The following one hundred and twenty-one lots (1-120) are from the collection of Bernard Buckman (1910-1991) |
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FIVE BLUE AND WHITE SNUFF BOTTLES.
Qing Dynasty.
Three decorated with figurative scenes, one with stylised shou characters, another with prunus flowers, 6-10cm H. (5)
Provenance: Collection of Bernard Buckman (1910-1991).
£300-500
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A BLUE AND WHITE 'DEER AND CRANE' SNUFF BOTTLE.
Qing Dynasty.
The two animals below a pine tree, stopper, 6.5cm H.
Provenance: Collection of Bernard Buckman (1910-1991).
£200-300
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AN UNDERGLAZE COPPER RED DECORATED BLUE AND WHITE 'HUNDRED BOYS' SNUFF BOTTLE.
Qing Dynasty.
The body decorated with a continuous scene of boys frolicking in a garden, the interior of the rim decorated with a band of bats, the base painted with a boat, horn stopper, 7cm H.
Provenance: Collection of Bernard Buckman (1910-1991).
£200-300
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A BLUE AND WHITE 'WEAVER' SNUFF BOTTLE.
Qing Dynasty, Xianfeng mark and of the period (1851-1856).
The body decorated with a scene of a lady sitting at a loom, Da Qing Xianfeng nianzhi mark to base, stopper, 9cm H.
Provenance: Collection of Bernard Buckman (1910-1991).
£200-300
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TWO EMBROIDERED SATIN PURSES.
Qing Dynasty.
Both embroidered in Peking knot with antiques and auspicious symbols, 9cm long. (2)
Provenance: Collection of Bernard Buckman (1910-1991).
£200-300
Purses of this type hang from the belt when in formal court dress. Such purses might also be used, however, in less formal attire by any well-dressed man as pouches for tobacco or a snuff bottle and as general-purpose pockets for small objects.
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A CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL 'BUDDHIST EMBLEMS' SNUFF BOTTLE.
Qing Dynasty.
Decorated on turquoise ground, carved Qianlong nianzhi mark to base, original matching stopper, 8cm H.
Provenance: Collection of Bernard Buckman (1910-1991).
£200-300
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A 'MOSAIC PATTERN' ENAMELLED SNUFF BOTTLE.
Qing Dynasty.
With white fragments of enamel set in with a turquoise green ground, original matching stopper, 7cm H.
Provenance: Collection of Bernard Buckman (1910-1991).
£200-300
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A CORAL AND TURQUOISE INLAID SILVER 'BUDDHIST EMBLEMS' SNUFF BOTTLE.
Mongolia, Qing Dynasty.
The body worked in repoussé with the emblems, the shoulders and matching stopper inlaid with coral and turquoise, 8cm H.
Provenance: Collection of Bernard Buckman (1910-1991).
£200-300
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A SILVER 'DRAGON' SNUFF BOTTLE.
Qing Dynasty.
Of flattened, rounded form decorated on either side with a dragon surrounded by clouds, matching stopper, 5.5cm H.
Provenance: Collection of Bernard Buckman (1910-1991).
£200-300
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A FAMILLE ROSE 'FIGURES' SNUFF BOTTLE.
Qing Dynasty, Qianlong mark, and probably of the period.
Of quatrilobed form, each of the four faces delicately painted with a single figure, Qianlong nianzhi mark to base, original stopper, 5.5cm H.
Provenance: Collection of Bernard Buckman (1910-1991).
£300-500
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AN APPLE GREEN AND STREAKY BLUE-GLAZED SNUFF BOTTLE.
Qing Dynasty.
7.5cm H. (2)
Provenance: Collection of Bernard Buckman (1910-1991).
£300-500
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TWO CELADON AND ONE BLUE-GLAZED SNUFF BOTTLE.
Qing Dynasty.
Each with looping handles on the shoulders, the bodies incised with designs, the largest vessel with a Buddhist lion dog chasing a ribboned ball, 7.5cm H. (3)
Provenance: Collection of Bernard Buckman (1910-1991).
£300-500
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FOUR PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLES.
19th / 20th Century.
Comprising a cat snuff bottle, a 'Zhong Kui' meiping-form bottle, a double dragon snuff bottle and a yixing zesha bottle, 6-8cm H. (4)
Provenance: Collection of Bernard Buckman (1910-1991).
£100-200
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THREE FAMILLE ROSE SNUFF BOTTLES.
Comprising a moulded figurative snuff bottle, Qianlong nianzhi mark, a 'cockerels' snuff bottle, Qianlong nianzhi mark, and a 'boating figure' snuff bottle, Yongzheng nianzhi mark, 9cm H. (3)
Provenance: Collection of Bernard Buckman (1910-1991).
£200-300
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A COLLECTION OF EIGHT INSIDE PAINTED SNUFF BOTTLES.
19th / 20th Century.
One signed Si Min, one by Xue Chengcai, and one Le Tongke, 6-8cm H. (8)
Provenance: Collection of Bernard Buckman (1910-1991).
£100-200
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THREE INSIDE PAINTED SNUFF BOTTLES, BY ZHOU LEYUAN, YE ZHONGSAN AND ZHOU YUEYUAN.
20th Century.
The left bottle dated 1950, by Zhou Leyuan depicting a continuous landscape scene, the central bottle dated 1964, by Ye Zhongsan, depicting a scene from Pu Songling's Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, the right bottle by Zhou Yueyuan depicting a small mammal, 6-7.5cm H. (3)
Provenance: Collection of Bernard Buckman (1910-1991).
£300-500
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A BLUE OVERLAY GLASS 'CHILONG' SNUFF BOTTLE.
Qing Dynasty.
Each side carved with a writhing chi dragon, 7cm H.
Provenance: Collection of Bernard Buckman (1910-1991).
£100-200
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THREE OVERLAY GLASS SNUFF BOTTLES.
Qing Dynasty.
Comprising a red overlay snowflake snuff bottle, a blue overlay snowflake 'chilong' snuff bottle and a red overlay 'monkey' snuff bottle, 6-7.5cm H. (3)
Provenance: Collection of Bernard Buckman (1910-1991).
£200-300
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A JET SNUFF BOTTLE.
19th / 20th Century.
Of flattened ovoid form, on a short foot, jadeite stopper, 6.5cm long.
Provenance: Collection of Bernard Buckman (1910-1991).
£200-300
Literature: For a related piece see Brody, Old Wine into Old Bottles, A Collector's Commonplace Book, 1993, p. 122. A further discussion of jet can be found in Cammann, Substance and Symbol in Chinese Toggles, 1962, p 72, where it is noted 'the Chinese scholars of the medieval period said that pine resin after a thousand years turned into amber, and amber after a thousand years turned into jet, xi. Therefore, if amber was a symbol of longevity, this was doubly so.'
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A PEKING GLASS SAPPHIRE BLUE SNUFF BOTTLE.
Qing Dynasty, Xianfeng mark and period.
Of pear-shaped form, stopper, incised Xianfeng nianzhi mark to base, 8.5cm H.
Provenance: Collection of Bernard Buckman (1910-1991).
£300-500
Literature: Snuff bottles produced by the Imperial Glass Workshop during the Xianfeng reign, the likely origin of the present piece, are extremely rare. According to Zhang Rong (2005) production was strictly limited to one hundred and twenty per year (Luster of Autumn Water: Glass of the Qing Imperial Workshop).
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Y A SILVER-INLAID IVORY SNUFF BOTTLE, TOGETHER WITH AN IVORY SNUFF DISH.
Qing Dynasty.
Of rectangular form, the front and back inlaid with a bird-form zun bronze vessel, the shoulders with inlaid animal head handles, original ivory stopper, 6.5cm H, the dish 5cm diameter.
Provenance: Collection of Bernard Buckman (1910-1991).
£200-300
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A NEPHRITE JADE 'FIGURES' SNUFF BOTTLE.
Qing Dynasty.
Of flattened ovoid form, the ochre skin carved with a continuous figurative scene, tourmaline and ivory stopper, 7cm H.
Provenance: Collection of Bernard Buckman (1910-1991).
£300-500
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AN AMETHYST SNUFF BOTTLE AND COVER.
Qing Dynasty.
Incised with a scholar resting beneath a pine tree, stopper, 6.5cm H.
Provenance: Collection of Bernard Buckman (1910-1991).
£200-300
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A TURQUOISE 'LADY' SNUFF BOTTLE TOGETHER WITH A LAPIS LAZULI 'TIGER' SNUFF BOTTLE.
20th Century.
Each incised with decoration, original stoppers, 6cm H. (2)
Provenance: Collection of Bernard Buckman (1910-1991).
£200-300
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TWO SQUARE AGATE SNUFF BOTTLES.
Qing Dynasty.
The rectangular body supported on a short foot with a cylindrical neck, the four faces carved with a plain rectangular cartouche, 6.5cm H. (2)
Provenance: Collection of Bernard Buckman (1910-1991).
£200-300
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TWO JADE SNUFF BOTTLES.
Qing Dynasty.
One of ovoid form, stopper, 5.5cm, the other of compressed pear-shaped form, 6.5cm H. (2)
Provenance: Collection of Bernard Buckman (1910-1991).
£300-500
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TWO BANDED AGATE SNUFF BOTTLES.
Qing Dynasty.
One formed as a pebble, 5cm, the other of compressed ovoid form, 5.5cm H, stoppers. (2)
Provenance: Collection of Bernard Buckman (1910-1991).
£200-300
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TWO AGATE SNUFF BOTTLES.
19th / 20th Century.
One with twin animal head mask handles, the other of double gourd form with a stopper, 5.5cm H / 7cm H. (2)
Provenance: Collection of Bernard Buckman (1910-1991).
£200-300
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A LARGE CARVED AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE.
19th / 20th Century.
The front and back incised with birds on flowering plum tree branches, twin handles, the base with incised plum blossom carving, jadeite stopper, 8cm H.
Provenance: Collection of Bernard Buckman (1910-1991).
£400-600
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A ROCK CRYSTAL VASE AND COVER TOGETHER WITH A 'BOYS' SNUFF BOTTLE.
Late Qing Dynasty.
The vase incised to the body, with handles suspending rings to the shoulders, the cover surmounted by a Buddhist lion dog, 15cm H, the other snuff bottle with clambering boys carved in relief around the body, 10cm H. (2)
Provenance: Collection of Bernard Buckman (1910-1991).
£300-500
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THREE CARVED ROSE QUARTZ SNUFF BOTTLES.
Qing Dynasty.
Each carved and pierced with floral patterns, original stoppers, 6cm H. (3)
Provenance: Collection of Bernard Buckman (1910-1991).
£200-300
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TWO CARVED TURQUOISE VASES.
Qing Dynasty.
One with cover, 15cm H, the other 10cm H. (2)
Provenance: Collection of Bernard Buckman (1910-1991).
£300-500
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A ROCK CRYSTAL 'LINGZHI BRANCH' WRIST REST.
Qing Dynasty.
Naturalistically carved with lingzhi spray issuing from a central branch, the carved and pierced wood stand carved as rockwork covered in lingzhi spray, 12cm long.
Provenance: Collection of Bernard Buckman (1910-1991).
£300-500
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A ROCK CRYSTAL CARVING OF A CRAB TOGETHER WITH A BIRD.
19th / 20th Century.
The bird seated with the head curled over the body and the legs tucked in, the crab naturalistically carved with legs tucked in beneath, each with carved wood stands, 5cm long. (2)
Provenance: Collection of Bernard Buckman (1910-1991).
£400-600
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TWO ROCK CRYSTAL BUDDHIST LION DOG CARVINGS.
Qing Dynasty.
The smaller seated with a ball, carved wood stands, 6cm long. (2)
Provenance: Collection of Bernard Buckman (1910-1991).
£400-600
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A ROCK CRYSTAL 'POMEGRANATE' WASHER.
Qing Dynasty.
Naturalistically carved as two conjoined fruit, openwork wood stand, 7cm across.
Provenance: Collection of Bernard Buckman (1910-1991).
£200-300
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A COLLECTION OF HARDSTONE CARVINGS OF SEATED BUDDHAS.
19th / 20th Century.
Comprising of one in rock crystal, one amethyst, two of rose quartz, one of amber, one of lapis and two of jade, 6cm H. (8)
Provenance: Collection of Bernard Buckman (1910-1991).
£400-600
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TWO AMETHYST CARVINGS OF BOYS.
Qing Dynasty.
The larger representing Liu Hai, a three-legged toad on his back, the other as a reclining boy, wooden stands, 3cm H. (2)
Provenance: Collection of Bernard Buckman (1910-1991).
£300-500
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FOUR TURQUOISE CARVINGS.
19th / 20th Century.
Two carved as seated Buddhas, one miniature vase and cover carved in high relief as flowering branches, another carved as a tiger, wood stands, 3-5cm H. (4)
Provenance: Collection of Bernard Buckman (1910-1991).
£400-600
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Y A COLLECTION OF FIVE CORAL CARVINGS.
Qing Dynasty.
One carved as a bamboo branch with plum blossom, another as a sage, and three as stylised dragon creatures, 7cm H. (5)
Provenance: Collection of Bernard Buckman (1910-1991).
£600-800
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THREE ROCK CRYSTAL, AND ONE AGATE, 'LOTUS LEAF' WASHERS.
Qing Dynasty.
With carved and pierced wood stands, 7cm across. (4)
Provenance: Collection of Bernard Buckman (1910-1991).
£500-800
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A TURQUOISE CARVING OF A LADY.
19th / 20th Century.
Standing in a long flowing dress, a fan in the right hand, a floral spray in the left, 14cm H.
Provenance: Collection of Bernard Buckman (1910-1991).
£300-500
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A GROUP OF FOUR HARDSTONE CARVINGS.
19th / 20th Century.
Comprising of a jade carving of a lady beside a basket, an ornately carved vase and cover, with lotus leaves and a fish carved in relief, a carving of a fisherman, and a quartz figure of a seated Buddha, wood stands, 15-22cm H. (4)
Provenance: Collection of Bernard Buckman (1910-1991).
£100-200
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A JADE CARVING OF ZHOU TANZI.
Ming Dynasty.
Finely carved, the figure holding a basket in the right hand, the left hand supporting the deer skin which extends over his head, back and shoulders, 10.5cm H.
Provenance: Collection of Bernard Buckman (1910-1991); acquired from Yuan Feng & Co in 1961.
£6,000-8,000
Literature: Another treatment of the same subject in jade, dating to the Ming Dynasty was in the collection of Mr and Mrs Desmond Gure, The Arts of the Ming Dynasty, Oriental Ceramic Society, 1957, cat no 346.
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A CARVED JADE 'HORSE AND MONKEY' GROUP.
Ming Dynasty.
The horse modelled with legs tucked in, the monkey clambering over horse's back, fitted wood stand, 4.5cm H, 8.5cm long.
Provenance: Collection of Bernard Buckman (1910-1991).
£1,000-2,000
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A JADE 'HORSE AND MONKEY' BELT HOOK.
Qing Dynasty, 18th Century.
Carved in relief with a monkey clambering on the rear haunch of the horse, the hook on the reverse side carved as a chi dragon's head, 5.5 x 8cm.
Provenance: Collection of Bernard Buckman (1910-1991).
£800-1,200
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A WHITE JADE CARVED AND PIERCED 'DRAGON-FISH' CARVING.
Qing Dynasty, 18th Century.
Delicately carved and pierced to both sides with the creature among waves and clouds, the head dramatically turned back, carved and pierced wood stand, 7.5 x 15cm.
Provenance: Collection of Bernard Buckman (1910-1991).
£1,000-2,000
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A JADE CARVING OF A BUDDHIST LION DOG.
Qing Dynasty.
Standing with the head and tail raised on an oval plinth, 4cm H.
Provenance: Collection of Bernard Buckman (1910-1991).
£300-500
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A JADE CARVING OF A GOOSE.
Qing Dynasty.
Carved seated with the feet tucked in and the head lowered over the back, 3cm H.
Provenance: Collection of Bernard Buckman (1910-1991).
£200-300
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A JADE CARVED AND PIERCED 'HEHE ERXIAN' CIRCULAR PLAQUE.
Qing Dynasty, 18th / 19th Century.
Carved on both sides with two boys among auspicious symbols, wood stand, 8.5cm diameter.
Provenance: Collection of Bernard Buckman (1910-1991).
£300-500
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