Owner: Michel Georges-Michel — Paris, France
Collection: (M.G.M. (11 X)) Michel Georges-Michel
Inventory No.: Kiste Nr. GM 4
Artist: Régence/Empire
Medium: Decorative Arts
Title: petite table rustique Régence, coiffeuse acajou Empire, bronzes dorés
Description: 1 Tisch, Mahagoni
1 Tisch, Nußbaum
1 Statuette, Holz
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Provenance and Comments: In Rose Valland's inventory, the crate GM 4 contains '1 table acajou, 1 paquet de gravures, 1 table noyer, 1 statuette bois.' The two tables were restituted on 12 September 1947. This crate was packed at the Louvre for SS Colonel von Behr. chief of the Dienststelle Westen. From this crate, MGM recovered the following items: "petite table rustique Regence", "coiffeuse acajou Empire," and "bronzes dores." You will note that the bronzes are not listed in the original German inventory of this crate.
Archival Sources: Bundesarchiv, B323/271; RA 9, RA 613, RV 103, RV 107, MAEE, Paris, France
Intake place: 14, rue Clement Marot, Paris
Transfer place: Dr. Kuntze
Transfer place: Jeu de Paume//Herr and Frau Wunder
Transfer date: 1941-03-11
Repatriated to France? Yes
Restituted? Yes
Restitution date: 1947-09-12
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