| 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 281 a-d AUS KISTE NR. B 100 Anhängender Zettel MR 57, 58, 59, 60. |
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| Artist: | Louis XV, Franz. | ||||||||
| Medium: | Decorative Arts | ||||||||
| Title: | Vier Stühle | ||||||||
| Description: | Nussbaum geschnitzt. Geschweifte, mit Blättern und Blüten belegte Beine, deren Hohlkehle in konturierte, geschweifte Zarge übergeht. In der Mitte Blüten - und Rocaillenmotiv. Geschweifte Rücklehne mit Hohlkehle, oben mit Blüten - und Blattranken. Also oberer Abschluss eine freiplastisch geschnitzte Blume. Cremefarbener Bezug aus geblümter Damastseide. H. 88(8) Br. 54 T. 47,5 cm Bezug abgenutzt und stellenweise zerschliessen. Die Blume im Scheitel der Rücklehne von BoR 281 d abgebrochen. |
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| Archival Sources: | RG 260 M1943 Reel 2 NARA; RA 15, RV 103, MAEE, Paris, France | ||||||||
| Measurements: | 88 x 54 x 47,5 cm | ||||||||
| Intake place: | German Embassy, Paris | ||||||||
| Transfer place: | Jeu de Paume | ||||||||
| Transfer date: | 1941-05-02 | ||||||||
| Restituted? | Yes | ||||||||
| Restitution date: | 1946-06-15 | ||||||||
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