| 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 317 318-21 überspungen Aus Kiste Nr. B 85 Angeklebter Zettel M. Rothschild 10 |
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| Artist: | Louis XV, Franz. | ||||||||
| Medium: | Decorative Arts | ||||||||
| Title: | Sessel | ||||||||
| Description: | Nussbaum gebeizt, reich geschnitzt. Geschweifte, in Voluten endigende Beine mit Hohlkehle und Blütengehänge. Konturierte, leicht vorgewölbte Zarge, mit Blattwerk geschmückt, in der durchbrochen geschnitzten Mitte eine Muschel. Fast quadratische Rücklehne von lebhaftem Umriss mit Blüten und Ranken verziert, im Scheitel eine Muschel. Gepolsterte Armlehne, in Voluten endigend, mit geschweifter Stütze. Grossblumig, gemusterter roten Seidensamt. (Schnitzerei am Scheitel der Rücklehne ergänzt) H. 104 Br. 69 T. 61 cm |
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| Archival Sources: | RG 260 M1943 Reel 2 NARA; RV 103, MAEE, Paris, France | ||||||||
| Measurements: | 104 x 69 x 61 cm | ||||||||
| Intake place: | German Embassy, Paris | ||||||||
| Transfer place: | Jeu de Paume | ||||||||
| Transfer date: | 1941-05-02 | ||||||||
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