Asian Art at Marchant
Marchant was founded in 1925 by Samuel Sidney Marchant (1897-1975). Our specialties are Imperial Chinese Ming and Qing porcelains, jades, cloisonné, pottery and works of art. Emphasis is placed on rarity, quality, condition and provenance.
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M4703
Chinese imperial porcelain celadon-glazed deep bowl with flared rim, carved on the exterior with six camellia flowers on a continuous scrolling branch with leaves, covered overall with a luminous celadon glaze, extending on the interior and base .
The base with a six-character mark of Yongzheng within a double ring in underglaze blue and of the period, 1723-1735.
8 3/4 inches, 20.3 cm diameter.
21 - S1439
Chinese imperial porcelain lemon-yellow ground underglaze blue decorated nine peach dish, pan, of slightly conical form with gently flared rim, painted in the centre with two leafy branches bearing nine peaches in early Ming style with heaped and piled effect, all within two double lines in underglaze blue, the underside painted with continuous scrolling branches of entwined morning glory with nine flowerheads amongst large leaves and buds, within double lines in underglaze blue with a further double line on the foot rim.
The base with a six-character sealmark of Qianlong in underglaze blue on white reserved on a lemon-yellow ground and of the period, 1736-1795.
10 7/16 inches, 26.5 cm diameter.
26.7cm diameter
22. M5325
£4,200Chinese famille verte, sancai, biscuit porcelain water-dropper in the form of a fish leaping from a crested wave, the fish predominantly in an aubergine glaze, its tail in yellow, the waves and handle in a green glaze, the flat biscuit base unglazed.
3 ¼ inches, 8.3 cm long.
Kangxi, 1662-1722.
