A George I silver snuffer stand and scissors,

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London, 1723

Mz: David Green

Height of stand 13.5cm, 5¼in.

370gr., 12oz.

Provenance

Sotheby’s, London, 14 November 1968, lot 250

Sotheby’s, London, 19 July 1979, lot 189

 Exhibited

Asprey, London, 28 November – 9 December 1994, ‘Silver from a Golden Age, 1640-1840 : A Private Collection’, no. 11 (part)

David Green see Grimwade page 528

Son of George Green. David Greens firs mark entered 27th June 1701.

His mark usually found on candlesticks and tapersticks in which he seems to have specialized.

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Silver, partly gilt. Conical beaker with a profiled lip on a flat base. The wall with fine snakeskin embossing. The domed lid with corresponding decoration and large ball knob with sawn and engraved foliage