| 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 27 Aus Kiste Nr. B 35. |
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| Artist: | 17. Jhd., Louis XIV, Franz. | ||||||||
| Medium: | Decorative Arts | ||||||||
| Title: | Tisch in Boulle-Arbeit | ||||||||
| Description: | Ebenholz, Messing, Schildpatt, Perlmutter, gefärbtes Bein. Vier bewegte, volutenartig geschweifte Beine mit Verstrebungen, die sich in einem Oval treffen, betonte, übereck gestellte Kanten, in einer Schmalseite eine Schublade. Der Tisch ist vollständig bedeckt mit Groteskten und figürlichen Darstellungen (Vögel, Männerköpfe, orientalisch gekleideten Gestalten, usw.), in Einlegearbeit. H. 72 Br. 72,5 T. 48 cm |
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| Archival Sources: | RG 260 M1943 Reel 2 NARA; Bundesarchiv, B323/294 | ||||||||
| Measurements: | 72 x 72,5 x 48 cm | ||||||||
| Intake place: | German Embassy, Paris | ||||||||
| Transfer place: | Jeu de Paume | ||||||||
| Transfer date: | 1941-05-02 | ||||||||
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