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(From the collection of George Forrest, lots 37-41)RARE INSCRIBED AND DATED ARCHAISTIC BRONZE VESSEL, FU YUAN DYNASTY, DATED TO THE XINYOU YEAR OF THE ZHIZHI REIGN, 1321AD 元 1321年 銅簠款識: 至治辛酉中慶路文廟禮器教敦趙善坤正錄孫彬杜餘慶記of rectangular form, with wide flared sides raised on a high gently splayed foot with cut-out aprons, both narrower sides set with a pair of loop handles issuing from mythical animal heads, decorated around the sides with bands of geometric motifs, wider sides with two small applied animal-mask plaques, the base with a panel reading Zhizhi xinyou Zhongqinglu wenmiao liqi jiaodun Zhao Shankun zhenglu Sun Bin Du Yuqing ji 35.5cm wide; 3278g From the collection of George Forrest (13 March 1873 - 5 January 1932). George Forrest was an important Scottish botanist born in Falkirk. In 1904, he was sponsored by a horticulturist and cotton broker- Arthur Kilpin Bulley (1861-1942), to embark on an expedition to China's then-remote southwestern province of Yunnan, in search of plants new to horticulture in Europe, particularly species of rhododendron. Altogether, Forrest made seven trips to the region, ranging as far afield as upper Burma, eastern Tibet and Sichuan province. In 1932, he passed away just outside of the town of Tengchong, previously known as Tengyue or Tengyueh.His Asian Art collection was partially donated to the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh. This item was on loan for decades, loan number A.L.331.4, with an associated museum label tied to one handle inscribed ‘Loan 331/4’, further with a museum paperboard label with the information of the item, stated as an incense burner, obtained at Talifu, Yunnan, ‘Lent by Mr. George Forrest, Edinburgh, 1929. Loan 331.4’, deaccessioned in 2023, thence by direct descent. The old photograph shows Mr Forrest outside the China Inland Mission Moongate in Dali, taken around 1905.We would like to express our gratitude to 'George Forrest / Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh’ for providing the old photograph and its information.  The inscriptions on the base record that this vessel was made in the year of Xinyou of the Zhizhi reign, corresponding to 1321AD during the Yuan dynasty. It was dedicated to the Confucious Temple located at Zhongqing Street, traceable to the still-standing Confucious Temple built in 1302AD in Anning county, Kunming city, Yunnan. While archaistic bronze ritual vessels are not uncommon, bronze ritual vessels documented to have been made for use in local academies and temples such as the present example are extremely rare. Compare to a highly similar rare inscribed and dated archaistic bronze vessel, fu, Yuan dynasty, dated to the Bingzi year of the Zhiyuan reign (1276 or 1336), formerly in the collection of Dr David Ho, sold at Sotheby's London, 3 November 2021, lot 121. Also see two documented bronze ritual vessels, fu, both dated to the Yuan dynasty, in the collection of Shanghai Museum. 

TWO CARVED QINGBAI 'FLORAL' DISHES SONG-YUAN DYANSTY 宋至元 青白釉刻花碟（共兩件）each with steep sides, slightly convex interior carved freely with flowers, covered overall save for the mouth rim with a thin pale green glaze (2) diameters: 11.2cm and 11.4cm Private Scottish collection, Scottish Borders. The owner had an enduring friendship with Dr Kenneth Lawley (1937-2023), a lifelong Asian art collector and a significant part of whose collection was sold in this saleroom, 3 November 2023, lot 1-95. Dr Lawley was close to the collection offered in this sale, indeed some of the items came directly from him. He would share his research, his catalogue, and his admiration of these items with the owner, as a natural consequence of their friendship. Acquired from Robert Ricketts, March 2003, with an original receipt. 

(From the collection of George Forrest, lots 37-41) LARGE BRONZE 'CHI DRAGON' TRIPOD CENSER QIANQING GONG MARK, QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY 清 乾清宮款 銅螭龍耳三足大爐impressively cast with wide rounded body raising to a ridge underneath waisted neck and everted flattened mouth, all on three cabriole feet, both sides with theatrically arched chi-dragons clinging to the mouth and body as handles in high relief, the base cast with recessed medallion centred with a three-character ‘Qian Qing Gong’ mark enclosed by a band of dragon amongst crashing waves 34cm wide across handles; 5.56kg From the collection of George Forrest (13 March 1873 - 5 January 1932). George Forrest was an important Scottish botanist born in Falkirk. In 1904, he was sponsored by a horticulturist and cotton broker- Arthur Kilpin Bulley (1861-1942), to embark on an expedition to China's then-remote southwestern province of Yunnan, in search of plants new to horticulture in Europe, particularly species of rhododendron. Altogether, Forrest made seven trips to the region, ranging as far afield as upper Burma, eastern Tibet and Sichuan province. In 1932, he passed away just outside of the town of Tengchong, previously known as Tengyue or Tengyueh.His Asian Art collection was partially donated to the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh. This censer was on loan for decades, loan number ‘A.L.331.3’, with an associated museum tag label tied on one foot inscribed ‘Loan 331/3’, further with two associated museum cardboard labels with item details, loan number ‘L.331.3’ and ‘Lent by Mr. George Forrest, Edinburgh, 1929’, deaccessioned in 2023, thence by direct descent. The old photograph shows Mr Forrest outside the China Inland Mission Moongate in Dali, taken around 1905.We would like to express our gratitude to 'George Forrest / Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh’ for providing the old photograph and its information.  Qianqing Gong, The Palace of Heavenly Purity, or Qianqing Palace (乾清宫) is a palace in the Forbidden City in Beijing, China. It is the largest of the three halls of the Inner Court, located at the northern end of the Forbidden City. During the Qing dynasty, the palace often served as the Emperor's audience hall, where he held council with the Grand Council. Objects, especially censers, bearing Qianqing Gong mark are deemed similar to ‘Neitan Jiaoshe’ mark (內壇郊社, refers to the altar to Heaven and Earth within the inner walls of the Temple of Heaven) as Imperial wares adorning or used in their specific rooms. Compare to an example of a bronze tripod censer with chilong handles, Qing dynasty Qianlong period, with a different treatment of the ‘Qian Qing Gong’ mark, sold at China's Guardian, 19 May 2021, lot 4634. Stylistically, a comparable large bronze tripod censer with chilong handles, dated to the late Ming dynasty, note the similar treatment of the waisted band with ridge on the mouth, sold at Sotheby's London, 22 February 2022, lot 50; Two other censers with similar design on the mouth, dated to Ming and late Ming dynasty, were sold at Christie's London, 18 Mar 2015, lot 686 and Sotheby's London, 10 November 2017, lot 366. 

(A Private Scottish Collection of Early Chinese, Southeast Asian and Korean Ceramics from Sottish Borders, lots 193-209) BLACK-GLAZED RUSSET-SPLASHED BOWL JIN DYNASTY 金 黑釉褐斑碗thickly potted with widely flared sides rising to the upturned rim, glazed to the interior and exterior with a black glaze ending on the exterior in an irregular line above the foot, the interior with five concentric russet splashes and four spur marks  19cm diameter  Private Scottish collection, Scottish Borders. The owner had an enduring friendship with Dr Kenneth Lawley (1937-2023), a lifelong Asian art collector and a significant part of whose collection was sold in this saleroom, 3 November 2023, lot 1-95. Dr Lawley was close to the collection offered in this sale, indeed some of the items came directly from him. He would share his research, his catalogue, and his admiration of these items with the owner, as a natural consequence of their friendship. Acquired from Dr Kenneth Lawley, 9 Feb 2005, with an original invoice, who bought from Bluett & Sons Ltd., 14 June 1972, with an original receipt and label. Exhibited: Early Oriental Ceramics, MacRobert Centre, University of Stirling, 5-25 July 1973, no. 30, with an associated label on the body adjacent to the aforementioned label. Illustrated in the exhibition photograph (circled).  Though attributed to Henan kiln and dated to Song dynasty in the original receipt issued by Bluett & Sons, compare to a Jizhou russet-decorated black-glazed bowl, Jin or Yuan Dynasty, also with three unglazed round marks in the interior, sold at Bonhams Sydney, 18 November 2012, lot 74. Also see a Henan black-glazed russet-splashed bowl, Song dynasty, previously in the collection of Dr Kenneth Lawley, sold at Sotheby's London, 8 Nov 2024, lot 308. 

WHITE-GLAZED BOTTLE TANG DYNASTY 唐 白釉盤口瓶of slightly compressed globular form surmounted with a flared galleried rim on the short cylindrical neck, covered with a creamy white glaze thinning and stopping irregularly above foot 14cm high  Private Scottish collection, Scottish Borders. The owner had an enduring friendship with Dr Kenneth Lawley (1937-2023), a lifelong Asian art collector and a significant part of whose collection was sold in this saleroom, 3 November 2023, lot 1-95. Dr Lawley was close to the collection offered in this sale, indeed some of the items came directly from him. He would share his research, his catalogue, and his admiration of these items with the owner, as a natural consequence of their friendship. Acquired from Dr Kenneth Lawley, 28 Sep 2002, with an original invoice, who bought from John Sparks, 2 Dec 1964, with an original receipt and label on the base. Exhibited: Early Oriental Ceramics, MacRobert Centre, University of Stirling, 5-25 July 1973, no. 8. Illustrated in the exhibition photograph (circled).  A white-glazed bottle vase, highly similar in shape but with cover and different treatment to the foot, sold at Sotheby's New York, 28 March 2023, lot 864. 

NINGXIA RUG QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY 清 寧夏團花紋毯an arrangement of eight floral roundels intermittent with butterflies, flowers, pomegranate and buddha-hand citrus sprays against a burnt orange field, enclosed by a beaded border further with a larger floral border 184.5cm x 124.5cm From the collection of George Forrest (13 March 1873 - 5 January 1932), Edinburgh. George Forrest was an important Scottish botanist born in Falkirk. In 1904, he was sponsored by a horticulturist and cotton broker- Arthur Kilpin Bulley (1861-1942), to embark on an expedition to China's then-remote southwestern province of Yunnan, in search of plants new to horticulture in Europe, particularly species of rhododendron. Altogether, Forrest made seven trips to the region, ranging as far afield as upper Burma, eastern Tibet and Sichuan province. In 1932, he passed away just outside of the town of Tengchong, previously known as Tengyue or Tengyueh.His Asian Art collection was partially donated to the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh. This rug was on loan for decades, loan number A.L.331.1, with an associated museum tag label inscribed ‘L331.1’, deaccessioned in 2023, thence by direct descent. The old photograph shows Mr Forrest outside the China Inland Mission Moongate in Dali, taken around 1905.We would like to express our gratitude to 'George Forrest / Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh’ for providing the old photograph and its information.  Two comparable Ningxia rugs, similar in design, were in the collection of Arthur M. Sackler, sold at Sotheby's New York, 16 September 2009, lot 68 & 70

(A Private Scottish Collection from Edinburgh, lots 124-133) BLUE AND WHITE 'FLORAL' CHARGER QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY 清 青花纏枝牡丹紋大盤thinly potted on a short foot rising to shallow sides and flaring mouth, painted with scrolling peonies on pearl seed ground   35.3cm diameter  Private Scottish collection, Edinburgh; collected Asian Art in the 1960s to 1970s whilst working in Asia for The Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank (HSBC) as a senior executive, thence by descent. 

LARGE COLLECTION OF SOTHEBY'S ASIAN ART CATALOGUES 1970年代至今 蘇富比亞洲藝術拍賣圖錄 （共384冊）comprising: Hong Kong, ranging from 1974-2019, 132; New York, ranging from 1972-2018, 140; London, ranging from 1955-2019, 87; Amsterdam, ranging from 1987-2005, 19; Paris, ranging from 2007-2018, 4; Hololulu 1985, 1 and Beijing 1988, 1; 384 books in total  Private English collection 

WHITE JADE SNUFF BOTTLE QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY 清 白玉舖首鼻烟壺 帶木座of elongated pear form, plain overall except for a pair of mythical beast heads holding rings in relief as handles, the stone of even translucent white colour with a pink quartz stopper, with a wooden stand 8.5cm high Private Scottish collection, Edinburgh; collected Asian Art in the 1960s to 1970s whilst working in Asia for The Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank (HSBC) as a senior executive, thence by descent. 

A VERY FINE CHINESE ALOESWOOD 'CHENXIANGMU' CARVING OF GUANYIN, 18TH CENTURY. The Bodhisattva seated dressed in long flowing robes wearing a jewelled necklace, with her hair tired up seated with a serene expression leaning to one side with her arms on a lion masked arm rest. 18cm tall. Provenance: From the collection of the late Brian Page (1938-2018), the well-known Oriental art and antiques dealer from Brighton. Sold previously in Ma San, The Brian Page Asian Art Collection, June 2020. Two small nicks to a rim of the robe at the front. Some minor nicks around the base. No major damages and no repairs.

A QUANTITY OF CHRISTIE'S AND SOTHEBY'S AUCTION CATALOGUES. Mainly on Asian art to include nine Sotheby's catalogues dating from 1995 - 2007, to include 'Eight Treasures from a Private Collection', Sotheby's Hong Kong 1998; Together with seven Christie's catalogues from South Kensington, London and Hong Kong dating from 1995 - 2013, to include 'Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Hong Kong 1995. (16)Used but good condition.

A Chinese Blanc-de-Chine bottleQing dynasty, 18th century Decorated in shallow relief with flowering lotus and prunus around the globular lower body, and a geometric band around the shoulder, 25cm high.The Property of a LadyProvenance: Polly Latham Asian Art, 25 April 2003 (label and receipt).清十八世紀 德化花卉圖紋長頸瓶女士藏品來源：Polly Latham 亞洲藝術，2003年4月25日（標籤及收據）。Condition Report: Mouth rim very slightly cut down. Firing crack to interior of neck which has progressed into a hairline, and a couple of further short firing cracks.

An exceptionally large Chinese huanghuali Ming-style tableRepublic periodThe rectangular top set with 'floating' two-piece panel and solid apron raised on substantial carved cylindrical supports, 76cm high x 96cm x 198cm.cf. For a comparable example see Bonhams Asian Art Knightsbridge 2nd November 2020, lot 403.民國 明式黃花梨桌 Condition Report: General surface wear, and nibbles to the extremities commensurate with age. 

A Chinese pale green and russet jade 'Three Friends of Winter' pebble-form snuff bottleQing dynasty, 18th/19th centuryThe irregular pebble well hollowed and delicately carved in shallow relief with flowering prunus branches, pine, and bamboo, the pale green stone with cloudy-white and russet inclusions. gilt metal-mounted grey chalcedony stopper, 6.2cm long without stopper.清十八/十九世紀 玉雕歲寒三友圖紋鼻煙壺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, SurreyFrederick 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: Expected natural inclusions and fissures to stone. A couple of insignificant surface nibbles.

Two Chinese red overlay snowstorm glass snuff bottlesQing dynasty, 1780-1850 and 1800-1880The 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, SurreyFrederick 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: Dragon and toad: at least two tiny nibbles to edge of carved design: rock on the side of the dragon, and cloud to the reverse, and a few other insignificant nibbles. The other bottle with several chips to carved design, foot and mouth.

A Chinese glass 'jade-imitation' pebble-shaped snuff bottleQing dynasty, 18th/19th centuryFormed in the shape of a pebble of a pale green colour with a large russet inclusion to one side, silver and coral stopper, 6.2cm high without stopper.清十八/十九世紀 料仿玉鼻煙壺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, SurreyFrederick 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 surface wear and expected manufacturing imperfections.

Four Chinese rock crystal snuff bottlesLate Qing dynastyIncluding one shaped as a recumbent Li Bai, the tallest one with stopper, 4.2cm-7.7cm high without stoppers (4).清晚期 水晶雕鼻煙壺四件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, SurreyFrederick 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 yearsCondition Report: Natural inclusions and fissures to stone, particularly to smallest bottle. Some expected wear including nibbling to mouths and feet.

A Chinese 'shagreen' snuff bottleQing dynasty, 19th centuryOf shaped rectangular section, associated stopper, 5.9cm high without stopper.清十九世紀 鮫皮鼻煙壺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, SurreyFrederick 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 yearsCondition Report: Expected old wear particularly along the edges and the base of the neck, and a few scattered lost scales.

A large Chinese carved agate snuff bottleLate Qing dynastyThe well-hollowed bottle carved from a semi-translucent stone of a warm caramel tone, the russet skin carved as a pair of cockerels beside a lingzhi, coral and bone stopper, 6.2cm high without stopper.清晚期 瑪瑙雕錦雞靈芝紋鼻煙壺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, SurreyFrederick 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: Expected natural fissures and inclusions in the stone, including a few reaching the surface.

Two Japanese lac burgauté snuff bottlesMeiji/Taisho period, 1854-1930The first, of pear-shape, finely inlaid in gilt foil and mother-of-pearl throughout with bands of brocaded patterns, the main band centred around a chrysanthemum flowerhead to verso and recto, the original stopper decorated en suite and with ivory spoon, the base with apocryphal Qian Li seal 6.7cm high without and 7.2cm high with stopper; the second, of flattened bell shape, inlaid in mother-of-pearl and gilt with floral motifs, 5.5cm high (2).日本一八五四 - 一九三零 黑漆嵌螺鈿鼻煙壺兩件Cf. The art of Chinese lac burgauté reached its peak in the 17th century, with the work of famous artist Jiang Qianli 江千里 of Yangzhou, whose surviving work mostly consists of exquisitely inlaid small vessels, like wine cups and trays. His fame was such that his name became almost synonymous with the style and technique, and his seal was applied to a large number of work executed in the technique.Besides the original 17th century work, there is a group of very fine Japanese wares from the Meiji period bearing his seal, often decorated with fine and dense brocaded designs, as pointed out by Hugh Moss in the explanatory note for Treasury 7., no. 1710,  from the Mary and George Bloch Collection IX, sold at Sotheby's, Hong Kong, 23 November 2014 lot 107, which is a related bottle of this group, of different shape and finer decoration, but bearing a similar chrysanthemum roundel to the cover. Another, also finer, bottle, was in the Mary and George Bloch Collection, VII, Sold by Sotheby's Hong Kong, 25 November 2013, lot 158, also illustrated by H. Moss, Treasury 7, no. 1714.Ivory Exemption Number: EU9H495ASnuff 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, SurreyFrederick 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: Both with expected minor wear including a couple of insignificant losses to inlay. The bell-shaped bottle with a spot of surface residue/ingrained dirt to one side.

Two Chinese blue and white soft-paste snuff bottlesQing dynasty, 18th/19th centuryThe first decorated with a battle scene, 7.2cm high without stopper; the second with a lady and a scholar seated at a table, 9cm high without stopper (2).清十八/十九世紀 青花繪人物故事圖紋軟胎鼻煙壺兩件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, SurreyFrederick 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 yearsCondition Report: Taller bottle with restoration to neck, approx. 12x8mm and short rim hairline approx. 4mm long. Minor nibbling to foot.The other bottle with a shallow firing line to glaze to the edge of the foot. Craquelure all showing up under UV so extremely hard to say with certainty that there are no hairlines, although there do not appear to be any.

A Chinese octagonal faceted ruby glass snuff bottleQing dynasty, early 19th centuryWith 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 https://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, SurreyFrederick 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: Expected light wear consistent with age, including a few scattered very tiny nibbles to edges. Expected scattered bubbles consistent with type.

Nine Chinese hardstone snuff bottles Late Qing dynasty - 20th centuryIncluding one moss agate bottle, 6cm high without stopper; two carved carnelian agate bottles, 5.7cm and 6cm high without stoppers; and a labradorite bottle, 7cm high without stopper (9)晚清 - 二十世紀 硬石雕鼻煙壺九件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, SurreyFrederick 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 yearsCondition Report: Nibbling, inclusions and fissures.

A Chinese carved amber glass 'zodiac animals' snuff bottle and a carved yellow glass 'elephant' snuff bottleLate Qing dynastyThe 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, SurreyFrederick 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: Expected light wear, a couple tiny nibbles to edges, expected bubbles and manufacturing imperfections in glass.

Five Chinese overlay snuff bottlesQing dynasty, 19th century - 20th centuryComprising: a dark green overlay on milky white glass bottle in the shape of an aubergine, carved with double gourds, 5.5cm high; a green overlay on yellow glass bottle carved as a cob of corn, 5.6cm high; an oversized red overlay on white snowstorm glass bottle carved with Buddhist emblems, 10cm high, and a blue overlay on milky white glass bottle carved with peonies,10cm high without stopper (5).清十九 - 二十世紀 套料鼻煙壺五件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, SurreyFrederick 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: All with expected wear and light-medium nibbling to edges. Largest red overlay bottle with several nibbles and large f;aw line to one side which does not appear to go through body.

A group of auction catalogues of Chinese snuff bottles, Chinese paintings, and Japanese art salesSnuff bottles, 1965-1997, paintings, 1977-2015, Japanese art, 1969-2023Comprising: on snuff bottles, Sotheby's catalogues, mostly London, eight from 1965-1981 and twenty from 1985-1997; seven Christie's London catalogues, 1977-1987; and a 1996 Paris auction catalogue; on paintings, twenty-seven Christie's catalogues, various locations, 1984-2015; seventeen Sotheby's catalogues, various locations, 1985-2013; thirteen Martyn Gregory's catalogues, 1977-1991; three Maggs Bros catalogues, only one on Asian art, 2002-2006; two Chinese language catalogues and one high-quality photographic print mounted on silk paper of 'Ten thousand miles of the Chang Jiang'; on Japanese art, seven Sotheby's catalogues, of which one on Korean art, various locations, 1969-2019; nine Christie's catalogues, various locations, 1975-2016; three Woolley & Wallis catalogues, 2020-2023; and three dealers catalogues (non-consecutive runs, duplicates, qty) [sold lot subject to no return].中國鼻煙壺、繪畫及日本藝術品拍賣圖錄（此組拍品售出後不得退還）

A Chinese pale green jade ritual disc, bi, with ceremonial sceptre, guiLate Qing dynastyThe hollow disc carved in shallow relief with the Eight Trigrams and speared by a ceremonial gui sceptre, with four mythical beast at the corners and breaking waves at the base of the sceptre, the stone of a pale green stone with darker green inclusions and calcification to surface, 24.7cm long.清晚期 青玉壁Cf. a jade carving of the same design in the collection of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian, Washington D.C, accession no. F1916.378.Condition Report: A chip to the bottom left corner edge and a smoothed out chip to the lower left side edge. Small loss to one of the mythical beasts. General nibbling to edges. Large chip to reverse edge of the bi. General inclusions and fissures to stone.

Two Chinese inside-painted snuff bottlesFirst half of 20th century and 2001The first, late Qing dynasty/Republic period, painted with a phoenix on one side, peonies to the other, 7cm high without stopper; the second, 20th century, painted with butterflies, inscribed 彩蝶圖 辛已之夏日於京門 caidietu xinyizhi xiariwu jingmen, signed 小然作 Xiao Ran, 5.3cm high without stopper (2).二十世紀上半業及二零零一 玻璃內畫鼻煙壺，「彩蝶圖 辛已之夏日於京門」，「小然作」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, SurreyFrederick 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 yearsCondition Report: Light wear and two tiny nibbled to internal mouth rim of butterfly bottle.

Two Chinese pink rhodonite snuff bottlesLate Qing dynastyBoth well-hollowed, the first standing on an oval, short, lipped foot, associated stopper, 5.8cm high without stopper; the second, standing on an oval, concave foot, associated stopper, 5.8cm high without stopper (2).清晚期 薔薇輝石雕鼻煙壺兩件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, SurreyFrederick 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: Expected light wear, inclusions and fissures, minor nibbling.

Six Chinese glass bottles imitating white jadeRepublic period/20th centuryEach of flattened oviform or rectangular shape, two with mask-and-loop handles, 5.2cm-6.4cm high without stoppers (6).民國/二十世紀 料仿玉鼻煙壺六件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, SurreyFrederick 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 yearsCondition Report: Most with nibbling to edges, at least two with more significant chipping to mouths/feet. One bottle with small hole through the base.

A Chinese pale jade 'lingzhi' snuff bottleQing dynasty, 19th centuryThe oviform shape delicately incised to one side with a lingzhi sprouting out of craggy rocks, the pale stone with cloudy inclusions, green hardstone stopper, 5cm high without stopper.清十九世紀 玉雕靈芝圖紋鼻煙壺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, SurreyFrederick 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: Tiny nibbles to mouth, expected natural inclusions and fissures to stone.

Two Chinese black enamelled snuff bottlesLate Qing dynasty, one with Daoguang minyao mark and periodThe 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, SurreyFrederick 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 yearsCondition Report: Daoguang bottle: fine hairline to body, approx. 25mm long. a few insignificant nibbles to foot. Light surface wear with some rubbing to enamels. The other bottle with a very fine glaze line to the edge of the mouth of under 5mm, also with light wear otherwise good.

A Chinese hardstone inlaid cinnabar lacquer snuff bottle and two coconut snuff bottles20th centuryThe first with a pink tourmaline, turquoise and stained soapstone peony to one side, the reverse with carnelian agate and malachite peaches, all on a carved brocaded ground, matching stopper, 6.1cm high without stopper, 7cm high overall; the second carved with sages and boy attendants in a pine and bamboo grove, 5.8cm high; the third of octagonal oviform shape, filigree stopper, 6.7cm high (3).二十世紀 剔紅嵌硬石雕鼻煙壺一件及椰殼鼻煙壺兩件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, SurreyFrederick 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 yearsCondition Report: Expected wear and nibbling to edges.

Three Chinese chalcedony agate snuff bottlesMid - late Qing dynastyComprising: a double gourd bottle, well-hollowed through a small mouth, gilt metal and coral stopper, 5.6cm high; a well-hollowed bottle carved with paired mock-embossed animal-mask-and-ring handles, the stone with attractive speckled dark inclusions resembling floating algae, green stone stopper, 5.1cm high; and a shorter bottle, also carved with a pair of mock-embossed handles with rings, the greyish stone with attractive dark brown inclusions, green hardstone stopper, 3.8cm high without stopper (3).清中- 晚期 瑪瑙鼻煙壺三件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, SurreyFrederick 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 surface wear. Expected natural inclusions and fissures. A couple of tiny nibbles to edges.

Four Chinese iron-red snuff bottlesLate Qing dynasty-20th centuryComprising: an iron-red and gilt bottle enamelled with dragons above waves, apocryphal underglaze blue Qianlong mark to base, 6.7cm high without stopper; a bottle moulded with animal mask handles at the shoulders and enamelled with a lady and a scholar travelling, 6.7cm high without stopper; a flattened pear-shaped bottle enamelled with a warrior on either side, 7.1cm high; and an iron-red and famille rose bottle enamelled with Shoulao to one side and a female Immortal to the other,  7.7cm high, all with associated stoppers (4).清晚期 - 二十世紀 礬紅繪鼻煙壺四件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, SurreyFrederick 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 yearsCondition Report: From left to right in catalogue image: 1(pear-shaped with scholar and warrior) light rubbing to enamels, mild firing imperfections. 2. oviform with moulded handles: glaze finely crackled. Light pitting and mild firing imperfections. 3. Rubbing to gilt and light rubbing to enamel. Some wear to foot. 4 (famille rose pear-shaped) light rubbing to enamels otherwise good.

A Chinese green jade spade-shaped snuff bottleQing dynasty, 19th centuryWell hollowed, rising from a flat foot rising to steeply tapered sides and a short tapering neck with flat mouth, white metal and green quartz stopper, 5.1cm high without stopper.清晚期 青玉雕鼻煙壺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, SurreyFrederick 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: Expected faint natural fissures and inclusions in the stone.

Two Chinese underglaze red and blue cylindrical snuff bottleLate Qing dynastyThe first finely painted with a warrior and two attendants on a boat by a lakeshore, the base with a carp amongst algae, 8cm high without stopper; the second with a fisherman on a boat sailing by a pine issuing from a rocky shore, under the poem 獨釣寒江雪 孤舟簑笠翁, fishing in solitude on the wintry river wearing a straw hat, 8cm high without stopper (2).清晚期 青花釉裡紅人物故事圖紋鼻煙壺，其中一件題詩「獨釣寒江雪，孤舟簑笠翁」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, SurreyFrederick 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 yearsCondition Report: Fisherman bottle: fine firing crack to interior of neck showing as fine line under the glaze to the exterior; fritting to edge of shoulder and lower edge of cylindrical body. Warrior bottle generally good. Both with light wear and expected firing imperfections.

Two Mongolian-style white metal snuff bottlesQing dynasty, 19th centuryThe 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, SurreyFrederick 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 yearsCondition 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.

A Chinese white jade 'boy and peach' baluster snuff bottleQing dynasty, 18th centuryThe pale stone of a 'mutton-fat' hue, carved in a well-hollowed baluster shape standing on a short, oval foot ring, carved to one side in shallow relief with a shaped medallion of a boy holding an oversized peach, the reverse incised with an archaistic 'Shou' character also within a shaped medallion, gilt-metal-mounted grey chalcedony stopper, 5cm high without stopper.清十八世紀 白玉雕童子祝壽圖紋鼻煙壺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, SurreyFrederick 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: Expected natural inclusions and a couple of almost invisible natural fissures.

A Chinese blue and white 'battle' soft-paste porcelain snuff bottleQing dynasty, 18th/19th centuryFinely painted under the crackled glaze with warriors parading a prisoner under the city gates, the gates inscribed 'Victory gate' 德勝門, the scene inscribed 旗旗德勝, (flag flag victory), 7cm high without stopper.清十八/十九世紀 青花繪德勝門之戰紋鼻煙壺，「旗旗德勝」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, SurreyFrederick 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 yearsCondition Report: Few tiny nibbles to foot; expected minor firing imperfections and surface wear. Otherwise generally good.

Ten Chinese overlay glass snuff bottles20th centuryComprising two blue, three black and six red overlay on variously white and snowstorm glass bottles, of various decoration, 4cm-7.3cm high without stoppers (10).二十世紀 套料鼻煙壺十件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, SurreyFrederick 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 yearsCondition Report: Expected bubbles, wear and nibbling to edges.

Seven Chinese snuff dishesQing dynasty, 19th century - Republic periodComprising: a pale green jadeite dish, 4.3cm diameter; a green hardstone dish, 3.6cm diameter; an oval agate dish, 4.6cm x 3cm; and a set of four enamelled dishes with scholars on a rocky shore,3.5cm diameter (7).清十九世紀 - 民國 鼻煙盤七件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, SurreyFrederick 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 yearsCondition Report: Hardstone dishes with expected inclusions and fissures. The largest circular dish and oval agate with a couple of rim nibbles. The porcelain dishes with expected firing imperfections, one with tiny nibble to underside of mouth rim.

A large Chinese carved agate 'scholars' snuff bottleLate Qing dynastyThe well-hollowed bottle carved from a semi-translucent stone of a whitish-grey tone, the brown skin carved as a two scholars playing chess under a pine tree, agate stopper, 5.8cm high without stopper.清晚期 巧雕士大夫圖紋鼻煙壺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, SurreyFrederick 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: Extensive natural fissures to stone, some of which are reaching surface level, and possibly a star hairline to reverse. Natural inclusions.

Three Chinese agate-imitation glass snuff bottle and one amber-imitation glass snuff bottleLate Qing dynastyThe first three of opaque, toffee-coloured glass, comprising one of rectangular section made of swirling glass, 6.7cm high without stopper, one pear-shaped with mock-embossed ring handles, 6.5cm high without stopper, and one of compressed circular form, 6.2cm high without stopper, stoppers, and one of wide oviform shape made of semi-translucent, amber-coloured glass, 5.8cm high (4).清晚期 仿瑪瑙及琥珀料鼻煙壺四件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, SurreyFrederick 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 yearsCondition Report: The amber imitation glass bottle with some significant wear; all with expected bubbles/flaws, minor nibbling and light wear.

Three Chinese enamelled snuff bottles20th century, apocryphal Qianlong marksComprising: a painted enamel bottle in the Imperial style decorated with landscape medallions, gilt bronze stopper, 5cm high without stopper; an enamelled glass bottled decorated with boys at play, 5cm high; and an enamelled bottle with a snowy landscape scene, the base with iron red two-character mark, 6.5cm high (3).二十世紀 加彩鼻煙壺三件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, SurreyFrederick 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 yearsCondition Report: Glass bottle: rubbing to enamels, a couple of tiny nibbles to mouth. Painted enamel bottle: shallow scratch to neck and insignificant nibbles to interior of foot. Snow scene bottle: neck has been off and restuck. General firing imperfections.

A Chinese pale and russet jade 'pebble' snuff bottleQing dynasty, 18th/19th centuryThe naturally-shaped pebble of elongated irregular form, the pale stone carved through the russet skin and well-hollowed, jadeite stopper, 8.5cm long without stopper.清十八/十九世紀 帶皮玉雕鼻煙壺Ivory Exemption Number: ELS2Z8ASSnuff 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, SurreyFrederick 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: Natural inclusions and fissures to stone, including approx. 4cm fissure to reverse. Tiny nibbles around mouth.

A Chinese pale jade snuff bottleQing dynasty, 19th centuryThe well-hollowed bottle standing on a slightly convex oval foot, carved from a pale stone of greyish hue with banded and cloudy-white inclusions, gilt metal filigree stopper, 5.4cm high without stopper.清十九世紀 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, SurreyFrederick 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 surface wear. Expected natural inclusions and a few fissures to stone, particularly around the base.

Eight Chinese agate snuff bottlesLate Qing dynasty-20th centuryComprising five of flattened oviform shape and three of angular shape, 4.5cm-5.2cm high without stoppers (8).清晚期 - 二十世紀 瑪瑙鼻煙壺八件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, SurreyFrederick 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 yearsCondition Report: Natural inclusions/fissures to stone, expected light wear and nibbling to edges.

Three Chinese famille rose snuff bottlesLate Qing dynasty, apocryphal Qianlong seal marksOne decorated with medallions of boys at play, stopper, 6.2cm high; a moulded spade-shaped bottle with Buddhist lions, stopper, 6.1cm high; and a bottle enamelled with ladies, stopper, all with iron-red seal marks to base, 6.6cm high (3).清晚期 粉彩繪童子、佛獅及仕女圖紋鼻煙壺三件，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, SurreyFrederick 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 yearsCondition Report: Light wear and rubbing to enamels and gilt, otherwise generally good.

Seven Chinese inside-painted snuff bottles20th centuryComprising: three painted with landscapes, one inscribed 仿南田老人筆意 fang nantian laoren biyi, signed 信亭作 Xing Ting, another signed 劉大勝 Liu Dasheng, 7.5cm, 6.2cm and 6.1cm high without stoppers; one painted with two ladies reading a book at candlelight, signed 王曉嘉, signed Wang Xiaojia, 5.6cm high without stopper; a conjoined bottle also painted with landscapes to one side, crane and deer to the other, the landscape side inscribed qi wu qing zhuxuan, signed 乐元  Le Yuan, 5.2cm high without stoppers; and two red overlay on transparent glass bottles, one painted with mandarin ducks in a lotus pond to one side, a landscape to the other, inscribed 青山郭外斜, Qingshan guowaixie, signed 信亭作 Xin Tin; 5.8cm high without stopper, the other also with a landscape to one side, and hundred antiques to the other, 6.4cm high without stopper (7).二十世紀 玻璃內畫鼻煙壺七件，「仿南田老人筆意」、「劉大勝」、「王曉嘉」、「 乐元」、「青山郭外斜」、「信亭作」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, SurreyFrederick 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

A Chinese duan inkstone snuff bottleLate Qing dynastyCarved in a flattened oviform shape standing on a protruding, slightly concave foot, the olive-green inclusion to one side finely carved as a crane alighting over a pine branch under the sun, green jadeite stopper, 5.2cm high.清晚期 端石雕松鶴紋鼻煙壺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, SurreyFrederick 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 surface wear and a couple of very tiny nibbles to the edge of the foot.

Three Chinese glass snuff bottlesLate Qing dynastyComprising: 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, SurreyFrederick 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: Expected light wear and a few scattered tiny nibbles.

Four Chinese cylindrical snuff bottlesQing dynasty, 19th/20th century Comprising: a blue and white 'dragon' bottle, 7.8cm high without stopper; a blue and white bottle painted with dragon and phoenix, 7.8cm high without stopper; a blue and white and crackle-glazed bottle with a hundred antiques design, 8.5cm high without stopper; and a black and green bottle enamelled with two scholars on horseback accompanied by a boy attendant, apocryphal iron-red Kangxi four-character mark to base, 7.2cm high without stopper (4).清十九/二十世紀 鼻煙壺四件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, SurreyFrederick 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 yearsCondition Report: All with expected light wear and mild firing imperfections. Rubbing to enamel of black/green bottle. Phoenix and dragon bottle with two long glaze lines to body, which would not appear to go through the body, largest approx. 50 mm long.

A Chinese carved hediao snuff bottle and two lacquered wood snuff bottlesQing dynasty, 18th century - 19th centuryThe 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, SurreyFrederick 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: Fine hairline to one side of the hediao bottle, approx.13mm long, a further shorter hairline to rim and around neck and one running around shoulder. Black lacquer bottle with some rim nibbling and expected light wear. One shallow age crack to side of body, approx. 20mm long. Baluster bottle also with light nibbling and expected wear.

A Chinese turquoise-blue overlay pink glass 'cranes' snuff bottle20th centuryFinely 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, SurreyFrederick 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: A few imperfections in the manufacturing, including some bubbles and pits, and expected minor wear, otherwise generally good.

Four Chinese ruby glass snuff bottlesLate Qing dynasty/Republic periodComprising: two pear-shaped bottles, 7.3cm and 6cm high without stoppers; one flattened rectangular bottle, 6.4cm high without stopper; and one shaped cylindrical tapering bottle, 6cm high without stopper (4).晚清/民國 胭脂紅料鼻煙壺四件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, SurreyFrederick 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 yearsCondition Report: Expected wear including light scratching and a few scattered tiny nibbles, expected manufacturing imperfections including some crazing and bubbles.

A Chinese lapis lazuli 'gourds' snuff bottle and a stained hardstone snuff bottleLate Qing dynastyThe lapis lazuli bottle carved as a double gourd flanked by leaves and smaller fruits, 5.1cm high without stopper; the hardstone bottle of roughly spade shape, stained a bright blue in imitation of lapis lazuli, 5.5cm high without stopper (2).清晚期 青金石雕葫蘆式鼻煙壺及硬石雕鼻煙壺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, SurreyFrederick 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: Expected inclusions and fissure to stone of both and nibbling to edges. The Spade-shaped bottle is likely to have been stained blue. The double gourd bottle has a number of fine fissures to surface particularly to the short side, and some greenish surface residue just underneath the mouth.

Two Chinese overlay glass snuff bottles Mid Qing dynasty, the chilong bottle probably Imperial workshopsThe 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, SurreyFrederick 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: Both with expected light wear. A few nibbles and bubbles.

A Chinese Mongolian-style mounted pod 'dragon and Garuda' snuff bottleQing dynasty, 1770-1900The sea pod mounted at the foot and shoulder in white metal, set with handles on the short sides, the front mounted with a finely-chased dragon, the reverse with Garuda, the matching stopper with green hardstone finial, 9cm high without and and 10.8cm high with stopper.一七七零 - 一九零零 蒙古式海莢鑲白鐵嵌綠鬆龍及大鵬金翅鳥紋鼻煙壺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, SurreyFrederick 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 yearsCondition Report: Expected light wear. The stopper can be difficult to remove but it is generally possible. The baseplate has come unglued and can now be detached by pulling, although it can stay in place, but just slightly loose on one side. A few very tiny nibbles to edges.

Two Chinese cattle bone snuff bottles and one Japanese cattle bone 'crabs' snuff bottleLate Qing dynasty-Republic period and Meiji periodThe first Chinese bottle carved throughout in shallow relief with a pair of writhing dragons chasing a flaming pearl amidst tumultuous foaming waves, 7cm high; the second of cylindrical form, incised with boys at play and a poem, 6.2cm high; the Japanese bottle carved throughout in shallow relieve, with a crab resting over a basket, the stopper also carved as a crab, the base signed Ishidama, 7.2cm high to the rim, 8.3cm high with stopper (3).晚清/民國及明治時期 牛角雕鼻煙兩件及日本牛角雕蟹紋鼻煙壺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, SurreyFrederick 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 yearsCondition Report: Scattered tiny nibbles, expected wear, and a few fine incipient age cracks.