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            A PAIR OF JADEITE FIGURES OF      Nellie A. Vehon was the wife of Morris Vehon,
            PHOENIX                           whose father founded the family business
                                              Royal Tailors in Chicago, one of the pioneers of
            19TH / 20TH CENTURY
                                              wholesale merchant tailoring.
            each affixed to a rose quartz stand (2)
            Height 15⅛ in., 39 cm             $ 30,000-40,000
            PROVENANCE                        十九 / 二十世紀   翠玉雕鳳凰擺件一對
            Collection of Nellie A. Vehon (1897-1993).
            Gifted to The Art Institute of Chicago in 1976
            (acc. no. 1976.155-156).






































































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