Candle snuffer
Wilkes Booth
Category
Silver
Date
1794
Materials
Silver
Measurements
38 mm (Height) x 50 mm (Depth); 170 mm (Length)
Place of origin
London
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Attingham Park, Shropshire
NT 609314
Summary
A pair of scissor snuffers raised on three turned supports and ball feet, the box fitted with additional shield and engraved with coronet. Decorative bright-cut engraved borders. Maker's mark, possibly for Wilkes Booth, London, 1794.
Provenance
Attingham collection; bequeathed to the National Trust with the estate, house and contents of Attingham by Thomas Henry Noel-Hill, 8th Baron Berwick (1877-1947) on 15th May 1953.
Marks and inscriptions
Lion Passant standard mark; Sovereign's Head duty mark; 't' date letter; London Assay Office mark; 'WB' maker's initials.
Makers and roles
Wilkes Booth, maker