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 273
AUS KISTE NR.
B 102
Anhängender Zettel MR 90
Artist: Louis XVI, Franz.
Medium: Decorative Arts
Title: Stuhl
Description: Holzgeschnitzt, vergoldet.
Gerade, nach unten spitz zulaufende kannlierte Beine.
Querovale Sitzfläche, auf der Zarge ein Schlängelband, in der Mitte von Lorbeerzweigen überdeckt und über den Beinen durch Quaderrosetten unterbrochen. Rücklehne in Medaillonform mit Schlängelband und Lorbeerzweige als oberer Abschluss.
Rosa Seidenbezug mit Blütenranken bestickt.
H. 100 Br. 55,5 T. 48
Beschädigt (Zarge durchgebrochen, ein Bein abgebrochen)
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Provenance and Comments:
Archival Sources: RG 260 M1943 Reel 2 NARA; RA 15, RV 103, MAEE, Paris, France
Measurements: 100 x 55,5 x 48
Intake place: German Embassy, Paris
Transfer place: Jeu de Paume
Transfer date: 1941-05-02
Restituted? Yes
Restitution date: 1946-06-15
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