Owner: Maurice de Rothschild-Depot der Botschaft rue de Lille 80 — 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 156
Aus Kiste Nr. B 145
Artist: 1600
Medium: Decorative Arts
Title: Zwölf Spielkarten
Description: im Stil des XV. Jhdts.
G.
Zugangstag, In Paris: Übernommen von der Botschaft.
Pique 5, Pique 6 und Pique-Dame
Treff 5, Treff Bub, Treff Dame
Karo-Dame
Herz 8, Herz-Bube, und Herz-König
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Provenance and Comments: These objects were listed in a German Embassy inventory as belonging to Maurice de Rotschild.
Archival Sources: RG 260 M1943 Reel 2 NARA; Bundesarchiv, B323/294, B323/304; RV 103, MAEE, Paris, France
Transfer place: German Embassy, Paris
Transfer place: Jeu de Paume
Transfer date: 1941-05-02
Transfer place: Lager Peter
Transfer date: 1944-10-27
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