| 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 274 a,b AUS KISTE NR. B 101 Anhängender Zettel MR 62, MR 63 |
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| Artist: | Louis XVI, Franz. | ||||||||||||
| Medium: | Decorative Arts | ||||||||||||
| Title: | Ein Paar Stühle | ||||||||||||
| Description: | Holzgeschnitzt, vergoldet. Gerade, tordierte kannelierte Beine, rast runde, hinten radlinig abgeschnittene Sitzfläche, auf der Zarge ein doppelter Wellenbandfries, über den Beinen durch eine Quaderrosette unterbrochen. Kreisrunde Rücklehne, von Wellenband umgeben. Die Stützen mit Schuppenornament werden von einer Querleiste zusammengehalten. Weiss-seidener Bezug mit gestickten Blütenranken und Perkschnüren (wie bei Bor289) H. 83 Br. 47,5 T. 45 cm |
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| Archival Sources: | RG 260 M1943 Reel 2 NARA; RA 15, RV 103, MAEE, Paris, France | ||||||||||||
| Measurements: | 83 x 47,5 x 45 cm | ||||||||||||
| Intake place: | German Embassy, Paris | ||||||||||||
| Transfer place: | Jeu de Paume | ||||||||||||
| Transfer date: | 1941-05-02 | ||||||||||||
| Repatriated to France? | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Repatriation date: | 1945-11-23 | ||||||||||||
| Restituted? | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Restitution date: | 1946-01-15 | ||||||||||||
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