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Wed 08 May

RENÉ LALIQUE (Aÿ, France, 1860- Paris, 1945). Ceiling lamp Gaillon Model, c. 1926. Modeled press glaze and bronze mount. It shows wear. In working order. Measurements: 19 x 47 x 47 cm. The design of the carving found on the screen has motifs of vegetal character completely synthesized and arranged in a symmetrical and rhythmic way, as these are repeated. The piece has brass sconces for the lights and a cord that serves to support the structure of the lampshade and fix it to the ceiling, adorned with a large tassel. The firm Lalique was founded by René Jules Lalique (1860 - 1945), one of the most prominent glassmakers of the time, and one of the first to sculpt glass for large monumental works, such as the fountains of the Champs Elysees. He enjoyed great recognition thanks to his original creations of jewelry, perfume bottles, glasses, plates, etc., within the Art Nouveau and Art Deco styles. He trained with the Parisian jeweler Louis Aucoq, and then continued his studies at Sudenham Art College in London. The excellence of his creations and the taste he applied to his works earned him important commissions for the interior decoration of ships, trains such as the Orient Express, churches such as St. Nicasius in Reims and numerous religious and civil goldsmiths. Lalique was not content with designing their models, but also founded a factory to produce large quantities, patenting several innovative manufacturing processes of glass, and various technical effects such as "satin Lalique" or opalescent glass. Lalique pieces are preserved in prominent museums such as the Corning Museum of Glass and the Metropolitan in New York, the Louvre or the Orsay in Paris, among many others. Wear and tear. In operation.

Estim. 1 000 - 1 200 EUR

Wed 08 May

Set of two jars and two bowls; Lalique, twentieth century. Glass. They present faults and one of them has restoration. Signed. Measurements: 12 x 10 cm (diameter); 5 x 9 cm (diameter). Set of two jars and two bowls. Originally, the firm Lalique was founded by René Jules Lalique (1860 - 1945), one of the most prominent glassmakers of the time, and one of the first to sculpt glass for large monumental works, such as the fountains of the Champs Elysees. He enjoyed great recognition thanks to his original creations of jewelry, perfume bottles, glasses, plates, etc., within the Art Nouveau and Art Deco styles. He trained with the Parisian jeweler Louis Aucoq, and then continued his studies at Sudenham Art College in London. The excellence of his creations and the taste he applied to his works earned him important commissions for the interior decoration of ships, trains such as the Orient Express, churches such as St. Nicasius in Reims and numerous religious and civil goldsmiths. Lalique was not content with designing their models, but also founded a factory to produce large quantities, patenting several innovative manufacturing processes of glass, and various technical effects such as "satin Lalique" or opalescent glass. Lalique pieces are preserved in prominent museums such as the Corning Museum of Glass and the Metropolitan in New York, the Louvre or the Orsay in Paris, among many others. They have faults and one of them is in need of restoration.

Estim. 150 - 250 EUR

Wed 15 May

Rare Gothic albarello with pseudo-Cufic decoration Majolica, blue decoration. Cylindrical over a conical rise, with biconical neck. Multi-zone stylized decoration with glaze rubbing, cracks. H 33.5 cm. Montelupo, around 1440 - 1450. The term "pseudo-Kufic", first used by Bernard Rackham and J.V.G. Mallett in 1977, stands for this type of decoration, which adorns the vessels in a non-representational ornamental manner based on the Islamic model. It was known in Italy in the 15th century through the similarly painted majolica from Valencia, which was imported in large numbers and inspired the ceramists in Montelupo to create their own interpretation. The few Albarelli attributed to this early group are largely in museum collections. A smaller example was auctioned as lot 2 at Pandolfini Casa d'Aste in Florence on October 28, 2014. Provenance Rhenish private collection. Literature Cf. Rackham/Mallett, Catalogue of Italian maiolica, Victoria & Albert Museum London 1977, no. 51, acc. no. 1143-1904, no. 52, acc. no. 1150-1904 and no. 68, acc. no. 1147-1904. Cf. Mez-Mangold, Apotheken-Keramik-Sammlung "Roche" catalog, Basel 1990, p. 99, inv. no. 244. Cf. Mariaux, La majolique. La faïence italienne et son décor dans les collections suisses XVe - VIIIe siècles, Geneva-Lucerne 1995, cat. No. 13, ill. p. 74. Cf. cat. Capolavori della maiolica rinascimentale. Montelupo fabbrica die Firenze 1400 - 1630, 2002, no. 12 (from a Tuscan private collection).

Estim. 8 000 - 15 000 EUR

Wed 15 May

A Chinese pale green and russet jade flattened snuff bottle Late Qing dynasty The flattened, rectangular shape carved from a pale green stone with a suffused russet inclusion, one side with traces of the red skin, green glass stopper,5.6cm high. 清晚期 帶皮玉雕鼻煙壺 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. 400 - 600 GBP

Wed 15 May

A Chinese carved amber glass 'zodiac animals' snuff bottle and a carved yellow glass 'elephant' snuff bottle Late Qing dynasty The translucent amber-coloured glass carved in shallow relief with the twelve animals of the zodiac, green hardstone stopper, 5.6cm high without stopper, the translucent yellow glass bottle formed as a caparisoned elephant surmounted by the cylindrical neck and straight mouth, gilt metal and carnelian agate stopper, 5cm wide (2). 清晚期 蜜蠟雕生肖紋鼻煙壺及料鼻煙壺 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. 200 - 300 GBP

Wed 15 May

Two Yangzhou-style overlayglasssnuff bottles Late Qing dynasty/Republic period and 20th century The first, a sapphire-blue overlay white glass, late Qing dynasty/Republic,finely carved on either side with a scholar fishing on a pier under a willow, to one side with a boy attendant approaching on a small boat, carved seal 方寸阁 Fang Cun Ge, the other side with a lone scholar fishing, inscribed with title, 桃陰漁艇 Táo yīn yú tǐng, and signature Er Ru 二如伴, red glass stopper, 5.2cm high without stopper;and a white and purple double-overlay amber glass slender pear-shaped bottle,20th century,one side decorated with Buddha and an apocryphal Qianlong seal mark, the other with Shoulao and a boy attendant before a crane, four-character seal mark, green glass stopper, 7.2cm without stopper (2). 晚清/民國及二十世紀 揚州工套料鼻煙壺兩件，「方寸阁」、「桃陰漁艇」、「二如伴」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.

Estim. 300 - 500 GBP

Wed 15 May

A Chinese ruby glass snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 19th century Carved with paired animal-mask-and-ring handles, jadeite stopper with ivory spoon carved as a hand, 5.2cm high without stopper. Provenance:Dragon House, San Francisco, 21 July 2015 (faded card payment receipt). 清十九世紀 胭脂紅料鼻煙壺 來源：Dragon House, 聖佛朗西斯科, 2015年7月21日（卡機收據）。 Cf.See The Meriem Collection, Part II, lot 287, for a slightly earlier, finer bottle of the same design. Ivory Exemption Number: 3VKB8PJU 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

Wed 15 May

A Chinese ruby glass snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 19th century Of flattened compressed baluster shape, standing on a gently concave oval foot rising to steeply tapered sides and rounded, high shoulders beneath a short neck and flat mouth, coral and green hardstone stopper, 5.5cm wide x 4.4cm high without stopper. Provenance:Dragon House, San Francisco, 31 March 2015 (card payment receipt). 清十九世紀 胭脂紅料鼻煙壺 來源：Dragon House, 聖佛朗西斯科, 2015年3約31日（卡機收據）。 Ivory Exemption Number: QF3SGJW6 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

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

Three Chinese ruby-red overlay snowstorm glass snuff bottles Late Qing dynasty Comprising: a ruby overlay bottle carved with chilong,6.7cm high without stopper; a translucent red overlay bottle carved with carps leaping from a lake whilst holding flowering lotus in their mouths,6.8cm high without stopper; and a further ruby overlay bottle carved with coiled dragons and mask-and-loop handles, 6.2cm high without stopper (3). 清晚期 雪霏地套紅料鼻煙壺三件 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.

Estim. 400 - 600 GBP

Wed 15 May

A Chinese turquoise-blue overlay pink glass 'cranes' snuff bottle 20th century Finely carved throughout with twelve cranes amongst billowing clouds and above waves, associated stopper,6.2cm high without stopper. 二十世紀 粉地套藍料仙鶴紋鼻煙壺 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. 200 - 300 GBP

Wed 15 May

Two Chinese red overlay snowstorm glass snuff bottles Qing dynasty, 19th century One carved with a bird by a large flower on each side,6.8cm high without stopper; the other with a pair of chilong on the shoulders and a taijitu symbol on each side,6.4cm high without stopper (2). 清十九世紀 雪霏地套紅料鼻煙壺兩件 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.

Estim. 300 - 500 GBP

Wed 15 May

Two Chinese red overlay snowstorm glass snuff bottles Qing dynasty, 1780-1850 and 1800-1880 The first, finely carved with a dragon-creature and his toad attendant walking on breaking waves amongst billowing clouds, the reverse with a dwelling surging from the waves under a pine tree issuing from the rocky shore, 6cm high without stopper; the second carved with a sage being served wine by his boy attendant in a pine and bamboo grove, 5.3cm high without stopper (2). 一七八零 - 一八五零 一八零零 - 一八八零 雪霏地套紅料鼻煙壺兩件 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.

Estim. 300 - 500 GBP

Wed 15 May

A Chinese imitation-realgar glass snuff bottle Late Qing dynasty Standing on a protruding, oval foot with flat base, 6.7cm high without stopper. 清晚期 仿雄黃料鼻煙壺 Cf. a late 18th century simulated-realgar glass bottle of similar form is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 21.175.292a, b 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

Wed 15 May

Three Chinese overlay glass snuff bottles Late Qing dynasty - 20th century Comprising: a pink overlay milky-white glass snuff bottle finely carved with carps,19th century, 6.2cm high without stopper; a burgundy red overlay milky-white glass bottle carved with pairs of mandarin ducks and lotus on either side, 4.7cm high without stopper; and a blue overlay translucent glass bottle carved with crab and algae to one side, and a phoenix and peony to the other, 5.6cm high without stopper, all with associated stoppers (3). 晚清 - 二十世紀 套料鼻煙壺三件 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.

Estim. 400 - 600 GBP

Wed 15 May

Three Chinese glass snuff bottles Late Qing dynasty Comprising: a white glass imitating jade double gourd bottle, associated hardstone stopper with stained cattle bone guard,5.8cm high without stopper; a black glass bottle with carved lion-and-ring handles, associated stopper, 5.6cm high without stopper; and an imitation crystal bottle made of translucent glass with swirled white and coral red mock inclusions, the shoulder also carved with mas-and-ring handles, associated green hardstone stopper, 5cm high without stopper (3). 清晚期 料鼻煙壺三件 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.

Estim. 300 - 500 GBP

Wed 15 May

Three Chinese black overlay snuff bottles Qing dynasty, 19th century Comprising: a black overlay pink glass bottle carved with the Eight Buddhist Emblems, associated stopper, 5.2cm without stopper; a black overlay white glass bottle carved with an eagle and bear, 6cm high without stopper; and a black overlay translucent snowstorm glass bottle carved with a hundred antiques, 6.3cm high without stopper (3). 清十九世紀 套黑料鼻煙壺三件 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.

Estim. 300 - 500 GBP

Wed 15 May

Three Chinese overlay snuff bottles Qing dynasty, 19th century and late Qing dynasty/Republic period Comprising: one blue overlay translucent glass bottle, carved with a circular medallion on each side and ribbed handles on the shoulders, 5.3cm high without stopper; a red overlay translucent snowstorm glass bottle of similar design, 5.7cm high without stopper; and a red overlay milky glass bottle with a splash of colour on either side and carved mask-and-loop handles, 6.5cm high without stopper (3). 清十九世、晚清民國 套料鼻煙壺三件 Cf.The raised overlay medallion and ribbed handles was a design used by the Imperial glass workshops in the 18th century, which was then popularised during the 19th century, when it became common also amongst commercial workshops. For an earlier example in the Palace Museum, dated middle Qing dynasty, see The Complete Treasures of the Palace Museum, Beijing, 2003, pl. 74, p. 50. 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
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