Owner: | Esther van Cleef Paris, France |
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Collection: | (CLE) van Cleef-The world-famous jeweler was based at Place Vendôme in Paris, one of the wealthiest Parisian enclaves, targeted by Nazis and local French collaborators for the immense wealth and high-end art that could be found there in private residences and in privately-owned galleries and luxury stores. |
Inventory No.: | CLE 33 Kiste Nr. CLE 3 |
Artist: | Siam |
Medium: | Decorative Arts |
Title: | Buddha sitzend mit gekreutzen Beinen und herunterhängendem rechten Arm auf dreiseitigem glatten Sockel mit Inschrift. Bronze vergoldet. |
Description: | AGL/Bo/To/La. Bl. Bronze vergoldet. H 47,5 IN PARIS: 26.5.43 |
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Provenance and Comments: | This item was removed for safekeeping from the Sala Terrena at Nikolsburg Castle and placed in a Museum (presumably in Mikulov) in May 1945. |
Archival Sources: | RG 260 M1943 Reel 2 NARA; Bundesarchiv, B323/267, B323/302; RV 103, RV444/p105 |
Measurements: | 47,5 |
Transfer place: | Jeu de Paume |
Transfer date: | 1943-05-26 |
Transfer place: | Sala Terrena |
Transfer date: | 1945-05-00 |
Transfer place: | Nikolsburg |
Transfer date: | 1943-11-15 |
Transfer date: | 1943-08-09 |
Transfer place: | Seissenegg |
Transfer date: | 1943-11-18 |
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