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Asian Art at Marchant
Marchant was founded in 1925 by Samuel Sydney 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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Chinese Ceramics From Tang to Song
Chinese Ceramics Tang to Song coincides with the 25th anniversary of Asian Art in London. The exhibition has been carefully curated and includes 43 pieces with excellent provenance, many of which are the finest examples of their type that the gallery has ever handled in almost 100 years of business.
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Kawase Shinobu - Master of Celadon, a retrospective
The exhibition features 52 pieces by the ‘Master of Celadon’, Kawase Shinobu. 20th June - 15th July 2022.
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Famille Verte from Private Collections
18 piece exhibition of Chinese famille verte porcelain, Kangxi period. 28th October - 12th November 2021.
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The Lobl Collection of Chinese Jades
A carefully curated selection of Chinese Jades from the collection of Mr. and Mrs. Lobl.
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Qing Porcelain From Three Private Collections
An exhibition of Qing porcelain from three esteemed collectors; Tang Shaoyi, the first Prime Minister of China, Henry Mazot and Jeffrey Stamen.
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Take a journey through Marchant's history. With over 95 years’ experience in the art world, from historic company moments, to notable events in the art world and lots more.
Timeline & HistoryPorcelain & Works of Art
21. M5088
£13,500Japanese porcelain celadon lavender glazed wine jar and cover, shukaiko, of guan form with vertical ribbed body and six-petalled stylised lotus leaf cover, covered overall on the base, interior and underside of the cover in a celadon lavender Ru-type glaze thinning at the ribs, the rim, foot rim and underside cover rim brown.
8 1/8 inches, 20.6 cm diameter; 7 inches, 17.8 cm high.
Kawase Shinobu, 1989.
Wood box, described as ‘celadon shukaiko’, signed and with artist’s seal, Shinobu, on the interior of the cover and the orange clothes.
52. M5269
£14,500Japanese porcelain pale celadon lavender glazed rounded jar and cover of globular form with gently domed cover and straight foot, covered overall on the interior and underside with a rich even pale celadon lavender glaze.
7 inches, 17.9 cm high.
Kawase Shinobu, 2020.
Wood box, described as ‘celadon jar with cover’, signed and with artist’s seal, Shinobu, on the interior of the cover and the orange clothes, with the seal, onge-ryoga.
M4655
£58,000Chinese imperial porcelain blue and white deep circular dish, the well of the centre painted in reverse technique with a boy holding a branch of peony flowers amongst stylised scrolling foliage on a blue ground roundel under a band of blossoms and stylised scrolls, the exterior painted with flower branches.
6 1/4 inches, 15.9 cm diameter.
The base with a six-character mark of Kangxi within a double ring in underglaze blue and of the period, 1662-1722, circa 1680.
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FAMILLE VERTE FROM PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
28th October – 12th November 2021
2021 年10 月28 日 – 11 月12 日
New Website Launched
We are delighted to announce that our eagerly anticipated new website is now live!
How to Collect Qing Porcelain: Top Tips from Legendary Dealer Richard Marchant (Sotheby’s July 2020)
This video shows Richard Marchant giving advice to collectors on how to collect Chinese porcelain and what criteria should be met. The video was produced by Sotheby's Hong Kong...