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 1
Aus Kiste Nr. 7 und 8 [B 5 and B 6]
Artist: 16./17.Jh., Italienisch
Medium: Decorative Arts
Title: Konsoltisch
Description: Drei auf felsigem Boden kniende Gestalten - ein Junge und ein alter Mann, zwischen ihnen ein bockbeiniger Satyr -, die auf ihren Schultern ein lebhaft konturiertes Gesims tragen, auf dem die schwarze Marmorplatte aufliegt. Zwischen dem Satyr und dem alten Atlanten kniet ein Putto.
AGF/Dr. Sch.
Holz geschnitzt und vergoldet
H. 96 cm
Br. etw. 230 cm
T etw. 75 cm
Zugangstag, Im Reich: Juni-Juli 1943
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Provenance and Comments: This item was packed in multiple crates at the German Embassy, transferred to the Louvre and thence to the Jeu de Paume.
Archival Sources: RG 260 M1943 Reel 2 NARA; Bundesarchiv, B323/293, B323/294
Measurements: 96 cm x 230 cm x 75 cm
Transfer place: German Embassy, Paris
Transfer date: 1940-08-00
Transfer place: Louvre
Transfer place: Jeu de Paume
Transfer date: 1940-12-19
Transfer place: Neuschwanstein
Repatriated to France? Yes
Repatriation date: 1945-11-00
Restituted? Yes
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