| 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 36 Kiste Nr. B 38 |
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| Artist: | 16. Jh., Urbino Fontana-werkstatt | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium: | Decorative Arts | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Title: | Ovale Majolikaschüssel. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Description: | Auf einem mit einer Hohlkehle und einer-stabähnlichen Ornamenten verzierten Fuss erhebt sich ein von zwei Faunen an den Schmalseiten und zwei aus Klauenbeinen und Masken bestehenden Ornamenten getragenes Becken, dessen Aussenwandung mit Grotesken verziert ist. Die Innenseite zeigt die Darstellung eines Kampfes an einem Fluss. Die Innenwandungen sind mit vier Ovalmedaillons und mit Rundmedaillons darüber und reichen Groteskenwerk geschmückt. Gegenstück zu BoR 37. G. H. 41,5 cm Br. 68,5 cm T. 62 cm Zugangstag, In Paris: übernommen von der Botschaft |
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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: | 41,5 cm x 68,5 cm x 62 cm | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Transfer place: | German Embassy, Paris | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Transfer date: | 1940-08-00 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Transfer place: | Louvre | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Transfer place: | Jeu de Paume | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Transfer date: | 1941-05-02 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Munich No.: | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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