Snuffer Stand 1755-65 Philip Syng Jr. One of the finest examples of rococo silver made in colonial America, this snuffer stand would originally have supported a pair of scissor-shaped snuffers used to trim the burnt wicks of candles before self-consuming wicks were invented around 1840. The crest engraved at the center of the stand is that of the Hamilton family. This crest was known to have been used by the descendants of Alexander Hamilton (ca. 1676-1741) of Philadelphia and probably belonged to Andrews grandson William Hamilton (1745-1813). An exact mate to this snuffer stand is in the collection of Burghley House in Lincolnshire, one of Englands greatest Elizabethan houses. While its arrival in England is undocumented, a possible link is through Elizabeth Burrell, Dowager Duchess of Hamilton (1757-1837), who in 1800 married Henry Cecil, 10th Earl and 1st Marquess of Exeter (1754-1804). The present snuffer stand eventually belonged to Charles Allen Munn (1859-1924), publisher of S

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Snuffer Stand 1755-65 Philip Syng Jr. One of the finest examples of rococo silver made in colonial America, this snuffer stand would originally have supported a pair of scissor-shaped snuffers used to trim the burnt wicks of candles before self-consuming wicks were invented around 1840. The crest engraved at the center of the stand is that of the Hamilton family. This crest was known to have been used by the descendants of Alexander Hamilton (ca. 1676-1741) of Philadelphia and probably belonged to Andrews grandson William Hamilton (1745-1813). An exact mate to this snuffer stand is in the collection of Burghley House in Lincolnshire, one of Englands greatest Elizabethan houses. While its arrival in England is undocumented, a possible link is through Elizabeth Burrell, Dowager Duchess of Hamilton (1757-1837), who in 1800 married Henry Cecil, 10th Earl and 1st Marquess of Exeter (1754-1804). The present snuffer stand eventually belonged to Charles Allen Munn (1859-1924), publisher of S

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