| 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 266 AUS KISTE NR. B 78 Nrs. 79-129 |
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| Artist: | Louis XVI, Franz. | ||||||||||||
| Medium: | Decorative Arts | ||||||||||||
| Title: | Kleines Sofa | ||||||||||||
| Description: | Holzgeschnitzt und vergoldet. Vier geschweifte Beine, mit Akanthusblättern belegt und oben volutenartig eingerollt. Die gerade Zarge in der Mitte sich nach unten rechtwinkling erweiternd, in dem dadurch entstehenden Feld ein Blattmotiv. Über den Beinen Quaderrosetten. Die Rücklehne bogig geschw(e)ift mit Akanthusblättern auf dem Scheitel und Blatt- und Blütenmotiven auf der Schulter. Gepolsterte Armstütze, in einer Volute endigend. Bezug aus olivgrünem Seidendamast, mit farblosem, hellen Blumenmuster, loses Sitzpolster. H. 99 Br. 98,5 T. 61 cm |
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| Provenance and Comments: | According to Rose Valland's crate inventory, there were two sofas in crate B 78. | ||||||||||||
| Archival Sources: | RG 260 M1943 Reel 2 NARA; RV 103, MAEE, Paris, France | ||||||||||||
| Measurements: | 99 x 98,5 x 61 cm | ||||||||||||
| Intake place: | German Embassy, Paris | ||||||||||||
| Transfer place: | Jeu de Paume | ||||||||||||
| Transfer date: | 1941-05-02 | ||||||||||||
| Repatriated to France? | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Repatriation date: | 1945-11-30 | ||||||||||||
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