Bodhisattva seated on a qilin, unbaked clay sculpture, China, Qing dynasty, remnants of polychromy, inlays of glass beads on one eye of the qilin (the other missing), on base, h. 30.5 cm (without base), l. 26 cm (damaged, missing and restored) Provenance: collection of the Ghezzi family, from Zurich, jewellers and antique dealers for almost a century A carving of a seated Bodhisattva on a qilin, China, Qing dynasty, 30.5 cm high (without base), 26 cm long (damages, lacks and restorations) Provenance: Ghezzi family collection from Zurich, jewellers and antique dealers for almost a century 清代黏土菩薩和麒麟像 高30.厘米 已經過修復 General surface wear Damage, missing pieces, restorations Missing a glass inlay for an eye of the qilin Possibly missing a glass inlay for the urna of the deity Wear and damage to the polychromy Sculpture weakened, crumbling Overall wear to the surface Damage, lacks, restorations Missing glass inlay for one eye of the qilin Possibly missing a glass inlay for the urna of the deity Wear and damages to the polychromy Sculpture weakened, crumbling GHEZZI FAMILY COLLECTION Maison Piguet is pleased to present the second part of the collection of the Ghezzi family, jewellers and antique dealers for almost a century. The collection comprises more than 200 lots from a wide range of fields. Of particular note is a collection of Art Nouveau vases, including two large Gallé vases (lots 1263, 1265), a set of Chinese cloisonné enamels (lots 1703 to 1705) and a gilt bronze Amitayus (lot 1679). The entire collection included in the catalogue can be found by entering the keyword "Ghezzi" in the search bar on our website and scanning the QR code. All lots marked in red in the printed catalogue come from this collection.