MARCHANT
Marchant was founded in 1925 by Samuel Sydney Marchant (1897-1975). Specialties are Imperial Chinese Ming and Qing porcelains, jades, cloisonné, pottery and works of art. Emphasis is placed on rarity, quality, condition and provenance.
Marchant pride themselves on fine pieces that have passed through their hands, many now in major museums and collections worldwide. Services that can be undertaken are the buying and selling of pieces and collections, commission bidding in auctions around the world and specialist advice.
120 Kensington Church Street
London
W8 4BH
Stuart Marchant, Samuel Marchant, Richard Marchant, Natalie Marchant
Phone: +44 (0)20 7229 5319
Email: gallery@marchantasianart.com
Website: www.marchantasianart.com
THE CENTENARY EXHIBITION:
Imperial Porcelain of Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong
百年展览：康熙、雍正与乾隆御用瓷器
27th October – 7th November 2025
120 Kensington Church Street, London, W8 4BH
Monday – Friday: 10.30-17.30
Saturday 1st November: 11.00-20.00
Sunday 2nd November: By Appointment
Late Night Opening – Saturday 1st November until 20.00
Talks:
TBC
Chinese imperial porcelain blue and white slender necked baluster vase, of handbell form, yaoling zun, painted on the body with four circular medallions consisting of three bands forming the gankyil, “Wheel of Joy”.
The base with a six-character mark of Kangxi within a double ring in underglaze blue and of the period, 1662-1722.
8 inches, 20.4 cm high.
• Sold by Sotheby’s London in their auction of Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 15th June 1982, lot 357, pp. 248/9.
• Spink and Son, 1982.
• From the collection of Mr H. Soudovar.
Chinese imperial porcelain blue and white bottle vase, suantou kou ping, painted with twelve seasonal blooms.
Six-character mark of Yongzheng and of the period, 1723-1735.11 inches, 28 cm high.
• Purchased by R.P. Marchant circa 1965 and included in a lecture at the Oriental Ceramic Society of Hong Kong, 23rd November 1976, no. 37.
• No other identical vase appears recorded.
清雍正御制青花十二花卉纹蒜头口瓶
“大清雍正年制”六字款，雍正1723-1735年。
高11英寸（28厘米）。
• 于1965年由R.P. Marchant购得，
并于1976年11月23日在香港东方陶瓷学会的讲座中展出，编号37。
• 目前暂无其他相同器物著录。
Pair of Chinese Imperial porcelain doucai bowls, painted in a continuous landscape scene with five tribute bearers.
Bases with a six-character mark of Yongzheng within a double ring in underglaze blue and of the period, 1723-1735.
7 inches, 17.8 cm diameter.
• From a private Japanese collection, acquired prior to 1970.
• Yongzheng bowls of this pattern are extremely rare, very few examples appear recorded.
Chinese imperial porcelain large celadon-glazed moulded and carved deep bowl decorated on the exterior with large sprays of various flowers including; lotus, peach, peony, pink, finger citron, prunus, camellia, pomegranate, tree peony and lychee.
The base with a six-character sealmark of Qianlong in underglaze blue and of the period, 1736-1795.
13 1/4 inches, 33.8 cm diameter.
• From the collection of Dr. Ho-Ching (1900-1963) and Mme. Von Sung Yang (1903-2005), acquired between 1939 and 1955 and thence by descent, together with label E/O Von Sung Ya, 40026807 38DSL.
