Cultural Plunder by the Einsatzstab Reichsleiter Rosenberg (ERR): Database of Art Objects at the Jeu de Paume

Owner:

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 127/128
Kiste Nr. B 106

Artist:

Anf. 16. Jh., Venedig

Medium:

Decorative Arts

Title:

Samt, geschoren

Description:

Farbe:
Dekor mit persischen Reminiszenen. Symmetrisch angeordnete Tulpenblüten, Palmetten und abgeschnittene Blätter. Beeinflusst durch die Vier-Blüten-Teppiche des Islams.
AGK/Dr.B.
Samt
L.
Br.
Zugangstag, In Paris: übernommen von der Botschaft.

Literature:

Provenance and Comments:

Archival Sources:

RG 260 M1943 Reel 2 NARA; RV 103, MAEE, Paris, France

Intake place:

German Embassy, Paris

Transfer place:

Jeu de Paume

Transfer date:

1941-05-02

Transfer place:

Kogl