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MARCHANT: NINE DECADES IN CHINESE ART

Stuart, Natalie, Richard and Samuel Marchant, 2017

for a further four years. S. Marchant & Son also exhibited for eleven   博覽會參展,前後長達十一年。與此同時,多
years at the International Asian Art Fair in New York. Throughout       名要員也為公司業務提供了強大的後盾,包括
all this, the frm was always ably supported by valued colleagues:       Colin Payne (1970–1990年任職)、David Freeman
Colin Payne (1970-1990), David Freeman (1969-1999) and Simon            (1969–1999年任職),以及1988年加盟並服務至
Abraham-Gregory since 1988 until the present.                           今的Simon Abraham-Gregory。

In 2009, after a renovation of the shop at 120 Kensington Church        2009年,該公司完成了120 Kensington Church
Street, the business name reverted to the founding name, Marchant.      Street的店面整修,並重新啟用創業時的名稱
Since then, two other members of the family have joined the business:   「Marchant」。其後,兩名家庭成員陸續加
in 2011, Stuart’s daughter Natalie, a professional photographer who is  盟:司徒特的女兒娜塔莉 (Natalie) 是一名專業
responsible for all of the photography of the catalogues and catalogue  攝影師,她2011年加入公司後,全權負責所有
design, advertising and the website; and his son Samuel in 2015,        圖錄與庫存的拍攝工作,以及圖錄設計、廣告
after fnishing university and working at Christie’s New York and at     宣傳和網頁事宜;司徒特之子塞繆爾 (Samuel)
Christie’s and Sotheby’s in London. Carrying on the family tradition,   於2015年加盟,在此之前,他曾供職紐約佳士
both Natalie and Samuel often accompany Stuart to view and attend       得、倫敦佳士得及倫敦蘇富比。娜塔莉和塞繆
auctions. With the addition of this fourth generation, the vision of    爾亦秉承家族傳統,常陪同父親出席預展和拍
Sydney Marchant, when he frst opened his shop in 1925, has been         賣會。隨着第四代的加入,悉尼於1925年創業
more than fulflled.                                                     之初的願景,如今俱已一一實現。

Patricia Curtin                                                         Patricia Curtin
Consultant, Christie’s                                                  佳士得顧問

                                                                         Marchant storefront, 120 Kensington Church Street, circa 2015
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