A Pair of Faience roof Riders: Half-Sitting Men in Long Garments
Collection Eduard Fuchs, probably acquired after 1924 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 Auktionshaus Rudolph Lepke Berlin, catalogue, p. 11 - on 15.10 and on 16.10.1937 this ridge turret was auctioned under no. 161: "FAYENCE-DACHREITER: Halb sitzende Männer im langen Gewand; gelbbraun und türkisfarben glasiert. Höhe 12 cm. Ming: Abbildung Tafel 5".
According to the annotated Lepke catalogue (Kunsthistorische Bibliothek Den Haag) auctioned by the art dealer China-Bohlken (Potsdamer Straße 16, W9 Berlin) for RM 70 (estimated price: RM 150). The copy of the minutes of the auction 2115 at the Reichskammer für bildende Künste notes in typescript "Bohlken" and confirms the price of RM 70 (Landesarchiv Berlin, A Rep. 243-04 Reichskammer für bildende Künste - Landesleitung Berlin); whereabouts unknown