Collection Eduard Fuchs, acquired between 1915-1920 and in his possession until 1933; 25.10.1933 confiscation by the Gestapo; forced sale (payment of Reichsfluchtsteuer) 1937 by his daughter Gertraud Fuchs: auction at Auktionshaus Rudolph Lepke Berlin - on 15. 10 and on 16.10.1937 this ridge turret was auctioned under no. 416: "FAYENCE-DACHREITER: Auf den Hinterbeinen sitzendes Pferd; braun, grün und schwarz glasiert. Höhe 26 cm. Ming".
According to the annotated Lepke catalogue (Kunsthistorische Bibliothek Den Haag) auctioned by Walter Fritzsche (Kunsthandlung Ernst Fritzsche, Wilhelmstraße 55, Berlin W 8) for 33,- RM (no estimated price). The copy of the minutes of the auction 2115 at the Reichskammer für bildende Künste notes in typescript "Fritzsche" and confirms the price of 33,- RM (Landesarchiv Berlin, A Rep. 243-04 Reichskammer für bildende Künste - Landesleitung Berlin). Sold by Fritzsche between 1937-1942 to the art collector Carl Cords, who lived in Zappot (near Danzig), who bequeathed his collection to the then Frankfurt Museum für Kunsthandwerk in autumn 1943. The artwork was found at the Museum of Applied Art in Frankfurt am Main. Restitution negotiations are in preparation.
