| 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 22 | ||||||||
| Artist: | Französisch | ||||||||
| Medium: | Decorative Arts | ||||||||
| Title: | Kleiner Tisch. | ||||||||
| Description: | 2. Hälf[e]te 18. Jh. Auf vier schlanken, geschwungenen, in kleinen Bronzerokaillen endenden Beinen ruht eine auf der Frontseite in der Mitte zurückspringende Zone, die eine Schublade enthält und mit Blumenmuster in Einlegearbeit verziert ist. Darüber eine von einer Bronzeleiste umgebene und durch eine Glasplatte geschützte Platte, auf der in einem mittleren, herzförmigen Medaillon Musikinstrumente, auf den Seiten rechts eine Jagdhorntrophäe und links eine Jagdtrophäe mit einem Fasan eingelegt ist. G. H. 73 cm Br. 82 cm T. 43 cm Zugangstag, In Paris: übernommen von der Botschaft. |
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| Provenance and Comments: | ERR staff restored this item in the winter of 1944-1945. The Allies transferred it from Lager Peter to Neuschwanstein on 17 October 1945. | ||||||||
| Archival Sources: | RG 260 M1943 Reel 2 NARA; Bundesarchiv, B323/294, 304 | ||||||||
| Measurements: | 73 cm x 82 cm x 43 cm | ||||||||
| Intake place: | German Embassy, Paris | ||||||||
| Transfer place: | Jeu de Paume | ||||||||
| Transfer date: | 1941-05-02 | ||||||||
| Transfer place: | Lager Peter | ||||||||
| Transfer place: | Neuschwanstein | ||||||||
| Transfer date: | 1945-10-17 | ||||||||
| Repatriated to France? | Yes | ||||||||
| Repatriation date: | 1945-10-18 | ||||||||
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