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243. THREE CARVED TURQUOISE OBJECTS
Late Qing Dynasty (1644-…
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243
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243. THREE CARVED TURQUOISE OBJECTS
Late Qing Dynasty (1644-…
See original version (French)
Estimate €800 - €1,200
Voluntary lot
Description
243. THREE CARVED TURQUOISE OBJECTS
Late Qing Dynasty (1644-1911)
A SMALL TURQUOISE WASHER AND TWO SMALL TURQUOISE FIGURES
Late Qing Dynasty
Comprising a washer, a figure and a goat.
The washer: 7.5 cm (3 in.) long; the figures: 5.2 cm (2 in.) high and 3 cm (1 1/8 in.) long (3).
Provenance:
Acquired by Baron Leon Rolin 'The Lion of Cairo' (1871-1950) or his daughter, Jacqueline Rolin (1902-1975) and thence in the family by descent.
清晚期 綠松石巧雕一組三件
來源
Leon Rolin（1871-1950）男爵或其女 Jacqueline Rolin（1902-1975）購得，此後家族傳承
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.
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