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.: Kiste Nr. B 133
Artist:
Medium: Decorative Arts
Title: Divers
Description: Corbeille Nr. 45
Deux coupes Nr. 14, 133
Jardinière Nr. 67
quatre plats Nr. 1, 2, 41, 42
Deux porte toasts Nr. 12
Huit plats Nr. 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 81, 83, 84
Literature:
Provenance and Comments: This crate was at the German Embassy and we presume that it made its way to the Jeu de Paume in 1941.
Archival Sources: RV 103, MAEE, Paris, France
Transfer place: German Embassy, Paris
Transfer place: Jeu de Paume
Transfer date: 1941-00-00
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