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 47
Kiste Nr. H 4
Artist: 16. Jh., Französisch.
Medium: Decorative Arts
Title: Wandteppich
Description: (Beschreibung folgt noch)
Links Hermes, vorne liegt ein Krieger auf der Brüstung.
Sammlung des Führers.
G.
H. 273,5 cm
Br. 208 cm

Im Vordergrund Säulenhalle mit elf Halbfiguren, Merkur, Bacchus, Neptun, Venus mit Amor, Diana, Mars, Herkules, Minerva u.a. Im Hintergrund hügellige Landschaft mit Stadt.
Literature: Verbleib: A.H. 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: 273,5 cm x 208 cm
Transfer place: German Embassy, Paris
Transfer place: Jeu de Paume
Transfer date: 1941-05-02
Transfer place: H. G.
Transfer place: Adolf Hitler
Linz No.: 1586
Munich No.: 44787/1
Repatriated to France? Yes
Repatriation date: 1948-12-03
Restituted? Yes
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