| 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 297 AUS KISTE NR. B 80 Nr. 81 [bergere] Anhängender Zettel MR 104. |
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| Artist: | Louis XV, Franz. | ||||
| Medium: | Decorative Arts | ||||
| Title: | Hocker [tabouret] | ||||
| Description: | Geschnitztes, vergoldetes Gestell. Vier geschweifte, in Voluten endigende Beine, die untereinander durch geschweifte Streben verbunden sind. In der Mitte der konturierten Zarge Palmetten und Blattmotiv. Rotseidener, gepolsterter Seidendamastbezug. H. 45 Br. 63 T. 57 cm |
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| Provenance and Comments: | According to Rose Valland's crate inventory, there were two items in crate B 80, a bergere [Nr. 81] and a stool [Nr. 104]. | ||||
| Archival Sources: | RG 260 M1943 Reel 2 NARA; RA 15, RV 103, MAEE, Paris, France | ||||
| Measurements: | 45 x 63 x 57 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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