| 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 329 1-2 AUS KISTE NR. B 137 |
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| Artist: | Meister Joseph Thomas van Couvenbergh Paris 1770-84 Meister Paris | ||||||||||||
| Medium: | Decorative Arts | ||||||||||||
| Title: | Ein Paar Leuchter, Silber gegossen und ziseliert. | ||||||||||||
| Description: | 1772-1773 Marken: gekröntes A = Pachterzeichen: J.Alaterre 1768-74 Rosette Jahresmarke J = 1772 - 73 Meisterzeichen = Joseph Thomas von Couvenbergh, Meister in Paris 1770 - 84. Lit. Beuque a.a.O. Nr.1334, Rosenberg a.a.O.4336, 4412, 4275, 4276). Beschreibung: Runder passig geschweifter Fuss mit glatter Kehle, dreiseitiger balusterförmiger Schaft, der sich kantig zur Tülle hin absetzt. Dekor am Fuss: Eierstab, Rocaillekartuschen,Zungenmuster. Schaft zierlich mit Voluten, Zangenbändern, Rocaille and Blütenmuster, Tülle mit Zungenmuster, darüber Girlande an Schlafen verziert. Eingraviertes ungekröntes Doppelwappen. H. 27,5 cm |
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| Archival Sources: | RG 260 M1943 Reel 2 NARA | ||||||||||||
| Measurements: | 27,5 cm | ||||||||||||
| Intake place: | German Embassy, Paris | ||||||||||||
| Transfer place: | Jeu de Paume | ||||||||||||
| Transfer date: | 1941-05-02 | ||||||||||||
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