| 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 22 Aus Kiste Nr. B 34 [B 35] |
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| Artist: | Louis XV/XVI (übergang), Franz. | ||||||||
| Medium: | Decorative Arts | ||||||||
| Title: | Tisch | ||||||||
| Description: | Marketerie, vergoldete Bronzebeschläge. Vier geschwungene Beine, konturierte, geschweifte Zarge. In der Vorderseite eine Schublade, die in der Mitte ein hochstellbares Lesepult und beiderseits je ein mit einem Deckel verschliessbares Fach enthält. Die Tischplatte ist nach hinten zu verschieben. Allseitig Marketerie: Blütenzweige auf der Zarge, auf der Tischplatte ein Musikstilleben in passig geschweifter Umrahmung. rechts und links davon Jagdtrophäen. Auf den Deckeln beiderseits des Lesepults Rosenzweige. Schuhe und Einfassungsleiste der geschweiften Tischplatte aus vergoldeter Bronze. H. 73 Br. 81,5 T. 43 cm Zustand Behandlung: Tischplatte. Tischplatte unter Glas. Schlüssel nicht vorhanden. |
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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. ERR staff restored this item in the winter of 1944-1945. The Allies transferred it from Lager Peter to Neuschwanstein on 17 October 1945. | ||||||||
| Archival Sources: | RG 260 M1943 Reel 2 NARA; Bundesarchiv, B323/294, B323/304; RV 103, MAEE, Paris, France | ||||||||
| Measurements: | 73 x 81,5 x 43 cm | ||||||||
| Transfer place: | German Embassy, Paris | ||||||||
| Transfer date: | 1940-08-00 | ||||||||
| Transfer place: | Louvre | ||||||||
| Transfer place: | Jeu de Paume | ||||||||
| Transfer date: | 1941-05-02 | ||||||||
| Transfer place: | Neuschwanstein | ||||||||
| Transfer place: | Lager Peter | ||||||||
| Repatriated to France? | Yes | ||||||||
| Repatriation date: | 1945-10-17 | ||||||||
| Restituted? | Yes | ||||||||
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