| 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 36 a-b Kiste Nr. CLE 1 |
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| Artist: | 1760, Aubusson | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium: | Decorative Arts | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Title: | Wandbehang; Blinde-Kuhspiel | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Description: | a) Wandbehang gewirkt, la marchante de plaisirs. Teilstück aus der "Schaukel" zugehörig zu der Serie "Ländliche Freuden" Familie vor Verkäuferin in Landschaft. Im Vordergrund 5 Personen um ein Würfelspiel gruppiert, seitlich Kühe und ein Schaf. Im Hintergrund links Torbogen, dahinter Häuser in Landschaft. Eierstabborte mit Streublumen. b) Blinde-Kuhspiel zugehörig zur Serie "Ländliche Freuden" nach einem Karton von Huet: le Colon Maillard. Im Vordergrund Park mit 5 Personen beim Spiel vor einer halbhohen Mauer. Im Hintergrund Architektur zwischen Bäumen. AGL/Bo/To/La. Bl. a) 287 x 262 Zugangstag, in Paris: 26.5.43 |
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| Provenance and Comments: | according to a July 1954 note, these items were identified in the Répertoire as Nos. 254-256. They were also recognized in April 1948 as part of a list of textiles taken by the ERR and located in the Soviet zone of occupation of Austria. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Archival Sources: | RG 260 M1943 Reel 2 NARA; Bundesarchiv, B323/267, B323/302; RA 626, RV 103, MAEE, Paris, France | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Measurements: | 287 x 262 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Transfer place: | Jeu de Paume | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Transfer date: | 1943-05-26 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Transfer date: | 1943-08-09 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Transfer place: | Seissenegg | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Transfer date: | 1943-11-25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Repatriated to France? | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Restituted? | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Restitution date: | 1948-04-21 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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