| Owner: | Baron et Baronne Cassel van Doorn — Cannes/Ruoms, France |
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| Collection: | (Aktion Berta) The Cassel property was plundered from an estate in Cannes and a house in Ruoms (Ardèche). Some items were conveyed by train to Paris and then to Austrian repositories. Others transited via Marseille and were shipped to Germany. The Ruoms property went straight to Schloss Thurntal in Eastern Austria. |
| Inventory No.: | B-306 |
| Artist: | Empire |
| Medium: | Decorative Arts |
| Title: | Porzellanvase von antikisierender Form |
| Description: | goldbraun glasiert. Ober dem Fuß aus Gold ausgespartes Wellenband, am Übergang zur Schulter Bronzestreif, mit aufgelegtem Perlenband, darüber Mäander und Fassetten. Als Henkel dienen 2 Zeusköpfe (Zeus von Otricoli) in Hochrelief. Der Mund mit einem aus der Blätterwalle entwickelten Ornament eingefaßt. |
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| Archival Sources: | RA 90, MAEE, Paris, France; |
| Measurements: | H. 81 cm. |
| Intake place: | Cannes/Ruoms, France |
| Intake date: | 1943-11-00 |
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