Owner: Maurice de Rothschild — Paris, France
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 292
AUS KISTE NR.
B 71
Nr. 88
Artist: Louis XV, Franz.
Medium: Decorative Arts
Title: Ruhesofa (Lit de repos) von Tilliard [chaise longue]
Description: holzgeschnitztes, vergoldetes Gestell.
Sechs Füsse, in Voluten endigend. Konturierte und geschweifte Karge mit Akanthusblatt, unter dem Blütenzweige hervorkommen. Das Fussende bogig abschliessend, geschweifte Rücklehne mit Seitenteilen in Form einer Bergere. Die oberen Leisten sind mit Blütenzweigen belegt.
Bläugrüner Samtbezug. Die Seitenteile sind aussen ebenfalls bezogen. Loses Ruhepolster.
H. 100 Br. 87 Lg. 171 cm
Signiert TILLIARD
Vergoldung an zahlreichen Stellen abgesplittert.
Literature: vgl.Salverte S.295 f., Theunissen S 169
Provenance and Comments:
Archival Sources: RG 260 M1943 Reel 2 NARA; RA 15, RV 103, MAEE, Paris, France
Measurements: 100 x 87 x 171 cm
Signed? Yes
Intake place: German Embassy, Paris
Transfer place: Jeu de Paume
Transfer date: 1941-05-02
Repatriated to France? Yes
Restituted? Yes
Restitution date: 1946-01-15
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