Five Chinese overlay snuff bottles Qing dynasty, 19th century - 20th century...
Five Chinese overlay snuff bottles
Qing dynasty, 19th century - 20th century
Comprising: a dark green overlay on milky white glass bottle in the shape of an aubergine, carved with double gourds, 5.5cm high; a green overlay on yellow glass bottle carved as a cob of corn, 5.6cm high; an oversized red overlay on white snowstorm glass bottle carved with Buddhist emblems, 10cm high, and a blue overlay on milky white glass bottle carved with peonies,10cm high without stopper (5).
清十九 - 二十世紀 套料鼻煙壺五件
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:
All with expected wear and light-medium nibbling to edges. Largest red overlay bottle with several nibbles and large f;aw line to one side which does not appear to go through body.
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Five Chinese overlay snuff bottles
Qing dynasty, 19th century - 20th century
Comprising: a dark green overlay on milky white glass bottle in the shape of an aubergine, carved with double gourds, 5.5cm high; a green overlay on yellow glass bottle carved as a cob of corn, 5.6cm high; an oversized red overlay on white snowstorm glass bottle carved with Buddhist emblems, 10cm high, and a blue overlay on milky white glass bottle carved with peonies,10cm high without stopper (5).
清十九 - 二十世紀 套料鼻煙壺五件
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:
All with expected wear and light-medium nibbling to edges. Largest red overlay bottle with several nibbles and large f;aw line to one side which does not appear to go through body.
