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 45
Kiste Nr. H 4
Artist: 16. Jh., Französisch
Medium: Decorative Arts
Title: Wandteppich
Description: (Beschreibung folgt noch)
Ein Mann wird an den Haaren gepackt und geschlagen.
Sammlung des Führers
G.
H. 274 cm
Br. 202,5 cm
Verbleib: A.H.

Im Vordergrund Säulenhalle mit neun Halbfiguren, Faunen und Frauen. Ein nackte Frau wird von zwei bärtigen Faunen gepresst, ein anderer reisst einen der beiden an den Haaren und schwingt eine Keule. Im Hintergrund baumbestandene Landschaft mit Jägern.
Literature: Zugangstag: In Paris: übernommen von der Botschaft.
Provenance and Comments: This item was set aside for Goering at the Jeu de Paume to be handed over to Hitler.
Archival Sources: RG 260 M1943 Reel 2 NARA; Bundesarchiv, B323/315; RV 103, MAEE, Paris, France
Measurements: 274 cm x 202,5 cm
Transfer place: German Embassy, Paris
Transfer place: Jeu de Paume
Transfer date: 1941-05-02
Transfer place: H. G.
Transfer place: A. H.
Linz No.: 1584
Munich No.: 44787/2
Repatriated to France? Yes
Repatriation date: 1948-12-03
Restituted? Yes
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