Lots 154-160 The Property of the Family of Jason 'Jay' and George Gould Jay Gould (1836-1892) was a US railroad magnate and financial speculator, one of the famous ‘Industrial Robber Barons' of the emergent United States. His sharp and often unscrupulous business practices made him one of the wealthiest men of the late 19th century. His son George (1864-1923), our vendor's grandfather, was himself a financier and railroad executive. He married a former Gaiety girl, Guinevere Sinclair, our vendor's grandmother, and became one of the foremost clients of legendary picture dealer, Joseph Duveen. Sadly he died prematurely, shortly after viewing the tomb of King Tutankhamun - perhaps another victim of the famous curse. A Chinese ridge tile model, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), of a pony with head raised, astride an arched base, under a turquoise glaze, 29cm high Provenance: From the family of 'Robber Baron' Jason 'Jay' Gould. 明 孔雀蓝琉璃脊兽 Condition report: Glaze flaked in various places, chips to edges and corners.