| 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 37 Kiste Nr. B 39 |
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| Artist: | 16. Jh., [Urbino Fontana-werkstatt] Oratio Fontana | ||||||||||||
| Medium: | Decorative Arts | ||||||||||||
| Title: | Ovale Majoliaschüssel. | ||||||||||||
| Description: | Auf einem mit einem Hohlkehle und eierstabähnlichen Ornamenten erhebt sich ein von zwei Fauen an den Schmalseiten und zwei aus Lauenbeinen und Masken an den Hauptseiten bestehenden Ornamenten getragenes Becken, dessen Außenwandung mit Grotesken verziert ist. Die Innenseite zeigt die Darstellung eines Gastmahls. Die übrigen Innenwandungen sind mit Grotesken in zwei Zonen geschmückt. Gegenstück zu BoR 36. Signiert auf der Unterseite: Fatto, in Urbino in Bottega. E. Oratio Fontana. G. H. 44 cm Br. 69 cm T. 74 cm Bezeichnet Signatur: auf der Unterseite: Fatto in Urbino in Bottega. E. Oratio Fontana. Zugangstag, In Paris: übernommen von der Botschaft. |
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| Provenance and Comments: | This item was packed in a crate at the German Embassy, then transferred to the Louvre from where it was taken to the Jeu de Paume. | ||||||||||||
| Archival Sources: | RG 260 M1943 Reel 2 NARA; Bundesarchiv, B323/294; RV 103, MAEE, Paris, France | ||||||||||||
| Measurements: | 44 cm x 69 cm x 74 cm | ||||||||||||
| Signed? | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Transfer place: | German Embassy, Paris | ||||||||||||
| Transfer date: | 1940-08-00 | ||||||||||||
| Transfer place: | Louvre | ||||||||||||
| Transfer place: | Jeu de Paume | ||||||||||||
| Transfer date: | 1941-05-02 | ||||||||||||
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