| Owner: |
Maurice de Rothschild — Paris, France |
| 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. |
| Inventory No.: |
BoR 377 |
| Artist: |
Louis XV |
| Medium: |
Decorative Arts |
| Title: |
Fauteuil |
| Description: |
bois naturel velours frappé rouge. |
| Literature: |
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| Provenance and Comments: |
This object was not catalogued by the ERR. The BoR collection in the ERR files ends at BoR 337. However, the French restitution lists BoR 377 as a piece of furniture returned to Maurice de Rothschild on 15 June 1946. |
| Archival Sources: |
RA 15, MAEE, Paris, France |
| Intake place: |
German Embassy, Paris |
| Transfer place: |
Jeu de Paume |
| Repatriated to France? |
Yes |
| Restituted? |
Yes |
| Restitution date: |
1946-06-15 |
| Images: |
(No image)
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