Collection Eduard Fuchs, acquired between 1912-1922 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 2115, p. 28 - on 15.10 and on 16.10.1937 this ridge turret was auctioned under no. 414: "TONFIGUR: Sitzender Heiliger auf Felsen: gelb, türkis und aubergine glasiert. Höhe 22 cm. Ming (Gekittet)".
According to the annotated Lepke catalogue (Kunsthistorische Bibliothek Den Haag) auctioned by the Viennese art dealer Anton Exner, Paniglgasse 18-20, Vienna, who specialised in Asian art, for 12,- RM (no estimate). The copy of the minutes of the auction 2115 at the Reichskammer für bildende Künste notes in typescript "Exner" and confirms the price of 12,- RM (Landesarchiv Berlin, A Rep. 243-04 Reichskammer für bildende Künste - Landesleitung Berlin). Current location probably Museum für Angewandte Kunst in Vienna.
