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Robert Rousset (1901-1982) was a former radio officer in the merchant navy. He is one of the most prominent French pioneers of the Chinese art market in Paris. As a child, his father, an insurance age...
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Robert Rousset (1901-1982) was a former radio officer in the merchant navy. He is one of the most prominent French pioneers of the Chinese art market in Paris. As a child, his father, an insurance agent, would take him to the Hôtel Drouot where he started to buy at a young age. His true passion for Asian art started in the 1920s when he was sent on a mission to Beijing, after the decline of the Qing empire, along with Osvald Sirén, the famous Swedish Asian art historian and connoisseur. He then became one of the main contributors of Chinese antiques for the Compagnie de la Chine et des Indes, founded in Paris in the early 20th century by the Blazy brothers. After the 1929 crash, he had the opportunity to acquire the company. With his sister Suzanne, in charge of the porcelain, they developed the business and became one of the most important dealers in France, selling pieces to the greatest museums including Musée Guimet in Paris and Metropolitan Museum in New York.
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