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 306
AUS KISTE NR.
B 94
Anhängender Zettel MR 107
Artist: Louis XV, Franz.
Medium: Decorative Arts
Title: Hocker
Description: Nussbaum gebeizt und geschnitzt.
Vier geschweifte, mit Rocaillen geschmückte Beine mit knorpeliger Auswüchsen an ihren Enden. Die Beine sind durch geschwungene Streben untereinander verbunden. Gerade, konturierte Zarge mit Rosettenmotiv in der Mitte.
Grüngrundiger Seidenbezug mit eingestickten bunten Blüten.
H. 41(1) Br. 55 T. 42 cm
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Provenance and Comments:
Archival Sources: RG 260 M1943 Reel 2 NARA; RA 15, RV 103, MAEE, Paris, France
Measurements: 41 x 55 x 42 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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