| Owner: | Maurice de Rothschild — Paris, France | ||||
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| 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. | ||||
| Inventory No.: | Bor 258 AUS KISTE NR. B 66 Anhängender Zettel MR 28 |
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| Artist: | 2.H.18.Jh., Louis XVI, Franz. | ||||
| Medium: | Decorative Arts | ||||
| Title: | Zylinderbüro | ||||
| Description: | Marketerie, Bronzebeschläge. Vier Vierkantbeine, Vorder-und Schmalseiten glattwandig. Der vordere Teil, in der Mitte hochgezogen, enthält je zwei Schubfächer seitlich und eines in der Mitte. Gewölbter Unterbau, der beim Zurückschieben die Schreibplatte herausdrückt. Oberhalb der Zylinderwölbung drei Schubkästen nebeneinander. Marketerie: Auf der oberen Schubkästenreihe des Unterteils quadratische Felder, auf der Zylinderwölbung im Oval eine blumengefüllte Vase, auf der Schubfachreihe darüber ein durchlaufendes Mäanderband. Ringgriffe, Schlüsselschilder aus ehemals vergoldeter Bronze. Abschliessende Marmorplatte fehlt. H. 116 Br. 96,5 T 59 cm Zustand Behandlung: Schlüssel nicht vorhanden Stark verwittert |
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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; RA 15, RV 103, MAEE, Paris, France | ||||
| Measurements: | 116 x 96,5 x 59 cm | ||||
| Transfer place: | German Embassy, Paris | ||||
| Transfer place: | Louvre | ||||
| Transfer place: | Jeu de Paume | ||||
| Transfer date: | 1941-05-02 | ||||
| Restituted? | Yes | ||||
| Restitution date: | 1946-06-15 | ||||
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