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 40 Aus Kiste Nr. B 22. |
Artist: | Franz., 18. Jh. Regence |
Medium: | Decorative Arts |
Title: | Fussbank. |
Description: | Holzgeschnitzt, vergoldet. Vier geschweifte, nach oben in stark ausladende blattgeschmückte Voluten auslaufende Füsse. Die gerade Zarge ist mit Lambrequins und Blütengirlanden behängt, in der MItte ein vasenähnliches Gebilde auf Konsole. Eine Schmalseite trägt eine erhöhte Lehne von bewegtem Umriss mit geschnitzter Kartusche, von Blättranken umgeben. Weiss-seidenes Polster mit gestickten bunten Blumen und Ranken. H. 38 Br. 47 T. 35 cm Geschnitzte Lehne abgebrochenen, Bezug zerschliessen. |
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Archival Sources: | RG 260 M1943 Reel 2 NARA; Bundesarchiv, B323/294; RA 15, MAEE, Paris, France |
Measurements: | 38 x 47 x 35 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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