| 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 21 Aus Kiste Nr. B 35 |
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| Artist: | Franz. | ||||||||
| Medium: | Decorative Arts | ||||||||
| Title: | Kleiner ovaler Tisch (Gueridon), | ||||||||
| Description: | Louis XVI. Marketerie, vergoldete Bronzebeschläge. Vier schlanke, leicht geschwungene Beine mit einem nierenförmigen Zwischenboden. In einer Langseite eine ausziehbare Platte, an einer Schmalseite eine verschliessbares Schubfach. Auf dem Zwischenboden in Marketerie Spielkarten zwischen Blumenvasen, auf der Schubladenzone allerei Gefässe, auf der Tischplatte Bücher, Schreibgerät, Gefässe, eine blumengefüllte Vase use. Schuhe, Eckstücke, Einfassungsleiste des Zwischenbodens und durchbrochene Galerie der Tischplatte aus vergoldeter Bronze. Schlüssel nicht vorhanden (verschlossen). H. 73 Br. 60,5 T. 41 Zustand Behandlung: Leicht beschädigtes Furnier. Glasplatte. |
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| Provenance and Comments: | This item was transferred from the German Embassy in Paris to the Jeu de Paume between 17 and 19 December 1940 | ||||||||
| Archival Sources: | RG 260 M1943 Reel 2 NARA; Bundesarchiv, B323/293, 294 | ||||||||
| Measurements: | 73 x 60,5 x 41 | ||||||||
| Intake place: | German Embassy, Paris | ||||||||
| Transfer place: | Jeu de Paume | ||||||||
| Transfer date: | 1940-12-17 | ||||||||
| Transfer place: | Lager Peter | ||||||||
| Munich No.: | 2556 | ||||||||
| Repatriated to France? | Yes | ||||||||
| Repatriation date: | 1946-03-02 | ||||||||
| Restituted? | Yes | ||||||||
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