| Owner: | Maurice de Rothschild — Paris, France | ||||||||
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| 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 276 AUS KISTE NR. B 87 Anhängender Zettel MR 37 |
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| Artist: | Louis XVI, Franz. | ||||||||
| Medium: | Decorative Arts | ||||||||
| Title: | Sessel | ||||||||
| Description: | Holzgeschnitzt, vergoldet. Gerade, kannelierte Balusterbeine, leicht vorgewölbte Zarge mit Wellenband und Zahnschnitt, an den Ecken Quaderrosetten. Gradlinige Rücklehne mit schräggestellten jonischen Säulen, von denen die Armlehnen ausgehen. Horizontaler Abschluss der Rücklehne mit Quaderrosetten und Knäufen an den Ecken, Stützen der gepolsteren Armlehnen in Gestalt von Balustersäulchen. Weiss-seidener Bezug mit aufgestickten Blütenranken. H. 87 Br. 59 T.52 cm |
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| Archival Sources: | RG 260 M1943 Reel 2 NARA; RA 15, RV 103, MAEE, Paris, France | ||||||||
| Measurements: | 87 x 59 x 52 cm | ||||||||
| 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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