Silver & Objects of Vertu - Day 2 - 28th April 2021
Lot 2008
A Queen Anne silver snuffers stand and pair of silver scissor snuffers
Estimate £6,000 - £8,000 | Hammer £6500
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Description
A Queen Anne silver snuffers stand and pair of silver scissor snuffers,
by Joseph Bird, London 1709 and 1711,
the stand with a knopped stem, fluted borders, the scroll handle with a fluted top, with a shaped rectangular capital, on a square base with canted corners, the snuffers of scissor form, both engraved with a widow's lozenge,
height of stand 13.4cm, total height 21cm, approx. weight 15oz. (2)
Provenance:
A Private Collection.
Alastair Dickenson Ltd.
The arms are possibly those of Martyn of Woodford, Essex, or Hawkes of Staffordshire.