Pair of Bonbon Dishes

Provenance

Commissioned by Pauline Bonaparte or Prince Camillo Borghese (per Italian hallmarks); private collection of Pauline Bonaparte and Prince Camillo Borghese; thence by descent, Borghese Palace, Rome; sold their sale Rome, Apartment du Prince Borghese, 1892 (Lot 847, copy of catalog in curatorial file, see publication history for exact lot); possibly with Antonio Licata, Naples, 1892. With Ercole Canessa, dealer, Naples, Paris, or New York, by 1892; sold to Edith Rockefeller McCormick, Chicago, before 1924; sold her sale, New York, Anderson Galleries, The Collection of Mrs. Rockefeller McCormick, 1934 (lots 628-774, copy of catalog in curatorial file, see publication history for exact lot); collection of Charles V. and Catherine Barker Spaulding Hickox, New York, NY, until 1966; given to the Art Institute of Chicago.

Pair of Bonbon Dishes

Martin-Guillaume Biennais

c. 1819-38

Accession Number

25109

Medium

Silver gilt and glass

Dimensions

H.: 22.2 cm (8 3/4 in.)

Classification

dish (vessel)

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Charles V. Hickox