| 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 31 Kiste Nr. B 32 RFR 63 [MNR] |
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| Artist: | 1749, Pigalle, Jean Baptiste, geb. 1714 in Paris, gest. 1785 ebenda. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium: | Sculpture | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Title: | Putto mit Vogelbauer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description: | Auf einer viereckigen Sockelplatte angedeutet ein Stück Boden. Darauf sitzt ein Putto, der mit seiner Linken ein offenes Vogelbauer hält. Seine rechte Hand legt er an seinen Hals und schaut erwartend nach links. Gegenstück zu BoR 32. G. Bronze. H. 48,5 cm Br. 28,4 cm T. 34,5 cm Bezeichnet Signatur: Pigalle F. 1749 Zugangstag: In Paris: übernommen von der Botschaft. |
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| Literature: | This item might have been the property of Alexander Hamilton Drice. See BoR 32. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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. This item was transferred from the German Embassy in Paris to the Jeu de Paume between 17 and 19 December 1940. BoR 31 was restituted in 2000 after being placed by French officials in the MNR collection under number RFR 63. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Archival Sources: | RG 260 M1943 Reel 2 NARA; Bundesarchiv, B323/293, B323/294; RV 103, MAEE, Paris, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Measurements: | 48,5 cm x 28,4 cm x 34,5 cm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Signed? | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Transfer place: | German Embassy, Paris | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Transfer date: | 1940-08-00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Transfer place: | Louvre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Transfer place: | Jeu de Paume | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Transfer date: | 1940-12-17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Transfer place: | Lager Peter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Munich No.: | 140/1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Repatriated to France? | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Repatriation date: | 1946-07-11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Restituted? | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Restitution date: | 2000-00-00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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