| 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 261 AUS KISTE NR. B 70 Anhängender Zettel MR 73 |
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| Artist: | Louis XV, Franz. | ||||
| Medium: | Decorative Arts | ||||
| Title: | Ofenschirm. | ||||
| Description: | Holzgeschnitztes vergoldetes Rahmengestell. Die in Voluten endigende Füsse auf Kugeln. Der geschweifte Rahmen wird seitlich von einem sich um einen Rundstab schlingenden Band begleitet, in der Kehle des Rahmens Blüten und Blattranken. Vom Scheitel, der aus einer Kartusche mit Lilienwappen gebildet wird, schwingt beiderseits eine freigeschnitzte Blumengirlande zu den Ecken. Auf der Rückseite der Wappenkartusche die Buchstaben AM. Bespannung: Gobelinwirkerie mit Darstellung von Hund und Fasan. Gestell modern ? H 123 Br. 83 |
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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: | 123 x 83 | ||||
| Transfer place: | German Embassy, Paris | ||||
| Transfer place: | Louvre | ||||
| Transfer place: | Jeu de Paume | ||||
| Transfer date: | 1941-05-02 | ||||
| Repatriated to France? | Yes | ||||
| Restituted? | Yes | ||||
| Restitution date: | 1946-01-15 | ||||
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