | Jeu de Paume | ||||||||
| Transfer date: | 1941-05-02 | ||||||||
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