A GERMAN SILVER SNUFFER AND STAND, ARNDT HÜDING (SCHEFFLER PG. 1023, NO. 1391), WESEL, 1715-16 |

octagonal panelled form with baluster knopped stem, plain scrolling handle, pierced snuffer sleeve, the snuffer scissors of plain form, apprently unmarked

Good clear marks to the underside. The scissors unmarked. Nice gauge and crisp condition.
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A pair of silver snuffer scissors and tray by the same maker, 1705/6, can be found in the Landesmuseum in Münster (Inv.-Nr. V-115 LM)