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Samuel Sydney Marchant (1897-1975) showing a Jade to his sister.
Samuel Sydney Marchant (1897-1975) 向其妹妹展 示玉器

Marchant has also long prided itself on its dedication to prov- 馬錢特一直以來都非常重視藏品的來源考證，並以此
enance. In a world of uncertainty and enormous global mar- 為傲。在這個充滿不確定性且全球化的市場中，擁有
kets, pieces of jade with well-evidenced twentieth century 清晰20世紀來源記錄的玉器尤其受到藏家追捧，而這
provenance are particularly desirable, have long been the 也正是馬錢特長期以來的關注重點。在這組精美的玉
focus of Marchant’s attention, and abound in this fine group.
Consider the intricately carved box in the form of Buddha’s 器中，許多藏品都具備這樣的特質。例如，拍品368
hand citrons from the renowned collection of Richard 青白玉雕佛手形銜環蓋盒，來自著名收藏家 Richard
Edmund Relfe Luff, CBE (1887-1969), lot 368 in this sale), Edmund Riff Luff, CBE（1887-1969），他曾被 Roger
once described by Roger Bluett as “one of the last genera- Bluett譽為「二戰後數年間，能夠建立起精美收藏的
tion of English buyers who were able to build up fine collec- 最後一代英國買家之一」。此外，還有兩件曾售於香
tions (...) in the years following the Second World War”; and 港蘇富比的白玉珍品（拍品362和384），來自傳奇古
two fine white jade pieces previously sold in our Hong Kong 董商兼收藏家仇焱之（1910-1980）。
rooms from the collection of the legendary dealer-collector
Edward T. Chow (1910-1980, lots 362 and 384). 馬錢特步入第二世紀之際，第四代傳人Samuel March-
ant如是形容此組非凡玉器之象徵意義：「玉器於本
Celebrating the firm’s enduring legacy as it enters its second 行中佔有不可或缺之地位，寓意長壽與吉祥，正值百
century, Samuel Marchant, the fourth generation, reflects on
the symbolism of this remarkable group: “Jade has been and 年里程，選以玉器為誌，至為合宜。」
remains an integral part of our gallery. Representing longevity
and good fortune among all its other meanings, we think it
only fitting to celebrate this milestone with jade.”

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