| 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 30 Kiste Nr. B 34 |
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| Artist: | 16. Jhd., Franz. | ||||||||||||
| Medium: | Decorative Arts | ||||||||||||
| Title: | Teil eines Möbels ? mit holzgeschnitztem Relief. | ||||||||||||
| Description: | Das Relief stellt Herkules im Kampf mit zwei nackten Männern dar, umgeben von Rüstungsteilen und Waffen aller Art. Das Relief wird beiderseits flankiert von je einer Säule, deren Schaft mit Efeuranken verziert ist. Die [Säulein] Säulen tragen ein Gebälk. Modernes, von vier kannelierten Säulen getragenes Untergestell mit zwei Schüben. Aufbau H. 114, Br. 113 cm. Relief (ohne Rahmung) H. 50, Br. 80 cm |
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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. | ||||||||||||
| Archival Sources: | RG 260 M1943 Reel 2 NARA; Bundesarchiv, B323/294; RV 103, MAEE, Paris, France | ||||||||||||
| Measurements: | 114 x 113 cm; 50 x 80 cm | ||||||||||||
| Transfer place: | German Embassy, Paris | ||||||||||||
| Transfer date: | 1940-08-00 | ||||||||||||
| Transfer place: | Louvre | ||||||||||||
| Transfer place: | Jeu de Paume | ||||||||||||
| Transfer date: | 1941-05-02 | ||||||||||||
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