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50. An Ottoman silver ewer and basin bearing the coat of arm…
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50. An Ottoman silver ewer and basin bearing the coat of arm…
Estimate €5,000 - €7,000
Voluntary lot
Description
50. An Ottoman silver ewer and basin bearing the coat of arms of the Khedivate of Egypt
Egypt, 19th/ 20th Century
the ewer of piriform on a short foot with waisted neck and hinged-domed lid, swan-necked spout and foliate handle, the lid with bud finial, the basin with flaring walls, the strainer decorated partly in gilt and in openwork to base, the ewer and basin engraved with Egyptian Khedive Crown and inscription-filled cartouche, with sah and tughra marks
3225.23 g.
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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