| 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 267 AUS KISTE NR. B 75 Anhängender Zettel MR 71 |
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| Artist: | Louis XVI, Franz. | ||||||||||||
| Medium: | Decorative Arts | ||||||||||||
| Title: | Kleines Sofa. | ||||||||||||
| Description: | Holzgeschnitzt und vergoldet. Vier gerade Beine, deren vordere oben zu beiden Seiten in Voluten übergehen. Geschweifte Zarge mit Seitenteile mit Schängelband um Rundstab. Die Mitte der Zarge durch ein muschelartiges Ornament betont. Die geschweiften Wangen zur Rücklehne ansteigend, die steile Rücklehne mit bogig geschweifter horizontal abschliessender Mitte, von zwei Rosen bekrönt. Die Armstützen in Rocaillenvolut endigend. Weiss-seidener mit farbigen Blütenranken bestickter Bezug. Sitzfläche, Seitenwangen und Hinterseite der Rücklehne mit Korbgeflecht bespannt. Loses Sitzpolster. H. 107 Br. 127 T. 59 cm |
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| Archival Sources: | RG 260 M1943 Reel 2 NARA; RA 15, RV 103, MAEE, Paris, France | ||||||||||||
| Measurements: | 107 x 127 x 59 cm | ||||||||||||
| Intake place: | German Embassy, Paris | ||||||||||||
| Transfer place: | Jeu de Paume | ||||||||||||
| Transfer date: | 1941-05-02 | ||||||||||||
| Restituted? | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Restitution date: | 1946-06-15 | ||||||||||||
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