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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Timeline & HistoryPorcelain & Works of Art
40. M5311
£12,500Pair of Chinese famille verte biscuit porcelain standing figures of Cao Guojiu holding an ingot, his hair tied up in two buns and a figure of He Xiangu holding a branch of lingzhi with a ruyi-head, each with a green jacket, yellow skirt and aubergine pierced rockwork raised bases, the detailed faces and hands with clear glaze.
6 ¾ inches, 17.2 cm high.
Kangxi, 1662-1722.
Wood stand.
28. M5197
£9,500Japanese porcelain pale celadon glazed beaker shaped flower vase of slender form, the flared rim modelled as five petals, covered overall on the base and interior with an even pale celadon glaze, the biscuit foot rim unglazed.
8 7/8 inches, 22.5 cm high.
Kawase Shinobu, 1991.
Wood box, described as ‘celadon flower vase’, signed and with artist’s seal, Shinobu, on the interior of the cover and the orange cloth.
34. M5200
£16,500Japanese porcelain celadon glazed ewer and cover with ovoid body, tall slender neck, hexagonal fluted spout and strap handle, with upright loop for attachment, covered overall on the base and interior with an even celadon olive glaze, the thin unglazed biscuit foot rim revealing the body, the drop-in cover surmounted by a bird-form finial.
10 inches, 25.4 cm high.
Kawase Shinobu, 1997.
Fitted wood box, described as ‘celadon water ewer’, signed and with artist’s seal, Shinobu, on the interior of the cover.
