A device for extinguishing a candle, usually made of silver or silver plate, and sometimes ceramic.

There are two types, the first in the shape of a cone that is placed over the the top of candle and smothers the flame, also known as an extinguisher. The cone shaped snuffer may be part of a candlestick or have its own stand. The second type is similar to a pair of scissors with a small box on one of the blades into which the wick falls when it is cut.

Prior to the invention of snuffless candles in the 1820s, this type of snuffer was used to trim the wick of the tallow candles (also called "snuffing") that were in use at that time, so that they did not become too long. With the snuffles candle, the newly developed plaited wick bent into the flame as it burnt, and was fully more...

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A sterling silver candle Snuffer, bell shape, with wooden…

Sterling Silver Candle Snuffer with Wooden Handle

A sterling silver candle Snuffer, bell shape, with wooden handle. Ari D Norman Birmingham 1994.

A candle snuffer with Victorian silver handle. Length 21 cm

Victorian Silver Candle Snuffer

A candle snuffer with Victorian silver handle. Length 21 cm

Two Georgian candle snuffers, one in silver late the other in…

Georgian Candle Snuffers in Silver and Copper

Two Georgian candle snuffers, one in silver late the other in copper, (2)

Victorian Irish sterling silver sauce ladle, fiddle pattern,…

Victorian Irish sterling silver sauce ladle, fiddle pattern, Dublin 1862, together with a s/p Kings pattern soup ladle, 2 candle snuffers, toastrack, pair of knife rests and pair of tongs, and cased s/p fish servers

A George III sterling silver snuffer tray, Robert Hennell,…

George III Sterling Silver Snuffer Tray, 1781

A George III sterling silver snuffer tray, Robert Hennell, London, 1781, oval tray with curved pierced ends, engraved in centre, length 25.5 cm, Wt 113 grams

Sterling silver and candle snuffer with fruitwood handle,…

Fruitwood-handled Sterling Silver Candle Snuffer

Sterling silver and candle snuffer with fruitwood handle, hallmarked 'JEH STG SIL'

Crested snuffer tray and snuffer (1830-50)

Crested Snuffer Tray and Snuffer Set

Crested snuffer tray and snuffer (1830-50)

Sterling silver candle snuffer, hallmarked Birmingham, 32.5 cm…

Birmingham Hallmarked Sterling Silver Candle Snuffer

Sterling silver candle snuffer, hallmarked Birmingham, 32.5 cm long approx

A pair of Continental silver candle snuffers. Provenance: Owned…

Continental Silver Candle Snuffers with Provenance

A pair of Continental silver candle snuffers. Provenance: Owned by Bessie Davidson and thence by descent

Edwardian stg silver candle snuffer blow pipe, London 1906,…

Edwardian Silver Candle Snuffer with Christmas Engraving

Edwardian stg silver candle snuffer blow pipe, London 1906, makers Sampson Morden & Co, Engraved Christmas 1905. width 28grams length 30 cm.

Victorian sterling silver candle snuffer, hallmarked London…

Victorian Silver Candle Snuffer, London 1894

Victorian sterling silver candle snuffer, hallmarked London 1894, maker W & J Barnard

A George III sterling silver snuffer, circular base, with 'S'…

Georgian Sterling Silver Snuffer, London 1816

A George III sterling silver snuffer, circular base, with 'S' shaped handle, plain design, Rebecca Emes & Edward Barnard I, London 1816. Height 9 cm. Weight 27.2g. Dents.

An Australian sterling silver candle snuffer with amethyst…

Australian Sterling Silver Amethyst Candle Snuffer

An Australian sterling silver candle snuffer with amethyst finial, 43g

An unusual modernist silver candle Snuffer by Miranda E.…

Modernist Pomegranate Silver Candle Snuffer by Kinnear

An unusual modernist silver candle Snuffer by Miranda E. Kinnear 1992 London assay marks, the piece is titled pomegranate Punica Granatum see document from the artist's studio, length 18 cm

Two sterling silver candle snuffers with timber handles, 1981…

Sterling Silver Candle Snuffers with Timber Handles

Two sterling silver candle snuffers with timber handles, 1981 Sheffield, with maker's mark for Cooper Bros; the other 20th century American, with maker's mark for Tiffany & Co, total weight 95gr. Length 29.5 cm. and smaller

Antique George III hallmarked sterling silver boat shaped two…

Georgian Sterling Silver Snuffer Tray by John Schofield

Antique George III hallmarked sterling silver boat shaped two handled snuffer tray by John Schofield, London 1779 - 1780, 170 grams, and 26 cm long

Pair hallmarked Georgian snuffers, Hallmarked Birmingham 1813

Georgian Birmingham Hallmarked Snuffers (1813)

Pair hallmarked Georgian snuffers, Hallmarked Birmingham 1813

George III sterling silver candle snuffer tray London 1816,…

1816 Sterling Silver Candle Snuffer Tray

George III sterling silver candle snuffer tray London 1816, maker's mark rubbed, gadroon edge,weight 240grams.

Victorian sterling silver candle snuffer Birmingham 1865,…

Victorian Silver Candle Snuffer with Engraved Decoration

Victorian sterling silver candle snuffer Birmingham 1865, makers Hilliard & Thomason, engraved decoration, with attached pricker, height 16 cm; weight 58grams approx.

George IV sterling silver candle snuffer, hallmarked London,…

George IV Silver Candle Snuffer, London 1827

George IV sterling silver candle snuffer, hallmarked London, 1827, W.B, engraved with initials and linear decoration, total weight 101gm, length 18 cm

Rare pair George III Irish sterling silver candle snuffers with…

Rare George III Irish Silver Candle Snuffers, Dublin 1806

Rare pair George III Irish sterling silver candle snuffers with open rectangular handles, ribbed decoration to the top of the snuffer, Dublin 1806, maker William Doyle

A Georgian sterling silver snuffer tray and snuffers, 25 cm…

Georgian Silver Snuffer Tray and Snuffers Set

A Georgian sterling silver snuffer tray and snuffers, 25 cm tray length

A George III silver chamber stick, the oval dished tray with…

Georgian Silver Chamber Stick with Snuffer, London 1809

A George III silver chamber stick, the oval dished tray with raised centre supporting the plain oval column and detachable nozzle, ring handle with oval thumbpiece and original date matched snuffer, reeded rims to all. London 1809 by Rebecca Eames and…

An Edwardian chamber stick, in sterling silver with a short…

An Edwardian chamber stick, in sterling silver with a short candle stem, a circular pan base with patterned edging scrolled thumb ring and having a patterned edge to the drip pan with conical shaped snuffer with finial top. By Thomas Bradbury and Sons…

A George III sterling silver candle snuffer tray, Henry Chawner…

Georgian Sterling Silver Candle Snuffer Tray

A George III sterling silver candle snuffer tray, Henry Chawner / London / circa 1789, elliptical, the low raised sides rising higher and outswept to the ends, with a bead rim, otherwise plain, an unidentified crest engraved to the centre, 25.5 cm wide, 9…

A George III silver chamber stick, plain classical style with…

George III Silver Chamber Stick with Sword Crest

A George III silver chamber stick, plain classical style with reeded borders, crested with a sword, matching snuffer and detachable nozzle, ring handle with oval thumbpiece. London 1806 by John Emes. Weight 144gms. Height 7.2 cm

Stuart Devlin candle snuffer another fine example by the famous…

Stuart Devlin Candle Snuffer

Stuart Devlin candle snuffer another fine example by the famous post war Silversmith Stuart Devlin. With gilded pierced ball to top and a tapered 'Snuffing' section. Hallmarked London c 1971 by Stuart Devlin, length 26 cm weight 70g

A George III silver Snuffer tray by James Morrison, London 1760,…

George III Silver Snuffer Tray with Coat of Arms

A George III silver Snuffer tray by James Morrison, London 1760, of waisted shaped form with shell capped handle on four pad feet, engraved with coat of arms, 260 grams, 19.5 cm wide, with silver plate snuffers of the same period

Rare sterling silver candle snuffer by Sampson Mordan,…

Sampson Mordan Sterling Silver Candle Snuffer in Box

Rare sterling silver candle snuffer by Sampson Mordan, hallmarked Chester 1908, in fitted box. 30.5 cm long approx.