A Chinese Imperial porcelain wucai saucer dish. Six-character mark of Jiajing within a double ring in underglaze blue, Kangxi, 1662-1722. Courtesy Marchant painted in the centre with two iron-red carp, one leaping from the water and the other swimming...

A pair of Chinese Imperial porcelain copper-red glazed jardinières and stands. Yongzheng four character sealmarks and of the period, 1723-1735. photos courtesy Marchant of deep “U”-form with flat everted lipped rim, the stands with chrysanthemum petal...

A Chinese Imperial porcelain wucai dragon and phoenix bowl. Six character sealmark of Jiaqing and of the period, 1796-1820. photos courtesy Marchant with slightly flared rim, painted with a green and iron-red dragon in pursuit of flaming pearls, separated...