| 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 299 AUS KISTE NR. B 99 Anhängender Zettel MR 103 |
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| Artist: | Louis XV, Franz. | ||||
| Medium: | Decorative Arts | ||||
| Title: | X-förmiger Klappschemel | ||||
| Description: | Holzgeschnitzte, vergoldete Streben, mit Voluten geschmückt. Im Schnittpunkt der Streben eine grosse Rosette. Rotsamtener Bezug, mit bunten Blüten und Ranken bestickt. An den Ecken Troddeln. H. 40 Br. 70 T. 50 cm Bezug und Stickerei stellenweise abgenutzt. Vergoldung an einzelnen Stellen abgeplatzt. |
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| Archival Sources: | RG 260 M1943 Reel 2 NARA; RA 15, RV 103, MAEE, Paris, France | ||||
| Measurements: | 40 x 70 x 50 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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