Fine Furniture & Collections - 7th October 2026

Lot 242

A RARE PAIR OF GERMAN BRASS MAKER-STAMPED CANDLE SNUFFERS

Estimate £400 - £600

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Description

A RARE PAIR OF GERMAN BRASS MAKER-STAMPED CANDLE SNUFFERS
BY GEORG TRATZ, NUREMBERG, C.1570
of scissor form, one blade with a pointed tip (for lifting the wick) and a tall tear shaped box decorated with Renaissance strapwork and portrait medallions, the other blade with a conforming shaped plate, stamped with the makers mark of Georg Tratz, the pin hinge with a rosette decorated cover, the handle cast with addorsed balusters

19.5cm long

Catalogue Note

Georg Tratz was made master in 1563.