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Wed 15 May

Two Chinese overlay glass snuff bottles Mid Qing dynasty, the chilong bottle probably Imperial workshops The first, a yellow overlay ruby glass bottle, carved to either side with a coiled chilong, coral stopper, 6.6cm high without stopper;the second, a white overlay translucent wine-yellow glass bottle of flattened pear-shape carved to either side with a bat suspending an overly formalised 'shou' character, green hardstone stopper, 7.7cm high without stopper (2). 清中期 套料螭龍紋及蝠紋鼻煙壺兩件 Cf. see The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Snuff Bottles,Commercial Press, Hong Kong, 2003, p. 41, pl. 58, for a yellow overlay on ruby glass bottle decorated with a dragon, although a slightly different shape. 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.

Estim. 400 - 600 GBP

Wed 15 May

A Chinese octagonal faceted ruby glass snuff bottle Qing dynasty, early 19th century With short, cylindrical neck, standing on a flat foot with carved base, associated stopper, 5.7cm high without stopper. 清十九世紀早期 八方胭脂紅料鼻煙壺 Throughout the Qing dynasty, glass bottles were produced at the Imperial workshops to be given out as gifts from the Emperor; at the time they were mostly considered fancy containers for high-grade snuff. With the introduction of a wide variety of minerals from Xinjiang after 1759, it became fashionable to have bottles made out of these precious or semi-precious stones, although mostly the material large enough for bottles was of poor quality. It became very common therefore for the glass workshops to make imitations in glass, with ruby glass becoming one of the staples of the repertoire of the Imperial workshops, often fashioned in a faceted form. For similarly faceted, although slightly different, ruby glass bottles from the 18th century, see Bonhams, Hong Kong, 26 May 2013, lot 128, attributed to the Imperial workshops, 1700-1750; or the Marakovic Collection, fig.I.26, illustrated online by H. Moss http://www.e-yaji.com/Marakovic/photo.php?photo=2104&exhibition=3&ee_lang=eng. To illustrate how the same shapes were popular in crystals and in glass, see an example of the same shape, but carved from flawless citrine, dated 1660-1820, from the Mary and George Bloch Collection, part V, Bonham's, Hong Kong, 27 May 2012, Lot 67; illustrated by H. Moss in Treasury 2, no. 234. 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.

Estim. 400 - 600 GBP

Wed 15 May

A Chinese banded agate slender oviform snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 18th/19th century Standing on a flat oval foot, rising to gently rounded sides and a broad, tubular neck, the bottle very well-hollowed from a semi-translucent, milky-white stone with banded and speckled brown inclusions resembling breaking waves, gilt metal and rose quartz stopper, 5.5cm high without stopper. 清十八/十九世紀 瑪瑙雕鼻煙壺 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.

Estim. 300 - 500 GBP

Wed 15 May

Three Chinese agate snuff bottles Qing dynasty, 18th century Each well-hollowed, standing on a protruding, slightly concave oval foot, the shoulders carved with mock-embossed lion-and-loose ring handles, below a gently flaring neck culminating in a flat mouth,4.7cm, 5.2cm and 6.4cm high without stoppers. 清十八世紀 瑪瑙雕雙獅耳式鼻煙壺 Cf. Agate snuff bottles with identical necks, handles and feet, dated to the 18th century, are in the National Palace collection, illustrated by Hou Yi-Li, Lifting the Spirit and Body: The Art and Culture of the Chinese Snuff Bottle',National Palace Museum, Taipei, 2021, p. 176-177, pl.III 032, 033, 034. 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

Estim. 500 - 600 GBP

Wed 15 May

A Chinese carved hediao snuff bottle and two lacquered wood snuff bottles Qing dynasty, 18th century - 19th century The first, carved from a peach stone with a magpie perching on blossoming prunus branches, associated resin stopper, 18th century, 4.7cm high without stopper; the lacquered bottles, one of cylindrical form, the wood lacquered to a dark, almost black patina, associated stopper, 7.4cm high without stopper; the second of baluster form, the bamboo with translucent lacquer of a rich dark brown hue, associated stopper,5.4cm high without stopper (3). 清十八 - 十九世紀 核雕鼻煙壺一件及木雕漆器鼻煙壺兩件 Cf. for a similar peach stone bottle with matching stand, see H. Moss,Chinese Snuff Bottles: 5, Published by Hugh M. Moss Ltd, May 1969, fig. 5,p. 18. A similar cylindrical lacquer bottle in The Mary and George Bloch Collection: Part VII, Sotheby's, Hong Kong, 26 November 2013, Lot 23, al;so published by H. Moss,Treasury7, no.1521. 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.

Estim. 400 - 500 GBP

Wed 15 May

A Chinese cloisonné-enamel 'lotus' snuff bottle and stopper Qing dynasty, possibly Imperial workshops, Qianlong/Jiaqing period Enamelled throughout with leafy scrolling Indian lotus on a turquoise ground, matching stopper, 5.1cm high without and 6.1cm high with stopper. 清乾隆/嘉慶 御製（約）銅胎掐絲琺瑯蓮紋鼻煙壺 Cf.this was a pattern popular on various media, but specifically on large cloisonné vases, since the early Qing dynasty at least. A similar, but slightly earlier, bottle, with comparable foot and mouth, was sold by Christie's, Important Chinese Snuff Bottles from the JJ Collection, 25 April 2004, lot 812. 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

Estim. 700 - 1 000 GBP

Wed 15 May

A Chinese blue and white 'Ming-style lotus' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, Qianlong mark and period The cylindrical body painted with a continuous lotus meander, the base with four-character seal mark in cobalt blue, stopper,7cm high. 清乾隆 仿明式青花蓮紋鼻煙壺，青花篆書「乾隆年製」款 Cf. snuff bottles in this pattern were popular from the Kangxi period and throughout the 18th century. A bottle of the same shape and decoration, but unmarked, dated to the Kangxi period, is illustrated in The Complete Treasures of the Palace Museum, The Commercial Press, Hong Kong, 2003, pl. 295; another similar from the Qianlong period is illustrated by R. Hall,Chinese Snuff Bottle Masterpieces from the Rietberg Museum Zuerich, Zuerich, 1993, pl.10. 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

Estim. 700 - 1 000 GBP

Wed 15 May

A Chinese enamelled 'badger and eagle' snuff bottle Late Qing dynasty, Lu shanzi daoren zhi mark The bottle finely enamelled with an eagle perched on a pine tree and staring at a badger under the scorching sun, the base with black-enamelled six-character mark 祿山子道人制 Lu shanzi daoren zhi, associated stopper, 8.6cm high without stopper. 清晚期 加彩鷹與獾紋鼻煙壺，「 祿山子道人製」款 Cf. for a snuff bottle similarly enamelled with an eagle, but without badger and with different mark to base, seeThe Complete Treasures of the Palace Museum, Snuff Bottles, Beijing, 2003, pl.365, p.237. 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

Estim. 400 - 600 GBP

Wed 15 May

Two Chinese black enamelled snuff bottles Late Qing dynasty, one with Daoguang minyao mark and period The first enamelled with the scene of a lady climbing a tree, handing flowers that she has picked to a young scholar, beside three lady attendants, in a fenced garden, the base with Daoguang four-character seal mark in iron red, associated stopper,6.7cm high; the other with scholar travelling on horseback, his boy attendant afoot and carrying a flowering branch of prunus, four-character seal mark in iron-red to base, associated coral stopper,8.3cm high without stopper (2). 清晚期 墨彩鼻煙壺兩件，其中一件礬紅篆書「道光年製」款 Cf.an identical Daoguang mark and period snuff bottle in the Gerry P. Mack collection, sold by Sotheby's New York, 25 October 1997, lot 299. 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

Estim. 300 - 500 GBP

Wed 15 May

A Chinese turquoise-blue overlay white glass 'orchid' snuff bottle attributed to the Yangzhou School Qing dynasty, 1830-1911 The milky white glass blown in a flattened pear shape, standing on a thin, protruding turquoise foot ring, the turquoise overlay carved through to leave delicate orchids scattered around the body, the verso with a seal mark with the auspicious message 'Jixiang' 吉祥, to the lower right body, gilt metal and turquoise glass stopper, 5.3cm high without stopper. 一八三零 - 一九一 一 白地套藍料蘭花紋鼻煙壺，「吉羊」款 Cf. an almost identical snuff bottle is illustrated by Hugh Moss and Stuart Sargeant, The Water Pine and Stone Retreat Collection of Snuff Bottles, Part Two, Non-Imperial Influence over the Snuff Bottle Arts,no. 34.3.757. Another bottle of the same group, also in the same collection, no. 34.3.948, where dated 1830-1911, illustrated by Hugh Moss, Victor Graham and Ka Bo Tsang, A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles: The Mary and George Bloch Collection, vol. 5, Hong Kong, 2002, no. 1044. This bottle was sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 26 May 2013, lot 222. 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.

Estim. 600 - 800 GBP

Wed 15 May

A gilt and silvered Mongolian-style snuff bottle and stopper Qing dynasty, 18th/19th century Comprising: one bottle with silvered and gilt reticulated repoussé copper outer body decorated with Buddhist Emblems and bats centred around a coral cabochon on either side, the screw-on lid set with coral and turquoise cabochons, 6cm high without and 7.5cm high with stopper. 清十八/十九世紀 局部鎏金銀蒙古式鼻煙壺 Cf. a snuff bottle of similar shape and identical construction, also with central coral cabochon to either side, from the Tuyet Nguyet and Stephen Marketbreiter Collection, dated 19th century, sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 3 December 2021, lot 1114. 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

Estim. 500 - 800 GBP

Wed 15 May

An unusual Thai silver-inlaid bronze snuff bottle and stopper 19th century The flattened baluster shape decorated with warriors on dragon back, 6cm high without and 6.6cm high with stopper. For similar Thai snuff bottles, see Arts of Asia, January-February 2013, p.114. 泰国十九世紀 銅錯銀鼻煙壺 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

Estim. 150 - 200 GBP

Wed 15 May

Two Chinese silver and gold inlaid lacquered wood snuff bottles Qing dynasty Each inlaid to one side with flowers, one with oriental lily, the other with camellias, the reverse with stylised leafy scrolls, both 6.7cm high without stopper(2). 清 紅木漆彩錯金銀鼻煙壺兩件 Cf. For a similarly inlaid bottle, dated by inscription to 1895, see Bob C. Stevens, The Collector's Book of snuff Bottles, Weatherhill, New York/Tokyo, 1976, pl. 746. 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.

Estim. 300 - 500 GBP

Wed 15 May

Six Chinese enamelled snuff bottles Late Qing dynasty-first half of 20th century Comprising: a yellow-enamelled bottle moulded as a cob of corn, associated stopper,7.4cm high without; a green-enamelled snuff bottle, carved in reticulation with bats around shou medallions on each side, associated stopper,6.4cm high without stopper; a moulded bottle enamelled with aubergine and green dragons on a mustard yellow ground, associates stopper,6.1cm high without stopper;a bottle moulded and enamelled as s lotus leaf flanked with two budding flowers, associated stopper,7cm high without stopper; a green bottle moulded and enamelled with a dragon and a phoenix,7.2cm high without stopper; and a light blue ground bottle moulded and enamelled on either side with a lotus leaf and blossom, associated stopper,5.3cm high (6). 清晚期/二十世紀上半業 鼻煙壺六件 Cf. for an enamelled bottle in the shape of an ear of corn, and one in the shape of a lotus pod, see Hou Yi-Li, Lifting the Spirit and Body: The Art and Culture of Snuff Bottles,National Palace Museum, Taiwan, 2021, pl. III-104 and III-101, pp.218-219. 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

Estim. 200 - 300 GBP
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