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49. A group of six Kutahya pottery hanging ornaments
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49. A group of six Kutahya pottery hanging ornaments
Estimate €4,000 - €6,000
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Description
49. A group of six Kutahya pottery hanging ornaments
Turkey, 18th/ 19th Century
each of bulbous form, five decorated in polychrome on a white ground and one in black under a turquoise glaze all with seraphims and Jerusalem crosses, one with suspension loops
the largest 18 cm. high(6)
Provenance
Acquired by Baron Leon Rolin 'The Lion of Cairo' (1871-1950) or his daughter, Jacqueline Rolin (1902-1975) and thence 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.
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