| Owner: | Alexandrine, James-Armand and Maurice de Rothschild — Paris, France |
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| Collection: | (Al. R.) (Alexandrine) Sammlung Rothschild--Most of the objects classified by the ERR as Al. R. belonged to Alexandrine de Rotschild. They were stolen from her Paris apartment, various bank vaults and her estate in Boulogne-sur-Seine. The thefts began in earnest in the summer of 1940 and did not stop until midway through 1941. You can find items belonging to Alexandrine de Rothschild in the BoR, Al. R and R collections as well as in the Wbg collection. |
| Inventory No.: | collection number 2016 |
| Artist: | Antique |
| Medium: | Antiquities |
| Title: | Camée antique en agate sardoine |
| Description: | Tête d'Auguste trouvée à Tirlemont en Belgique. |
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| Provenance and Comments: | This object was seized from a safe box that belonged to Alexandrine de Rothschild |
| Archival Sources: | B323/285 |
| Intake place: | Banque de France, chambre forte No. 9 |
| Transfer place: | DSK |
| Transfer place: | Jeu de Paume |
| Transfer date: | 1941-03-14 |
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