Provenance: Benny Dessau, hence by descent. Benny Dessau was one of the great Danish industrialists of the 20th century. He was the CEO of the Tuborg Breweries from 1899 into the 1930s, founder of Tuborg Fonden, chairman of the board of the federation of Danish industry and involved in many other companies. Apart from his involvement in business life, he served as chairman from 1927 of the board of the Danish Museum of decorative arts, today known as Design Museum Denmark. He was also the chairman for the Danish committee for international exhibtions, and as such held the main responsibility for the Danish participation at the 1925 Paris World exposition. The piece most likely originates from the exposition.

The marriage between the ceramist Henri Simmenand the sculptur Eugenie O'Kin resulted in some of the most interesting pieces of pottery from the 20th century. Not defined by their great size nor their powerful shape, the pieces are instead small, delicate and poetic objects of beauty.