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 20 a-b
Kiste Nr. CLE 4
Artist: Louis XVI, Franz.
Medium: Decorative Arts
Title: 2 Lehnsessel, holzgeschnitzt. Kannelierte Beine, breiter gepolsteter Sitz, nach vorn ein wenig gerundet.
Description: Geschwungene und gepolsterte Arm- und Rückenlehne. Rückenlehne nach oben abgerundet, begrenzt von 2 Rosetten. Bezogen mit brauner Seide.
AGL/Bo/To/La.
Bl.
87 x 60 x 50
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; RV 103, MAEE, Paris, France
Measurements: 87 x 60 x 50
Transfer place: Jeu de Paume
Transfer date: 1943-05-26
Transfer date: 1943-08-10
Transfer place: Seissenegg
Transfer date: 1943-11-18
Repatriated to France? Yes
Restituted? Yes
Restitution date: 1948-04-21
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