| Owner: | Esther van Cleef — Paris, France | ||||
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| Collection: | (CLE) van Cleef-The world-famous jeweler was based at Place Vendôme in Paris, one of the wealthiest Parisian enclaves, targeted by Nazis and local French collaborators for the immense wealth and high-end art that could be found there in private residences and in privately-owned galleries and luxury stores. | ||||
| Inventory No.: | CLE 31 a-b Kasten Nr. 88 Kiste Nr. CLE 3 |
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| Artist: | 18.Jhdt.?, China [porcelaine de Chine] | ||||
| Medium: | Decorative Arts | ||||
| Title: | Zwei Chimären. | ||||
| Description: | Ton glasiert, gelb und grün. Die Tiere sitzen auf rechteckigen Sockeln, die innen geöffnet sind. AGL/Bo/To/La. Bl. H 24,5cm Ton glasiert. Zugangstag, in Paris: 26.5.43 |
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| Provenance and Comments: | These items were removed for safekeeping from the Sala Terrena at Nikolsburg Castle and placed in a Museum (presumably in Mikulov) in May 1947. | ||||
| Archival Sources: | RG 260 M1943 Reel 2 NARA; Bundesarchiv, B323/267, B323/302; RA 626, RV 103, RV444/p105, MAEE, Paris, France | ||||
| Measurements: | 24,5 cm | ||||
| Transfer place: | Jeu de Paume | ||||
| Transfer date: | 1943-05-26 | ||||
| Transfer date: | 1943-08-09 | ||||
| Transfer place: | Nikolsburg | ||||
| Transfer date: | 1943-11-15 | ||||
| Transfer place: | Seissenegg | ||||
| Transfer date: | 1943-11-18 | ||||
| Repatriated to France? | Yes | ||||
| Restituted? | Yes | ||||
| Restitution date: | 1948-01-28 | ||||
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