Owner: Esther van Cleef — Paris, France
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 34
Kiste Nr. CLE 6
Artist: Kaukasisch
Medium: Decorative Arts
Title: Brücke
Description: Wolle geknüpft. Rechteckiges Feld mit geometrischer sich wiederholender ineinandergreifender Zipfel in Hakenmuster. Musterung eingefasst von 3facher Borte mit Schrägstreifen. Farben des Mittelfeldes: schwarz, blau, rotgelb, weiss.
Bordüre: weisser Grund, dunkel- u. hellblau, rot, gelb, grün.
An der Schmalseite Fransen.
AGL/Bo/To/La.
Bl.
Wolle.
170 x 95
Zugangstag, in Paris: 26.5.43
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Provenance and Comments:
Archival Sources: RG 260 M1943 Reel 2 NARA; Bundesarchiv, B323/267, B323/302; RA 626, RV 103, MAEE, Paris, France
Measurements: 170 x 95
Transfer place: Jeu de Paume
Transfer date: 1943-05-26
Transfer date: 1943-09-06
Transfer place: Seissenegg
Transfer date: 1943-11-18
Repatriated to France? Yes
Restituted? Yes
Restitution date: 1948-04-21
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