Four Chinese crackle-glazed snuff bottles Late Qing dynasty/Republic period-20th century Two of...
Four Chinese crackle-glazed snuff bottles
Late Qing dynasty/Republic period-20th century
Two of baluster shape, painted with underglaze blue figures, 6.5cm and 8cm high without stopper; another, also of baluster shape, with copper red figures around the shoulder, associated stopper, 8.2cm high without stopper; and a plain cylindrical shape bottle, 8cm high without stopper (4).
晚清 - 二十世紀 冰裂紋鼻煙壺四件
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 surface wear and mild firing imperfections. All covered in crackled glazes which show up under UV and make the detection of hairlines very hard - it appears that none are present, but prospective buyers are encouraged to satisfy themselves upon physical inspection.
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Four Chinese crackle-glazed snuff bottles
Late Qing dynasty/Republic period-20th century
Two of baluster shape, painted with underglaze blue figures, 6.5cm and 8cm high without stopper; another, also of baluster shape, with copper red figures around the shoulder, associated stopper, 8.2cm high without stopper; and a plain cylindrical shape bottle, 8cm high without stopper (4).
晚清 - 二十世紀 冰裂紋鼻煙壺四件
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 surface wear and mild firing imperfections. All covered in crackled glazes which show up under UV and make the detection of hairlines very hard - it appears that none are present, but prospective buyers are encouraged to satisfy themselves upon physical inspection.
