Almost ten years in the planning, visiting collectors and travelling the world, the extensive exhibition contains 132 pieces of Ming and Qing blanc de chine figures and vessels, mainly from private European collections. Twenty-eight of these pieces come from the collection of Captain J. Meuldijk, The Netherlands, including the remarkable He Chaozong Guanyin, no. 1 in the … Continued

M3064 Large standing figure of an official wearing long iron-red robes with different flowerhead medallions in gilt. 43.5cm high. Qianlong, 1736-1795. *Formerly in a European private collection. *Published in our current catalogue, Chinese Ceramics Tang-Qing.

Tang to Qing, fourteen centuries of Chinese art, an amzing time span. The present catalogue contains 58 pieces, all excellent examples of several periods; Tang pottery, Ming and Qing imperial porcelain, Chinese domestic-market porcelain of the Kangxi period and examples of export porcelain. Some highlighted pieces to mention: No. 2 – Tang blue-splashed pouring vessel – … Continued

Mr Allen was a trademark attorney who began collecting in 1977 and continued for 30 years. The exhibition contains 36 of the most important pieces from his personal collection, selected for their colour, form and quality. Of particular mention are the double horse group (no. 29) purchased in 1998, and the small water buffalo (no. … Continued

More than half of the pieces in this catalogue are ‘mark and period’, 27 to be precise. This is a surprising number because of their increasing scarcity. One of the reasons is the longevity of Marchant as we can source pieces from old clients. The front cover piece is a Chinese imperial porcelain green and … Continued

R1011 Chinese jade rhyton carved as a naturalistic pine trunk with three extending elaborate pine branches in pale celadon taupe with russet markings, all on a gnarled naturalistic ground, the pale celadon branch with two tree shrews holding a pine leaf. 5 inches, 12.7 cm high. Qianlong, 1736-1795. Formerly in the collection of Josette Schulmann, … Continued

Business by Appointment Only Dear Friends, Due to the current global climate brought on by Covid-19, Marchant have decided to continue business from this point forward, until further notice ‘by appointment only’. We will be keeping up-to-date with emails and going into the gallery intermittently, but with travel disruptions and social distancing increasingly vital during … Continued