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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Blanc de Chine 2024
Kosometsuke & Shonzui 2024
Assembled over almost 25 years, the kosometsuke exhibition includes a diverse selection of blue and white wares, including rare dishes, imaginative vessels, and captivating scenes on tea ceremony pieces. 50 piece exhibition, November 2024
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

M4566
£58,000Chinese imperial porcelain yellow ground saucer dish incised in the centre and painted with a green and aubergine five-clawed dragon in pursuit of a flaming pearl amongst stylised flames, within a double aubergine ring, the underside decorated with grapes and leaves also on a yellow ground extending to the base.
5 1/4 inches, 13.3 cm diameter.
The base with a six-character mark of Qianlong within a double ring and of the period, 1736-1795.

9. M5307/M5308
£5,800Pair of Chinese famille verte biscuit porcelain joss-stick holders, modelled as seated smiling boys, each with their left knee slightly raised and holding the joss-stick holder in their left hand, one wearing a yellow jacket and green pantaloons, the other wearing a green jacket and yellow pantaloons, the faces covered in a clear glaze, their hairwork heightened in deep aubergine.
3 inches, 7.7 cm high.
Kangxi, 1662-1722.

31. M5265
£6,500Japanese ceramic unglazed, charcoal-fired stoneware vessel and cover, painted on most of the body with cream and beige slip falling short of the base and revealing the biscuit body, the pinched and pressed in cover completing the natural form.
8 inches, 20.3 cm high.
Kawase Shinobu, 1994.
Wood box, signed and with artist’s seal, Shinobu, on the interior of the cover and the orange cloth.