| 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 275 AUS KISTE NR. B 86 Aufgeklebter Zettel(:) Moritz Rothschild 12. |
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| Artist: | Louis XV, Franz. | ||||||||
| Medium: | Decorative Arts | ||||||||
| Title: | Sessel | ||||||||
| Description: | Holzgeschnitzt, vergoldet. Geschweifte Beine und Zarge. Von den Beinen läuft ein von Rosenzweigen und Bändern umgebener doppelter Rundstab in einer Hohlkehle in die Zarge über. Die Umrandung der geschweiften Rücklehne gleichartig ornamentiert. Gepolsterte Armlehne in Volute endigend, die Stütze ebenfalls geschweifter und Volute endigend. Weiss-seidener Bezug mit aufgestickten Vögeln und Blüten. H. 97,5 Br. 68 T. 60 cm Leichte Beschädigungen an der Vergoldung. |
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| Archival Sources: | RG 260 M1943 Reel 2 NARA; RA 15, RV 103, MAEE, Paris, France | ||||||||
| Measurements: | 97,5 x 68 x 60 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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