| 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 287 AUS KISTE NR. B 77 Nr. 89 |
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| Artist: | Louis XV, Franz. | ||||||||||||
| Medium: | Decorative Arts | ||||||||||||
| Title: | Ecksofa [banquette de coin] | ||||||||||||
| Description: | Nussbaum poliert und geschnitzt Von dreieckiger Form, vorn mit geschweifter Sitzkante. Vier geschweifte Volutenfüsse, oben mit Rocaillen. Geschweifte konturierte Zarge mit Rocaillen- und Rankenmotiven. Rücklehne ebenfalls geschweift, zur Mitte ansteigend. Bezug: gestreifter, rose Seidenrips mit gestrickten Streublumen H. 85 Br. 131 T. 84 cm Bezug verblichen und stellenweise zerschliessen. Angeklebter Zettel M. Rothschild 89. |
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| Archival Sources: | RG 260 M1943 Reel 2 NARA; RA 15, RV 103, MAEE, Paris, France | ||||||||||||
| Measurements: | 85 x 131 x 84 cm | ||||||||||||
| Intake place: | German Embassy, Paris | ||||||||||||
| Transfer place: | Jeu de Paume | ||||||||||||
| Transfer date: | 1941-05-02 | ||||||||||||
| Restituted? | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Restitution date: | 1946-06-15 | ||||||||||||
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