| 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-1386 |
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| Medium: | Sculpture |
| Title: | Geburt Christi |
| Description: | Langes, schmales Holzbrett mit übereinander dargestellten Figuren in Hochrelief. Von unten nach Oben: Geburt Christi, darüber die hl. drei Könige zu Pferd, tigerartige Katze, über Bogen 2 äsende Rehe und musizierende Jünglinge. 2 rechteckige Öffnungen. Am Rand Kerbschnitt und Rosetten. Volkskundlich interessant. |
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| Archival Sources: | RA 90, MAEE, Paris, France; |
| Measurements: | L. 53 cm., Br. ca. 7 cm. |
| Intake place: | Cannes/Ruoms, France |
| Intake date: | 1943-11-00 |
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