Presumably made for Anne de Montmorency [d. 1567].[1] Perhaps in the collection of Pierre Crozat the Younger [1661-1740], Paris; by inheritance to his nephew, Louis-François Crozat, marquis du Châtel [1691-1750], Paris; (sale, Paris, 14 December 1750).[2] Probably De Monville; probably (his sale, Paris, 7-10 March 1837, no. 23).[3] Baron Achille Seillière, Château de Mello (Oise); (sale, Paris, 5-10 May 1890, no. 65).[4] Maurice Kann [1839-1906], Paris, by 1896;[5] purchased 1908 as part of the Kann collection by (Duveen Brothers, Inc., London, New York, and Paris); purchased February 1910 by Peter A. B. Widener, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania; inheritance from the Estate of Peter A. B. Widener by gift through power of appointment of Joseph E. Widener, Elkins Park, 1942. [1] The arms decorating the bowl are a slightly inaccurate rendering (the cross should not be couped) of those of Anne de Montmorency [1493-1567], Grand Maître and later Constable of France. [2] _Description sommaire des statues, figures, bustes, vases...provenans du Cabinet de feu M. Crozat_ (Paris, 14 December 1750 and following days), 43-45: "Faïences faites en Italie au commencement du seizième siècle par Guido Durantino de la ville d'Urbin...Quelques unes de celles qu'on voit ici ont été faites pour les seigneurs de l'illustre maison de Montmorency." There is no specific indication of the pieces that were from the Montmorency set, but nos. 209-212 were eighteen _assiettes_, which may have included most or all of the plates listed above. [3] _Catalogue d'objets d'art et de curiosité de la renaissance ...composant la collection de M. De Monville_ (Paris, 7-10 March 1837), no. 23, probably this piece (_plat rond à sujet: le serpent d'aerain; avec écusson aux armes de Montmorency_). [4] _Catalogue des objets d'art et de haute curiosité et de riche ameublement provenant de l'importante collection de feu M. le Baron Achille Seillière au Château de Mello_ (Paris, 5-10 May 1890), no. 65. [5] Fortnum 1896, 202.