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Mr and Mrs Fermo Ghezzi in the 1950s
瑞士藏家Fermo Ghezzi先生伉儷，攝於1950年代

PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE GHEZZI FAMILY, 瑞士蘇黎世Ghezzi 家族一直癡迷於遠東藝術， Fermo
SWITZERLAND Ghezzi先生及夫人 Sonia 早在1930年代及1960年代多次造
訪中國並持續收集心愛珍品。其家族於1940年代在聖莫
The Ghezzi family of Zurich had always been passionate about Far 里茨及蘇黎世兩地經營數家珠寶店及古董店。這份對藝
Eastern art, and as early as the 1930s, but especially in the 1960s, 術收藏的熱衷被後代延續至今，他們的兒子亦成為一位
Mr Fermo Ghezzi and his wife Sonja made numerous visits to China, 藝術愛好者，收藏領域頗為豐富，其中不乏中國及日本
which inspired the growth of their collection. In the 1940s, they 藝術珍品。他偕夫人周遊列國搜羅藝術精品，經常現身
opened several jewellery and antique shops in St. Moritz and Zurich. 於紐約、北京、 巴黎、 倫敦、 日內瓦及香港。 Ghezzi
Their passion was passed on to the next generation and their son, 伉儷不僅鍾愛自己的珍藏，更享受與心儀藏品在同一屋
in particular, was a keen enthusiast, and continued to collect avidly 簷下朝夕相處。如今，家族的第三代及第四代後人亦在
across many diferent felds including Chinese and Japanese art. 為此批珍藏添光加彩，佳士得榮幸推出以下此件頗有代
He shared this enthusiasm with his wife, and they both travelled 表性的佳作。
extensively, from New York to Beijing, via Paris, London, Geneva and
Hong Kong, in search of works of art to add to their collection.

*156 Chinese interest in fanggu, restoring the ancient ways, is evident not only
in the revival of ceramic styles but in the reproduction of archaic bronzes.
A BRONZE CENSER AND COVER, FANGDING Appreciating antiques was a cultivated pastime of the learned class, and
18TH CENTURY the noble pursuit could be found on paintings throughout the Yuan, Ming
and Qing periods. See a painting by Wang Shugu (1649 - after 1731), Duke
清十八世紀 銅仿古螭龍紋方鼎 of Fengyang Enjoying Antiques, from the Tsui Museum collection, illustrated
in Splendour of the Qing Dynasty, Hong Kong, 1992, no.20, where hu and jue
The rectangular censer is raised on four cylindrical legs and applied to the bronzes are depicted as treasures.
sides with eight fanges separating archaistic dragons reserved on a geometric
ground, all below a band of ruyi heads. The cover is cast with two stylised shou For a Shang prototype of this design, compare with a small fangding
characters and further archaistic dragons encircling the bulbous fnial which is without the cover and cast with confronting kui dragons, included in the
decorated with four phoenix. Exhibition of Chinese Art, Venice, 1954, Catalogue, no. 55, from the Museum
für Ostasiatische Kunst, Cologne and the Fritz Low Beer Collections,
19Ω in. (49.5 cm.) high and subsequently sold in our New York Rooms, 2 December 1985, lot 77.
Compare also with another dated to the late Shang Dynasty with taller feet,
£10,000-15,000 $16,000-23,000 sold in our New York Rooms, 2 December 1986, lot 318.
€14,000-20,000
來源:瑞士藏家Ghezzi伉儷珍藏；於1997年11月5-6日香港
PROVENANCE: 佳士得拍賣， 拍品第949號； 於2001年4月30日於香港
佳士得拍賣， 拍品第772號
Christie’s Hong Kong, 5-6 November 1997, lot 949
Christie’s Hong Kong, 30 April 2001, lot 772
The collection of the Ghezzi family, Switzerland

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