A Chinese hardstone inlaid cinnabar lacquer snuff bottle and two coconut snuff...
A Chinese hardstone inlaid cinnabar lacquer snuff bottle and two coconut snuff bottles
20th century
The first with a pink tourmaline, turquoise and stained soapstone peony to one side, the reverse with carnelian agate and malachite peaches, all on a carved brocaded ground, matching stopper, 6.1cm high without stopper, 7cm high overall; the second carved with sages and boy attendants in a pine and bamboo grove, 5.8cm high; the third of octagonal oviform shape, filigree stopper, 6.7cm high (3).
二十世紀 剔紅嵌硬石雕鼻煙壺一件及椰殼鼻煙壺兩件
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 wear and nibbling to edges.
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A Chinese hardstone inlaid cinnabar lacquer snuff bottle and two coconut snuff bottles
20th century
The first with a pink tourmaline, turquoise and stained soapstone peony to one side, the reverse with carnelian agate and malachite peaches, all on a carved brocaded ground, matching stopper, 6.1cm high without stopper, 7cm high overall; the second carved with sages and boy attendants in a pine and bamboo grove, 5.8cm high; the third of octagonal oviform shape, filigree stopper, 6.7cm high (3).
二十世紀 剔紅嵌硬石雕鼻煙壺一件及椰殼鼻煙壺兩件
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 wear and nibbling to edges.
