One Chinese copper red and one blue and white 'dragon' snuff bottle...
One Chinese copper red and one blue and white 'dragon' snuff bottle
Qing dynasty, 19th century, the red with apocryphal Qianlong mark
The first finely painted under the glaze in a copper pigment fired a bright red with green accents, with two writhing dragons chasing a flaming pearl above waves, the base with underglaze blue six-character mark, stopper, 8.2cm high, the second painted with a pair of confronting dragons chasing a flaming pearl amongst billowing clouds, the base with a further dragon, stopper, 7.6cm high (2).
清十九世紀 釉裡紅龍紋鼻煙壺及青花龍紋鼻煙壺，青花楷書「大清乾隆年製」寄托款
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:
The iron red bottle with surface wear to glaze which is highlighted by UV inspection although it does not appear to be damage or restoration. One fine/tiny rim hairline going down neck that is only visible under UV inspection and two tiny rim frits nearby.
The underglaze blue bottle with some traces of old tape glue to the side. Both feet may have been slightly ground down.
Bid on this lot
One Chinese copper red and one blue and white 'dragon' snuff bottle
Qing dynasty, 19th century, the red with apocryphal Qianlong mark
The first finely painted under the glaze in a copper pigment fired a bright red with green accents, with two writhing dragons chasing a flaming pearl above waves, the base with underglaze blue six-character mark, stopper, 8.2cm high, the second painted with a pair of confronting dragons chasing a flaming pearl amongst billowing clouds, the base with a further dragon, stopper, 7.6cm high (2).
清十九世紀 釉裡紅龍紋鼻煙壺及青花龍紋鼻煙壺，青花楷書「大清乾隆年製」寄托款
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:
The iron red bottle with surface wear to glaze which is highlighted by UV inspection although it does not appear to be damage or restoration. One fine/tiny rim hairline going down neck that is only visible under UV inspection and two tiny rim frits nearby.
The underglaze blue bottle with some traces of old tape glue to the side. Both feet may have been slightly ground down.
