| 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 271 AUS KISTE NR. B 102 Anhängender Zettel MR 36 |
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| Artist: | Louis XVI, Franz. | ||||||||
| Medium: | Decorative Arts | ||||||||
| Title: | Sessel | ||||||||
| Description: | Holzgeschnitzt, vergoldet. Gerade kannlierte Beine, vorgewölbte Zarge mit Schlängelband und Rundstab und Quaderrosetten an den Ecken. Gradlinige nach oben breiter werdende Rücklehne mit bogigem oberen Abschluss. An den Ecken Quaderrosetten mit Blattknauf. Gepolsterte Armlehne, in Volute endigend, die Stütze mit Schuppenornament und Akanthusblatt. Rücklehne hinten mit Mittelstütze. Weiss-seidener Bezug, mit farbigen Streublumen bestickt (neu) H. 85,5 Br. 52,5 T. 50 cm |
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| Archival Sources: | RG 260 M1943 Reel 2 NARA; RA 15, RV 103, MAEE, Paris, France | ||||||||
| Measurements: | 85,5 x 52,5 x 50 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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