![]() ![]() The family was reunited with the collection after the war. However Anna, a maid in the house, stashed the collection of ivory and lacquer pieces in a mattress. In 1938, the Nazis seized the family palace in Vienna. The Ephrussi family were a wealthy Russian Jewish banking and oil dynasty. The memoir describes how the artist’s family inherited the collection from art historian and De Waal’s great-great uncle, Charles Ephrussi. The collection of 264 netsuke – ornamental toggles used to fasten clothing, which include pieces depicting a man and fox, and a blind masseur – achieved renown after the publication of De Waal’s memoir The Hare With Amber Eyes (2010). The proceeds from the sale will go towards UK charity Refugee Council, according to The Art Newspaper. ![]() In addition, 79 pieces from the artist’s collection will be auctioned in London at Matthew Barton Ltd on 21 November. The British ceramicist and author Edmund de Waal has offered his famed collection of ivory and lacquer Japanese netsuke to The Jewish Museum in Vienna on a long-term loan. ![]()
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