| 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 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Artist: | Französich. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium: | Decorative Arts | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Title: | Großer runder Tisch. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Description: | Anfang 18. Jh. Auf einem viereckigen Fuß, dessen Kanten volutenartig ausschwingen, ruht ohne weitere Überleitung die große Zischplatte. Die Flächen des Fußes sind mit Perlmuttereinlagen in Schildpattimitation, die unteren Kanten in Bronzerokaillen, die kleine Köpfe tragen, geschmückt. An den oberen Enden der Kanten Masken. Die Tischplatte ist von einer zierstabähnlichen Leiste umrahmt und mit Perlmuttereinlagen in Holz und Schildpattimitation verziert. In der Mitte der Tischplatte ein Schachbrett aus Perlmutter und Schildpatt. G. H. 77 cm Durchmesser der Tischplatte: 143 cm Zugangstag, In Paris: übernommen von der Botschaft. |
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| Archival Sources: | RG 260 M1943 Reel 2 NARA | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Measurements: | 77 cm; 143 cm | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Intake place: | German Embassy, Paris | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Transfer place: | Jeu de Paume | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Transfer date: | 1941-05-02 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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