Provenance Information

December 2004 (Christie’s, New York); [1] December 2004, Private collection, Washington. D.C.; [2] Gift to Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA), Richmond, Virginia, June 17, 2020. [3]

[1] Published in Christie's, New York, “Antiquities” sale# 1446 (10 December 2004), lot no. 510. Note: In this auction catalogue a previous owner is listed as “The property of a Louisiana Collection” with no date or further information.

[2] Private Collection of Bruce Young, Washington, D.C. Invoice from December of 2004 in the object file.

[3] Information in VMFA Curatorial and Registration files.

Exhibition Information

No information currently available.

Publication Information

Auction catalogue, Christie’s Antiquities Auction Catalogue, Sale# 1446 (10 December 2004), lot no. 510.

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

Gift or bequest expected or on loan prior to 2008

Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above

There was an understanding between the museum and donor prior to 2008, as asserted by both Mr. Young and curator at the time, Dr. Margaret Mayo, and as documented in museum records. VMFA undertook additional due diligence, with Mr. Young's permission, by contacting the Italian Ministry of Culture in September of 2019. VMFA sent the Ministry all available records and images on the known modern history of this object and asked if there might be further information on this object or if the museum should contact anyone else for further information. The museum received a response from the Italian Ministry of Culture in October of 2019, stating that the Comando Carabinieri Tutela Patrimonio Culturale undertook an investigation and determined that they currently had no objections to the museum accepting this donation.