Three Chinese red overlay translucent glass 'horses' snuff bottles Qing dynasty, 19th...
Three Chinese red overlay translucent glass 'horses' snuff bottles
Qing dynasty, 19th century
One carved with horses under willows, with mock-embossed- mask-and-loop handles, associated stopper, 6.8cm high without stopper; another carved with a horse also in a willow grove, looking at this under on one side, and at the moon on the other, associated stopper, 6cm high without stopper; the third, on translucent snowstorm glass ground, carved on each side with a horse looking at the sun, associated stopper, 6cm high without stopper (3).
清十九世紀 套紅料駿馬紋鼻煙壺三件
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:
Light wear and a couple of tiny nibbles, as expected with age. Faint star hairline to base of bottle with willow and sun/moon. Horizontal hairline across pear-shaped sun bottle, to one side. Faint star-shaped flaw to base of willow and horse bottle.
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Three Chinese red overlay translucent glass 'horses' snuff bottles
Qing dynasty, 19th century
One carved with horses under willows, with mock-embossed- mask-and-loop handles, associated stopper, 6.8cm high without stopper; another carved with a horse also in a willow grove, looking at this under on one side, and at the moon on the other, associated stopper, 6cm high without stopper; the third, on translucent snowstorm glass ground, carved on each side with a horse looking at the sun, associated stopper, 6cm high without stopper (3).
清十九世紀 套紅料駿馬紋鼻煙壺三件
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:
Light wear and a couple of tiny nibbles, as expected with age. Faint star hairline to base of bottle with willow and sun/moon. Horizontal hairline across pear-shaped sun bottle, to one side. Faint star-shaped flaw to base of willow and horse bottle.
