Shoulao, sculpture en ivoire, Chine, XXe s., tenant un bâton et une pêche, marque Da Qing sous la ba

Shoulao, sculpture en ivoire, Chine, XXe s., tenant un bâton et une pêche, marque Da Qing sous la base, h. 21 cm

Provenance: collection de la famille Ghezzi, originaire de Zurich, joailliers et antiquaires depuis près d'un siècle. Achat chez Piguet Hôtel des Ventes, Genève, 14 mars 2012, lot 814

An ivory carving of Shoulao, China, 20th century, Da Qing mark under the base, 21 cm high

Provenance: Ghezzi family collection from Zurich, jewellers and antique dealers for almost a century. Purchase from Piguet Hôtel des Ventes, Geneva, 14 March 2012, lot 814

二十世紀象牙壽老像
大清款
高21厘米

Condition

Usure générale de la surface
Nombreuses fissures
Quelques éclats
Surface vernie

Overall wear to the surface
Numerous splits
Some chips
Varnished surface

Provenance

La Maison Piguet a le plaisir de vous présenter la dernière partie de la collection de la famille Ghezzi, joailliers et antiquaires depuis près d'un siècle.

La collection, composée de 81 lots, comprend notamment deux statuettes en ivoire d’Amalthée et Daphnis du XVIIe siècle (lot 2320), une Tara sino-tibétaine en bronze du XVIIIe siècle (lot 2046), ainsi qu’un ensemble Ko-Sometsuke en porcelaine composé d’un plat et de six assiettes (lot 2090).

L’entièreté de la collection peut être retrouvée en indiquant sur notre site le mot-clé “Ghezzi” dans la barre de recherche et en scannant le QR code figurant dans le catalogue imprimé.

Tous les lots marqués en rouge dans le catalogue imprimé proviennent de cette collection.

Piguet Auction House is pleased to present a selection from the Ghezzi family collection, jewelers and antique dealers for nearly a century.

In the 1940s, Giacomo Ghezzi (1914–1995) opened two jewelry stores—one in Zurich (near Bahnhofstrasse) and another in Saint Moritz—while his wife Philomena ran an antique shop in Zurich. Through their frequent travels, particularly to China, they developed a deep fascination for the arts of the Far East. They passed on their passion to their son, Fermo (1938–2006), who became a jeweler in 1958 and worked as a consultant for prestigious auction houses before joining the family business. A true art enthusiast, he avidly collected Art Nouveau, Art Deco, and the arts of China and Japan.

United by this shared passion, Fermo and his wife travelled the world, enriching their collection with each new discovery. Tireless and insatiable, they assembled a vast array of artworks, carefully decorating their residences in Saint Moritz and the canton of Vaud with these treasured pieces.