| 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 259 AUS KISTE NR. B 92 Kiste Nr. ERR MOB 242 [Neuschwanstein] |
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| Artist: | Louis XV, Franz. | ||||||||
| Medium: | Decorative Arts | ||||||||
| Title: | Kleiner Tisch | ||||||||
| Description: | Mahagoni, Marketerie, vergoldete Bronzebeschläge. Vier geschweifte Beine, konturiert Zarge. In einer Langseite eine herausziehbare Platte, in einer Schmalseite ein Schubfach. Aus der geschweiften Tischplatte eingelegte Blumenranken in passig geschweifter Umrahmung. Schuhe, Leisten an den Aussenkanten der Beine, Eckstücke, Schlüsselschild und Tischplatteneinfassung aus vergoldeter Bronze. Einzelne Stellen des Furniers beschädigt. H. 69 Br. 55 T. 38 cm |
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| Provenance and Comments: | According to Rose Valland's crate inventory, crate B 92 contained three tables [Nrs. 115, 123, 125]. The marble top was returned to France on 17 October 1945. | ||||||||
| Archival Sources: | RG 260 M1943 Reel 2 NARA; Bundesarchiv, B323/304, 323/557; RA 15, RV 103, MAEE, Paris, France | ||||||||
| Measurements: | 69 x 55 x 38 cm | ||||||||
| Intake place: | German Embassy, Paris | ||||||||
| Transfer place: | Jeu de Paume | ||||||||
| Transfer date: | 1941-05-02 | ||||||||
| Transfer place: | Neuschwanstein | ||||||||
| Repatriated to France? | Yes | ||||||||
| Repatriation date: | 1945-10-17 | ||||||||
| Restituted? | Yes | ||||||||
| Restitution date: | 1946-02-04 | ||||||||
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