| 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 331 1-4 AUS KISTE NR. 137 |
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| Artist: | Paris | ||||||||||||
| Medium: | Decorative Arts | ||||||||||||
| Title: | Vier Leuchter, Silber gegossen und ziseliert. | ||||||||||||
| Description: | um (1820) 1819-1838 Marke: Frauenkopf = Stempelbureaumarke Paris seit 1819. Bärtiger Männerkopf = Feingehaltzeichen für Silber 1819 - 1838. Runder Fuss, achtkantiger, nach oben sich verbreiternder Schaft mit rundem kapitellartigen Abschluss. Einschnürung zylinderförmige Tülle. Dekor: Blattkranz, Palmetten, Weinlaubgehänge. Eingraviertes Monogramm mit Krone. H. 28,5 cm Zustand Behandlung: Bei Nr. 4 Tülle abgebrochen |
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| Archival Sources: | RG 260 M1943 Reel 2 NARA | ||||||||||||
| Measurements: | 28,5 cm | ||||||||||||
| Intake place: | German Embassy, Paris | ||||||||||||
| Transfer place: | Jeu de Paume | ||||||||||||
| Transfer date: | 1941-05-02 | ||||||||||||
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