M. FORD CREECH ANTIQUES & FINE ARTS
QUEEN ANNE BRITANNIA STANDARD WICK TRIMMER / SNUFFER
Mathew Cooper I, London, c1704
Together With
GEORGE II SILVER SNUFFER TRAY
James Gould, London, 1736
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The Queen Anne Britannia Standard scissor-form snuffer (wick trimmer)
having a rounded case crested (possibly later) with a demi-pegasus wings addorsed;
The George II shaped oblong snuffer tray with flying scroll handle and moulded border,
raised on four hoof feet ; of quite heavy gauge silver;
the handle crested with an antelope's head, horned and erased
Marks :
Snuffer : Makers mark Co beneath a crown, and lion's head erased within case
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The Stand : Fully marked, all marks good;
the makers mark and date marks slightly rubbed to one side
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"Snuffers, which are of scissor form, were used for trimming wicks which had not burned down with the candles.
There are only a very few snuffers in existence prior to 1700". Peter Waldron, Guide To Antique Silver
This Matthew Cooper snuffer dates to 1704.
5" Long, The Snuffer / 2.1 oz
7" Long x 3.25" Deep x 1.75" High / 7.9 oz.
10.2 oz. Total Weight
SOLD
#7597
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Queen Anne Britannia Snuffer, Mathew Cooper I, c1704; George II Silver Snuffer Tray, James Gould, 1736
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