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George Frederick “Fritz” Jewett, Jr. and his wife, Lucy McIntyre Jewett, were celebrated as passionate collectors and spirited philanthropists—a couple who, across over half a century of marriage, wholeheartedly dedicated themselves to art, family, and helping others.Born in 1927 in Spokane, Washington, Fritz Jewett was the great-grandson of the pioneering German-American timber magnate Frederick Weyerhaeuser, and would go on to further his family’s long association with forestry and conservation. A graduate of Dartmouth College and Harvard Business School, Fritz Jewett began his career at a Washington pulp mill. While working in Tacoma, he reconnected with Lucille McIntyre, a woman whose family had been closely acquainted with the Jewetts and Weyerhaeusers. The couple were married in 1953, and the following year Fritz Jewett joined the Potlatch Corporation, a forestry firm that his father was then Chairman of. Fritz Jewett would go on to spend over forty years at Potlatch, rising to the position of Vice Chairman of the Board before retiring in 1999.True partners in every sense of the word, Fritz and Lucy Jewett raised two children, George and Betsy, in the San Francisco Bay Area. The couple’s success allowed them to build a life centered on art and philanthropy: the Jewetts were unwavering patrons of causes in California and beyond. The Jewetts held a shared belief in the power of art and culture to elevate communities.One of the Jewetts’ more notable achievements as patrons of the arts, was their instrumental role in securing the celebrated Avery Brundage Collection for the City of San Francisco. In the late 1960s, Fritz was named chairman of the city’s Asian Art Commission. The committee worked hard to secure the Avery Brundage Collection for the City of San Francisco. As part of the campaign, the Jewetts’ hosted Mr. Brundage several times at their home with politicians and influencers of the day. The pair of white jade Chinese snuff bottles in this sale (lot 873) were a gift from Avery Brundage to the Jewetts’ as an expression of gratitude for the counsel and the guidance that led to the successful donation of one of the most significant Asian Art collections in the United States to the City of San Francisco.Today the Jewett children, continue to grow their family’s legacy in culture and philanthropy—a commitment to beauty and inspiration embodied in the historic art and jewelry collection that bears the Jewett name.Property from the Collection of Fritz and Lucy Jewett
A LARGE LONGQUAN CELADON 'TWIN FISH' DISH
YUAN DYNASTY (1279-1368)
Details
A LARGE LONGQUAN CELADON 'TWIN FISH' DISH
YUAN DYNASTY (1279-1368)
14 ¼. in. (36.3 cm.) diam.
YUAN DYNASTY (1279-1368)
14 ¼. in. (36.3 cm.) diam.
Provenance
Saray Kuyumcusu, Istanbul, 1969.
Mary Cooper Jewett Gaiser (1901-1996) Collection.
Mary Cooper Jewett Gaiser (1901-1996) Collection.
Literature
M. A. Clark, Jade & Other Arts: The Collection of Mr. & Mrs. George F. Jewett, Jr., San Francisco, 1983.
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Rufus Chen (陳嘉安)
Head of Sale, AVP, Specialist
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