当北京遇见凡尔赛- V.W.S.珍藏

In 1896, as construction began for a new railway line through Northern Manchuria, Russians flocked to the border town of Harbin. It is to this turn-of-the-century diaspora that the collector’s family belongs, as they first moved to Harbin, then to Shanghai. Inquisitive and cultured, the collector had a gift for languages and quickly met success in business. He arrived in Shanghai in the 1930s and began to collect jade, porcelain and snuff-bottles. The collector’s son also contributed to expanding the collection, acquiring works from renowned English art dealers such as Spink & Son. The collection is marked by the great number of extraordinary white, yellow and pale celadon jades, the imperial quality of which is a testament to the collector’s keen eye and in-depth knowledge of the medium. Having remained in the family since their acquisition, the Chinese objects complement masterpieces of 18th century French decorative arts, as a pair of pedestals by André-Charles Boulle and an imperial secretary cabinet by David Roentgen, all superbly arranged together by Daniel Pasgrimaud, whom the family asked to decorate their house on the Riviera in 1990. Daniel Pasgrimaud produced one of his most beautiful interiors by combining several styles, centuries and continents under one roof.

1896年，俄国在中国东北境内启动了著名的“东清铁路”工程，成千上万的俄罗斯人因此移居哈尔滨。在中日九一八事变后，与许多其后逃离波兰、奥地利及俄罗斯的欧洲犹太人一样，大部分哈尔滨俄裔犹太人从当地移居上海。本批珍藏的主人就是在1930年代初从哈尔滨抵达上海的其中一员。

该家族既有深厚的文化底蕴，又对新事物保持了充分的好奇心。极具语言天赋的男主人很快就在贸易上获得了巨大成功并开始全面收藏中国玉器、瓷器和鼻烟壶。这批玉器珍藏最令人惊叹是乾隆白玉及黄玉器物的精美程度及数量，其宫廷品质充分证明了藏家极高的品味和水准。他们的部分藏品亦源自英国著名古董商，例如Spink & Son等。

法国已故著名室内设计大师Daniel Pasgrimaud 1990年在法国蓝色海岸为他们量身定做的豪宅完美展示了中国古董及法国精品家具，例如一对安德烈·查尔斯·布勒(André-Charles Boulle)制造的柱座及戴维·伦琴(David Roentgen)制作的皇家书桌。 Daniel Pasgrimaud最擅长混搭各类艺术精品，这闲完美融合东西方艺术品的豪宅是他最成功的作品之一。

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