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 285
AUS KISTE NR.
B 83
Anhängender Zettel MR 127
Artist: Louis XV, Franz.
Medium: Decorative Arts
Title: Bergère
Description: Holzgeschnitzt, vergoldet.
Geschweifte Beine, deren Hohlkehle in die der konturierten Zarge übergeht, in der Mitte der Zarge Blümenmotiv. Hohe nach oben breiter werdende Rücklehne, deren Scheitel zwei Blumen schmücken, die Seitenwangen gepolstert.
Bezug Grossblumig gemusterter grüner Seidensamt. Seitenwangen ebenfalls bezogen. Abgenutzt und zerschliessen. Loses Sitzpolster.
H. 99 Br. 72 T. 62 cm
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Archival Sources: RG 260 M1943 Reel 2 NARA; RV 103, MAEE, Paris, France
Measurements: 99 x 72 x 62 cm
Intake place: German Embassy, Paris
Transfer place: Jeu de Paume
Transfer date: 1941-05-02
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