C G Schierholz and Sohn porcelain centrepiece
N° d'objetM2005/023
TitreC G Schierholz and Sohn porcelain centrepiece
DescriptionPorcelain centrepiece, with makers mark underneath: C.G. Schierholz and Sohn, Germany. It is ornate, with scalloped and gilded edge, elaborate floral adornments to the sides of the bowl, and four cherubim supporting the bowl. According to the donor, Anne Perkal, it “Comes from ‘Mad’ king Ludwig’s castle in Neuschwanstein. It was taken after the liberation by an American soldier from the castle.” Her husband Paul, a survivor of Dachau concentration camp, met with this soldier in Munich after the war and was offered the bowl in exchange for a bottle of whisky.
King Ludwig II, known for his eccentric behaviour and passion for spending money, designed Neuschwanstein castle as an isolated refuge. This made it the perfect hiding spot for art plundered from France when Hitler ordered his exclusive art-looting taskforce to search lodges, libraries and archives of the occupied territories for material valuable to Germany.
Between 1940 and 1945, Nazi officials funnelled stolen valuables to various locations throughout Germany including monasteries, salt mines and castles. When US troops descended upon Neuschwanstein in 1945, they discovered a catalogued collection of 21,000 items, including gold, silver, paintings, jewellery and furniture, stolen from Jewish sources. Many of these plundered treasures were intended for the Führer's Museum.
The process of identification and restitution of treasures to their original owners continues to this day but we might never know whose dish this was.
King Ludwig II, known for his eccentric behaviour and passion for spending money, designed Neuschwanstein castle as an isolated refuge. This made it the perfect hiding spot for art plundered from France when Hitler ordered his exclusive art-looting taskforce to search lodges, libraries and archives of the occupied territories for material valuable to Germany.
Between 1940 and 1945, Nazi officials funnelled stolen valuables to various locations throughout Germany including monasteries, salt mines and castles. When US troops descended upon Neuschwanstein in 1945, they discovered a catalogued collection of 21,000 items, including gold, silver, paintings, jewellery and furniture, stolen from Jewish sources. Many of these plundered treasures were intended for the Führer's Museum.
The process of identification and restitution of treasures to their original owners continues to this day but we might never know whose dish this was.
Date 1880 - 1890
Sujetstolen property
Nom d'objetdecorative art
Matérielceramic, porcelain
Dimensions
- height: 170.00 mm
width: 410.00 mm
Ligne de créditSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Anne Perkal