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A Chinese carved amber glass 'zodiac animals' snuff bottle and a carved...

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A Chinese carved amber glass 'zodiac animals' snuff bottle and a carved yellow glass 'elephant' snuff bottle

Late Qing dynasty

The translucent amber-coloured glass carved in shallow relief with the twelve animals of the zodiac, green hardstone stopper, 5.6cm high without stopper, the translucent yellow glass bottle formed as a caparisoned elephant surmounted by the cylindrical neck and straight mouth, gilt metal and carnelian agate stopper, 5cm wide (2).

清晚期 蜜蠟雕生肖紋鼻煙壺及料鼻煙壺

Snuff bottles from a Private Collection (Lots 95-238), mostly formed by Frederick George Ruddle (1886-1960), from Carshalton, Surrey, and Lily Beatrice Ruddle (neé Etherington) 1887-1972, from Sutton, Surrey.

The Ruddle family were owners of a large bakery in Sutton, and property developers in Sutton and Carshalton, Surrey

Frederick was by trade, a sign writer; Frederick and Lily left England initially for South Africa and subsequently for Australia, where they settled shortly before the first world war. They had eight children.

Frederick then took up an executive role for an Australia, Southeast Asia and South Sea Island trading company, Burns Philp, which took him to travel extensively in East Asia; it is presumably during the course of these travels that he had the opportunity to discover Chinese and East Asian Art, and start amassing his collection of snuff bottles, amongst other things. He was a passionate collector of many things beside snuff bottles, including Oceanic Art and Orientalia.

In 1978, the current vendor, a grandchild of Frederick, came to England to attend Cambridge university. At the time he was given power of attorney from the executors of the estate to assist in and arrange the sale of Frederick and Lily’s remaining real estate and properties in Sutton and Carshalton.

As thanks for his assistance, the executors, Molly and Hilda Ruddle, gave him the collection of snuff bottles, in 1980, which he lovingly preserved, researched, and added to over the years.

Condition Report:

Expected light wear, a couple tiny nibbles to edges, expected bubbles and manufacturing imperfections in glass.

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A Chinese carved amber glass 'zodiac animals' snuff bottle and a carved yellow glass 'elephant' snuff bottle

Late Qing dynasty

The translucent amber-coloured glass carved in shallow relief with the twelve animals of the zodiac, green hardstone stopper, 5.6cm high without stopper, the translucent yellow glass bottle formed as a caparisoned elephant surmounted by the cylindrical neck and straight mouth, gilt metal and carnelian agate stopper, 5cm wide (2).

清晚期 蜜蠟雕生肖紋鼻煙壺及料鼻煙壺

Snuff bottles from a Private Collection (Lots 95-238), mostly formed by Frederick George Ruddle (1886-1960), from Carshalton, Surrey, and Lily Beatrice Ruddle (neé Etherington) 1887-1972, from Sutton, Surrey.

The Ruddle family were owners of a large bakery in Sutton, and property developers in Sutton and Carshalton, Surrey

Frederick was by trade, a sign writer; Frederick and Lily left England initially for South Africa and subsequently for Australia, where they settled shortly before the first world war. They had eight children.

Frederick then took up an executive role for an Australia, Southeast Asia and South Sea Island trading company, Burns Philp, which took him to travel extensively in East Asia; it is presumably during the course of these travels that he had the opportunity to discover Chinese and East Asian Art, and start amassing his collection of snuff bottles, amongst other things. He was a passionate collector of many things beside snuff bottles, including Oceanic Art and Orientalia.

In 1978, the current vendor, a grandchild of Frederick, came to England to attend Cambridge university. At the time he was given power of attorney from the executors of the estate to assist in and arrange the sale of Frederick and Lily’s remaining real estate and properties in Sutton and Carshalton.

As thanks for his assistance, the executors, Molly and Hilda Ruddle, gave him the collection of snuff bottles, in 1980, which he lovingly preserved, researched, and added to over the years.

Condition Report:

Expected light wear, a couple tiny nibbles to edges, expected bubbles and manufacturing imperfections in glass.

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