A Queen Anne silver snuffers stand and pair of silver scissor snuffers

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.