Marchant: Eight Treasures for the Wanli Emperor offers discerning connoisseurs the opportunity to collect masterworks of porcelain from the reign of emperor Wanli (1573-1620) upon the auspicious occasion of the 450 ^th anniversary of his ascension to the throne. Leading the sale is The Keswick ‘Hundred Deer’ Jar, formerly in the collection of William Keswick (1834-1912), England, and estimated at $700,000-900,000. Other highlights include an exceptional pair of large wucai ‘garlic-mouth vases’ and a superb and exceptionally rare doucai ‘ bajixiang’ bowl. Founded in 1925 by Samuel Sydney Marchant in London, Marchant is one of the world’s most venerable dealers of Chinese art and specializes in imperial Ming and Qing ceramics.