| 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 278 AUS KISTE NR. B 102 Anhängender Zettel MR 31. |
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| Artist: | Louis XVI, Franz. | ||||||||||||
| Medium: | Decorative Arts | ||||||||||||
| Title: | Stuhl | ||||||||||||
| Description: | Holzgeschnitzt, vergoldet. Niedrige, nach unten spitz zulaufende Beine, kanneliert und mit Perlschnüren und Rosetten verziert. Querovale Sitzfläche. In der Zarge ein sich freiplastisch um einen Rundstab schlingendes Lorbeergewinde. Über den Beinen vertiefte quadratische Felder mit Lorbeerkranz. Steile Rücklehne, seitlich eingefasst von kannelierten, von Efeuranken umwundenen Fackeln, deren Flammen [als] als Knäufe dienen. Geschweifter oberer Abschluss mit Blütenfries. Von den graugrünen, gestreiften Seidenbezügen nur noch Reste vorhanden. H. 88 Br. 57 T. 52 cm Geringe Beschädigungen an der Vergoldung. Teile der frei- plastischen Schnitzerei an der Zarge abgebrochen. Auf den Gurten der Polsterung mehrere Stempel und Zahlen, darunter C.T. under Krone (Chateau Trianon?) |
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| Archival Sources: | RG 260 M1943 Reel 2 NARA; RA 15, RV 103, MAEE, Paris, France | ||||||||||||
| Measurements: | 88 x 57 x 52 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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