| 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 270 AUS KISTE NR. B 86 Anhängender Zettel MR 30 |
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| Artist: | Louis XVI, Franz. | ||||||||||||
| Medium: | Decorative Arts | ||||||||||||
| Title: | Sessel | ||||||||||||
| Description: | Holzgeschnitzt, vergoldet. Gerade, kannelierte Beine, leicht vorgewölbte Zarge mit Rosettenfries, an den Ecken, Quaderrosetten.Gradlinige sich oben verbreiternde Rücklehne, seitlich von blattbelegten Balustersäulchen begrenzt. Oben horizontal mit einem Akanthusblättfries abschliessend. Gepolsterte Armlehnen, von tordierten Balustersäulchen gestützt. Gelbseidener Damastbezug mit grossblumigem Muster, auf der Rücklehne zwei Vögel erkennbar. Stark ausgeblasst und zerschli(e)ssen. H. 99(...) Br. 63 T 52 cm |
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| Archival Sources: | RG 260 M1943 Reel 2 NARA; RA 15, RV 103, MAEE, Paris, France | ||||||||||||
| Measurements: | 99 x 63 x 52 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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