Heruka Vajrabhairava et sa compagne Vajravetali, sculpture en bronze, sino-tibétain, XIXe s., le cou

Heruka Vajrabhairava et sa compagne Vajravetali, sculpture en bronze, sino-tibétain, XIXe s., le couple juché sur un buffle, lui-même sur une femme, le tout reposant sur un piédestal lotiforme, h. 17 cm, 920g (restaurations)

Provenance: collection de la famille Ghezzi, originaire de Zurich, joailliers et antiquaires depuis près d'un siècle

A bronze sculpture of Heruka Vajrabhairava and his consort Vajravetali, Sino-Tibetan, 19th century, 17 cm high, 920g (restorations)

Provenance: Ghezzi family collection from Zurich, jewellers and antique dealers for almost a century

Condition

Usure générale de la surface
Quelques rayures de surface
Quelques entailles
Quelques coups
Quelques traces de vert-de-gris
Manque possiblement un attribut dans la main gauche de Heruka Vajrabhairava
Quelques éclats
Restaurations (visibles traces de colle)

Overall wear to the surface
Some surface scratches
Some nicks
Some knocks
Some verdigris traces
Possible lack of an attribute in the left hand of Heruka Vajrabhairava
Some chips
Restorations (visible glue traces)

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.