Provenance Information

n.d. - 1967 collection of Baron George de Menasce (d. 1967), London; 1967-1972 estate of Baron George de Menasce, London; 1972 with Spink & Son, Ltd., London, The Collection of Chinese Porcelain and Works of Art formed by the late George de Menasce OBE, May 10 - 26, 1972, lot no. 327 (on commission from estate of Baron de Menasce); 1972-1995 collection of Richard J. Salisbury (d. 1995), New Jersey (purchased through Spink & Son., Ltd., London) [4]; 1995 estate of Richard J. Salisbury; 1995 - 2008 collection of Jean Salisbury, Vero Beach, FL (acquired through inheritance); 2008 Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (gift of Jean Salisbury)

Exhibition Information

Spink & Son, Ltd., London, The Collection of Chinese Porcelain and Works of Art formed by the late George de Menasce OBE, May 10 - 26, 1972, lot no. 327, May 5 - 7 1972 [catalogued as a stylus]

Publication Information

Spink & Son Ltd. The George de Menasce Collection, Part II [an auction cat.]. (London: Spink & Son Ltd., 1972); ref. p. 34, cat. no. 327, no illus. [catalogued as a stylus]

Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970

Informed judgement that works were outside of the country of modern discovery before 1970

Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above

Provenance for this object is established to at least 1967, in London, which was when the earliest confirmed owner died, and subsequently entered his estate. The object was then sold at his estate auction in London in 1972, and purchased by the donor directly from that sale.