| 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 296 AUS KISTE NR. B 101 Anhängender Zettel MR 34 |
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| Artist: | Louis XVI, Franz. | ||||
| Medium: | Decorative Arts | ||||
| Title: | Kleiner Sessel [Bergère] | ||||
| Description: | Vier gerade kannelierte niedrige Beine, leicht vorgewölbte Zarge mit Blättern umwundenen Rundstab und Quaderrosetten an den Ecken. Von den Armstützen, die in Voluten endigen, gleichmässig ansteigende Rücklehne, mit Akanthusblattornamenten, sowie Schäfer- und Jadgemblemen. Grauseidener Bezug mit hellen Streifen, darin Blütenranken Rück-und äussere Seitenteile ebenfalls bezogen. Schnitzerei am Scheitel der Rücklehne abgebrochen. Leichte Beschädigungen an der Vergoldung. Stark zerschliessener Bezug. H. 49 Br. 55 T. 47 cm |
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| Archival Sources: | RG 260 M1943 Reel 2 NARA; RA 15, RV 103, MAEE, Paris, France | ||||
| Measurements: | 49 x 55 x 47 cm | ||||
| Intake place: | German Embassy, Paris | ||||
| Transfer place: | Jeu de Paume | ||||
| Transfer date: | 1941-05-02 | ||||
| Repatriated to France? | Yes | ||||
| Restituted? | Yes | ||||
| Restitution date: | 1946-01-15 | ||||
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