| 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 272 AUS KISTE NR. B 102 Anhängender Zettel MR 70 |
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| Artist: | Louis XVI, Franz. | ||||||||
| Medium: | Decorative Arts | ||||||||
| Title: | Stuhl | ||||||||
| Description: | Holzgeschnitzt, vergoldet. Gerade, tordiert kannelierte Beine, die Zarge leicht vorgewölbt mit Lorbeerranke um Rundstab und einer Schleife in der Mitte. Reichgeschnitzte Rücklehne in Form eines unten abgerundeten Schildes, oberer Abschluss bogig mit eingezogenen Ecken. Als Bekrönung Blattranken, von einer Schleife zusammengehalten. An den Ecken Knäufe und Voluten von denen Rosen herabhängen, die den von Lorbeerranken umwundenen doppelten Rundstab verdecken, der die ganze Rücklehne umläuft. H. 101 Br.56 T. 51 cm Leichte Beschädigungen (Schleife abgebrochen) |
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| Archival Sources: | RG 260 M1943 Reel 2 NARA; RA 15, RV 103, MAEE, Paris, France | ||||||||
| Measurements: | 101 x 56 x 51 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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