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 308
AUS KISTE NR.
B 101
Anhängender Zettel MR 109

Artist:

Louis XV, Franz.

Medium:

Decorative Arts

Title:

Stuhl

Description:

Nussbaum gebeizt und geschnitzt.
Vier geschweifte, mit Rocaillen geschmückte Beine, deren Hohlkehle in die der leicht konturierten, schwach vorgewölbten Zarge übergeht. In der Mitte der Zarge eine Rocaillenkartusche, geschweifte, bogig abschliessende Rücklehne, von Hohlkehle begleitet, an den Schultern mit Blattwerk und im Scheitel mit Rocaillenkartuschen geschmückt.
Hellgrundiger Leinenbezug mit roten Rosen in den von Ranken gebildeten Rauten.
H. 82 Br. 44,5 T. 41,5 cm
Bezug stark ausgeblasst (wie BoR 309)

Literature:

Provenance and Comments:

Archival Sources:

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

Measurements:

82 x 44,5 x 41,5 cm

Intake place:

German Embassy, Paris

Transfer place:

Jeu de Paume

Transfer date:

1941-05-02