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30 August 2021
The Oppenheimers built up an important collection of eighteenth-century Meissen porcelain, with a particular focus on chinoiserie. In 1927 Professor Ludwig Schnorr von Carolsfeld, curator of the Berliner Schlossmuseum, compiled a private catalogue of the Oppenheimers' collection. When Schnorr von Carolsfeld documented the collection it contained 240 object groups, that is to say artworks consisting of several separate items. (English)
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Flight from Germany 6. Franz Oppenheimer and his wife decided in around December 1936 to flee Germany as a result of the pressure exerted by Nazi persecution because of their Jewish descent. Before they were able to leave they were compelled to pay a substantial sum in Reichsfluchtsteuer (Reich Capital Flight Tax). This measure applied to everyone who wanted to emigrate, but in practice if affected primarily Jews. (English)
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Franz Oppenheimer was the part-owner and chief executive officer of Emanuel Friedlaender und Co., a private company that dominated the Silesian coal industry. After the Nazis came to power in Berlin, Oppenheimer and his wife fled to Vienna. They stayed there until the Anschluss joined Germany and Austria, at which point they settled in New York. (English)