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PROPERTY OWNED BY THE DE ROTHSCHILD FAMILY FROM THE EXBURY HOUSE TRUST (LOT 95 AND 156)
Alfred was the second son of Baron Lionel de Rothschild (1808-1879) and grandson to Nathan Mayer
de Rothschild (1771-1836). His father Baron Lionel was a passionate art collector with a wonderful
collection of Old Master paintings and Renaissance works of art. On his death his collection was divided
between his three sons, Nathaniel, Leopold and Alfred. Alfred continued adding to the collection and
his fabled collections at One Seamore Place, London and at Halton House, Buckinghamshire were
recorded in a series of photographs by the Royal Photographer S.G. Payne in 1888, much of which was
recorded in a privately printed catalogue published in 1884 by the art dealer Charles Davis. The works
subsequently passed by descent to Lionel de Rothschild (1882-1942), who moved the collection to
Exbury House, Hampshire and thence to Edmund de Rothschild (1916-2009).

95
A PAIR OF CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL 'DOUBLE-GOURD' VASES
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
Each vase is finely enamelled to the upper and lower registers with four pairs of circular cartouches
enclosing the two characters da ji that may be translated as 'great auspiciousness', in reserve on a dark
blue fretwork, all against an overall turquoise ground further embellished with bats, flower heads and
double gourds hung from leafy stems. The vases are supported on later gilt metal metals
14 1/8 in. (36 cm.) high (2)
£20,000-30,000 US$26,000-38,000
€22,000-33,000
PROVENANCE:
The collection of Alfred de Rothschild (1842-1918)
The decoration on these vases includes many auspicious symbols. The double-gourd is associated with
Daoism, as it is the attribute of the immortal Li Tieguai; it is also symbolic of prosperity and abundance,
and in particular, an abundance of male children. This theme of abundance is reinforced by the
characters, da ji, 'great auspiciousness', in enamel.

埃克斯伯里大宅信託羅斯柴爾德家族珍藏
清乾隆 掐絲琺瑯大吉葫蘆瓶一對
來源:
英國阿爾弗雷德羅斯柴爾德(1842-1918)舊藏

Alfred de Rothschild (1842 - 1918)

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