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 289
AUS KISTE NR.
MR 61
Anhängender Zettel MR 61
Artist: Franz.
Medium: Decorative Arts
Title: Bergere
Description: Louis XVI.
Holzgeschnitztes, vergoldetes Gestell.
Gerade, kannelierte Beine, leicht vorgewölbte Zarge mit Wellenbandfries und an den Ecken Quaderrosetten. Das gleiche Wellenband umgibt die breite oben leicht bogig abschliessende Rücklehne, sowie die Stützen der gepolsterten Armlehnen, die in Voluten endigen. Gepolsterte Seitenteile.
Weiss-seidener Bezug mit auf gestickten Blumenranken und Perlschnüren (wie bei BoR 274 a,b). Die Seitenteile sind aussen gleichfalls bezogen.
H. 100 Br. 90,5 T. 64 cm
Weisse Seidenbespannung der Rückseite zerrissen.
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Provenance and Comments:
Archival Sources: RG 260 M1943 Reel 2 NARA
Measurements: 100 x 90,5 x 64 cm
Intake place: German Embassy, Paris
Transfer place: Jeu de Paume
Transfer date: 1941-05-02
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