| 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. | ||||||||
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| Inventory No.: | Bor 7 Aus Kiste Nr. B 41. |
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| Artist: | Louis XV, Franz. | ||||||||
| Medium: | Decorative Arts | ||||||||
| Title: | Schreibschrank (secrétaire à abattant) | ||||||||
| Description: | Mahagoni, vergoldete Bronzebeschläge. Vier geschwungene Füsse, gradwandige Flächen. An der Vorderseite unten zwei Türen, oben die herunterklappbare Schreibplatte vor vier Schubkästen und drei offenen Fächern, davon zwei oben die ganze Breite einnehmend. Abgeschrägte Vorderkanten, an den Schmalseiten verschieden getönte Felder. Jede Tür des Unterteils ist mit einer passig geschweiften Bronzeleiste belegt denen zwei auf der Schreibplatte entsprechen. Volutenschuhe, Eckstücke, Schlüsselschilder aus vergoldeter Bronze. Marmorplatte (Rance). H. 106,5 Br. 68 T 30,5 Zustand Behandlung: Schlüssel nicht vorhanden. |
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| Provenance and Comments: | The item was restored in the winter of 1944-1945. | ||||||||
| Archival Sources: | RG 260 M1943 Reel 2 NARA; Bundesarchiv, B323/294, B323/304 | ||||||||
| Measurements: | 106,5 x 68 x 30,5 | ||||||||
| Intake place: | German Embassy, Paris | ||||||||
| Transfer place: | Jeu de Paume | ||||||||
| Transfer date: | 1941-05-02 | ||||||||
| Transfer place: | Neuschwanstein | ||||||||
| Transfer place: | Lager Peter | ||||||||
| Repatriated to France? | Yes | ||||||||
| Repatriation date: | 1945-10-17 | ||||||||
| Restituted? | Yes | ||||||||
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