Cultural goods and the Second World War

Kersenhouten settee, zitting bekleed met gestreepte zijde [nl]

onbekend [nl]

Item information

Description: Kersenhouten settee, zitting bekleed met gestreepte zijde [nl]

Inventory number: NK51

Item category: toegepaste kunst [nl]

Item name: settee [nl]

Creation

Creator

onbekend

Period

1800 - 1899

Start date

1800

End date

1899

Physical characteristics

Material

zijde [nl], kersenhout [nl]

Technique

bekleed [nl]

Depth/diameter

47 cm

Height/length

89 cm

Width

100 cm

Reconstruction of provenance history

Possible possessor / holder: Mellaart, J.H.J. [nl]

Role: art dealers

Location: Borgharen [nl]

Archival source: Archief SNK nr.183, 682

Remarks: Deze settee werd tijdens de oorlog verkocht aan kunsthandel J. Fach. [nl]

Possible possessor / holder: Fach, J. [nl]

Role: art dealers

Location: Frankfurt am Main [nl]

Archival source: Archief SNK nr.183, 682

Possible possessor / holder: Dresel, M. [nl]

Location: Baden-Baden [nl]

Archival source: Archief SNK nr.398, 677, 682

In State possession

Na 05-05-1945

Current restitution status

No requests

Research findings

There is no, or insufficient provenance information known about this object from the period 1933-1945. After investigation, no sources have been found to date that can provide information to complete its provenance in the period. Therefore, no conclusions can be made regarding possible suspicious provenance or involuntary loss of ownership.

De herkomst is niet sluitend. Het is onbekend bij wie of wanneer kunsthandel J.H.J. Mellaart dit object verworven heeft. [nl]

SNK Registration form

Name: Mellaart, J.H.J.

Status: verkoop

Place: Borgharen

Number: 3799

Date: 1945-11-05

Name: Stichting Nederlandsch Kunstbezit

Status: vrijwillige verkoop

Place: Amsterdam

Number: 20189

Date: 1947-12-19