Two Mongolian-style white metal snuff bottles Qing dynasty, 19th century The first...
Two Mongolian-style white metal snuff bottles
Qing dynasty, 19th century
The first of moon-flask form, inset with malachite and coral cabochons forming a two-layered eight-petalled lotus on each face, the short sides set at the shoulders with further cabochons and a pair of loop handles, 7.3cm high without stopper; the second cast and carved with flowering and fruiting pomegranates on each face, the shoulders set with lion mask and loose ring handles, also embellished with coral and malachite cabochons, matching stopper, 7cm high without and 7.9cm high with stopper (2).
清十九世纪 蒙古式白铁鼻烟壶两件
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:
One of the inset malachite petals cracked in half horizontally. Both with expected light wear and a few tiny nicks to edges. A couple of cabochons on the sanduo bottle possibly replaced.
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Two Mongolian-style white metal snuff bottles
Qing dynasty, 19th century
The first of moon-flask form, inset with malachite and coral cabochons forming a two-layered eight-petalled lotus on each face, the short sides set at the shoulders with further cabochons and a pair of loop handles, 7.3cm high without stopper; the second cast and carved with flowering and fruiting pomegranates on each face, the shoulders set with lion mask and loose ring handles, also embellished with coral and malachite cabochons, matching stopper, 7cm high without and 7.9cm high with stopper (2).
清十九世纪 蒙古式白铁鼻烟壶两件
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:
One of the inset malachite petals cracked in half horizontally. Both with expected light wear and a few tiny nicks to edges. A couple of cabochons on the sanduo bottle possibly replaced.
