Provenance

Émile Gavet [1830-1904], Paris;[1] purchased by William Andrews Clark [1839-1925], New York; bequest 1926 to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington;[2] de-accessioned 15 November 2010; (sale, Christie’s, New York, 22 November 2011, n. 67, bought-in); (sale, Christie’s, New York, 7 June 2012, n. 213, bought-in);[3] acquired 2015 by NGA.
[1] Wendy M. Watson’s catalogue (Italian Renaissance Maiolica from the William A. Clark Collection, exh. cat. [11 venues], London and Washington, 1986: 180, no. 93) appends Gavet’s name with a question mark, presumably because this work could not be located in Émile Molinier’s catalogues of the Gavet collection (Collection Émile Gavet, catalogue raisonné précédé d'une historique et archéologique sur les oeuvres d'art qui compose cette collection, Paris, 1889 and 1894). However, Clark collection records, in NGA curatorial files, say Clark purchased the work from Gavet.
[2] According to a report from Christie’s, New York, in the NGA curatorial file, the work was appraised by the auction house on 29 October 2010.
[3] This majolica is listed as property from the Corcoran Gallery of Art in both sales catalogues.

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