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.: Kiste Nr. B 93
Nrs. 94, 95, 101, 102
Artist:
Medium: Decorative Arts
Title: Quatre tabourets
Description: B 93 Pouf Regence
B 94 Pouf Regence
Literature:
Provenance and Comments: B 93 and B 94 were restituted on 17 December 1946.
Archival Sources: RA 15, RV 103, MAEE, Paris, France
Transfer place: German Embassy, Paris
Transfer place: Jeu de Paume
Transfer date: 1941-05-00
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