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 286
AUS KISTE NR.
B 81
Anhängender Zettel MR 77

Artist:

Louis XV, Franz.

Medium:

Decorative Arts

Title:

Sofa

Description:

Holzgeschnitzt, vergoldet.
Neun geschweifte Beine, in der Zarge über den Beinen Blütenzweige, dazwischen Rocaillenmotiv. Rücklehne von lebhaft gewegtem Umriss, als oberer Abschluss ein rosengefüllter Korb.
Bezug von roter Seide, goldbroschiert in flammenänhnlichen Rocaillemuster, dazwischen silberbroschierte Blütenranken.
H. 100 Br. 186 T. 76 cm
Gestell neu. Ein Bein abgebrochen. Stellenweise abgeplatzte(r) Vergoldung.

Literature:

Provenance and Comments:

Archival Sources:

RG 260 M1943 Reel 2 NARA; RA 15, RV 103, MAEE, Paris, France

Measurements:

100 x 186 x 76 cm

Intake place:

German Embassy, Paris

Transfer place:

Jeu de Paume

Transfer date:

1941-05-02