| Owner: | Maurice de Rothschild — Paris, France | ||||||||
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| 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. | ||||||||
| Inventory No.: | BoR 277a,b AUS KISTE NR. B 87 Anhängender Zettel MR 55, MR 56 |
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| Artist: | Louis XVI, Franz. | ||||||||
| Medium: | Decorative Arts | ||||||||
| Title: | Ein Paar Sessel | ||||||||
| Description: | Holzgeschnitzt, vergoldet. Gerade, tordierte Beine, quadratische Sitzfläche, auf der leicht geschweiften Zarge ein doppeltes Wellenband mit Rosetten. An den Ecken Quaderrosetten. Rücklehne mit Perlstab und Blattfries unten bogig abschliessend, desgleichen oben mit eingezogenen Ecken, die durch Quaderrosetten mit Knäufen betont sind. Die gepolsterte Armlehne und ihre Stütze mit Blattwerk belegt. Weiss-seidener Bezug, mit Ranken, Vögeln und Schnüren bestickt. Starke Schäden an der Vergoldung von BoR 277a H. 100 Br. 58 T 55 cm |
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| Archival Sources: | RG 260 M1943 Reel 2 NARA; RA 15, RV 103, MAEE, Paris, France | ||||||||
| Measurements: | 100 x 58 x 55 cm | ||||||||
| Intake place: | German Embassy, Paris | ||||||||
| Transfer place: | Jeu de Paume | ||||||||
| Transfer date: | 1941-05-02 | ||||||||
| Repatriated to France? | Yes | ||||||||
| Restituted? | Yes | ||||||||
| Restitution date: | 1946-01-15 | ||||||||
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