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85. CELADON AND RUST JADE BRUSHES
Qing dynasty, 18th/19th ce…
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85
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85. CELADON AND RUST JADE BRUSHES
Qing dynasty, 18th/19th ce…
See original version (French)
Estimate €2,000 - €3,000
Voluntary lot
Description
85. CELADON AND RUST JADE BRUSHES
Qing dynasty, 18th/19th century
A CELADON AND RUSSET JADE 'MANDARIN DUCK' WASHER
Qing Dynasty, 18th/19th century
Realistically carved in the round as a pair of mandarin ducks wrapped around each other, each with a lingzhi spray in their beaks, the stone with light patches of russet.
9 cm (3 1/2 in.) long
Provenance:
Collection of Baron Leon Rolin 'The Lion of Cairo' (1871-1950) or his daughter, Jacqueline Rolin (1902-1975), thence in the family by descent.
Leon Rolin (1871-1950), nicknamed 'The Lion of Cairo', was the owner of contracting firm Leon Rolin & Co, one of the two largest civil contractors in Egypt. The firm was charged with construction of the Heliopolis Palace Hotel, later the presidential palace of the Mubarak administration.
The Heliopolis Palace Hotel was an ambitious project, built in the open desert between 1908-1910, and opening as Africa's most luxurious hotel on December 1st 1910. During the construction and inspired by their surroundings, his wife, Madeleine Shaar (1876-1954) started a collection of Islamic art. His daughter Jacqueline continued to avidly collect and was present at the auction of the contents of the Royal Palace of King Farouk. She later returned to Belgium and distributed her rich collection amongst her children and their descendants.
清 十八/十九世紀 青玉鴛鴦洗
來源
Leon Rolin（1871-1950）男爵或其女 Jacqueline Rolin（1902-1975）收藏，此後家族傳承
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