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THE STAN BARDEN COLLECTION OF SNUFF BOTTLES (LOTS 527-534 INCLUSIVE)
Christie's is delighted to offer this collection assembled by Stan Barden (1924-1988) and his wife Marianne from 1960 to 1981. He began collecting in 1960 after he took up a post in Hong Kong as a civil engineer for the Public Works Department. As chance would have it, his next door neighbour was Michael Kaynes-Klitz, an avid snuff bottle collector who became a life-long friend.
Kaynes-Klitz - pictured in the photograph in the centre with Stan on the left and a Chinese collector on the right - founded the International Snuff Bottle Society in Hong Kong in 1968. The South China Morning Post described Kaynes-Klitz as "the spiritual leader of snuff bottle collecting". At its height, the society boasted 20,000 members worldwide. Stan was founder member number one and Marianne number 2.
Stan bought almost exclusively from the Hong Kong-based dealer Y.F.Yang who traded in Chungking Arcade and later in Ocean Terminal before moving to Honolulu in the 1980s.
He admired all types of snuff bottle but had the greatest affinity to agate. Several agate bottles are offered here including lots 531 and 534 which is a particular highlight. In 1981, in recognition of work done by the Transport Survey Organisation for Hong Kong's mass transit system, the MTR, Stan Barden was awarded the Imperial Service Order, I.S.O. by the Queen.
A CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER SNUFF BOTTLE
QIANLONG TWO-CHARACTER MARK IN GILT AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
Details
A CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER SNUFF BOTTLE
QIANLONG TWO-CHARACTER MARK IN GILT AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
The bottle is of flattened circular form and is carved to each side with a scene of a figure within a mountainous landscape, surrounded by pine, bamboo and wutong. The stopper is carved in the form of a chrysanthemum.
2 ¾ in. (7 cm.) high, including stopper, wood stand
QIANLONG TWO-CHARACTER MARK IN GILT AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
The bottle is of flattened circular form and is carved to each side with a scene of a figure within a mountainous landscape, surrounded by pine, bamboo and wutong. The stopper is carved in the form of a chrysanthemum.
2 ¾ in. (7 cm.) high, including stopper, wood stand
Provenance
With Y.F. Yang, Hong Kong, acquired prior to 1981.
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