| 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 262 AUS KISTE NR. B 70 |
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| Artist: | 1773?, 2.H.18.Jh., Franz. | ||||
| Medium: | Decorative Arts | ||||
| Title: | Ofenschirm | ||||
| Description: | Holzgeschnitztes, vergoldetes Rahmengestellt auf Volutenfüssen. Von Voluten eingefasst, durchbrochen geschweifter Rahmen der eine ovale Gobelinwirkerei, mit dem von Blumen gerahmten Brustbild einer Dame enthält. In den Zwickeln durchbrochene Rankenornamente. Die Wirkerei ist am unteren Rand signiert: Ette ? aus Gobelins 1773? H. 110 Br.75,5 Gestellt modern? Das Schnitzwerk über der oberen Schmalseite des Rahmens ist abgebrochen, desgleichen ein Zwickelstück. |
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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: | 110 x 75,5 | ||||
| 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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